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Little Stonehenge

Little Stonehenge from directly overhead

Little Stonehenge is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oval Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Mock Stonehenge monument in Norton Commons

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32806, -85.56717

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oval Park: 0.1 mi
  • Meeting Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Jimson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Springdale Park: 1.5 mi
  • Briar Hill Park: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 54
  • Gallapalooza Horse Statue: 2.7 mi
  • John Hultgren Photography: 9.0 mi
  • Gaslight Lamp: 9.2 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 9.8 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Pleasant Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Crescent Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Long Run Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Tinker Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Evergreen Hill: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Party Center: 5.8 mi
  • Sign: 8.2 mi
  • Bingham Park: 9.1 mi
  • Market Street line sign: 9.4 mi
  • Bingo City: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cedar Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 13.3 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 15.9 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 2.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Stonehenge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillWSW302 m20.6 mi
Rock KnobNW291 m22.5 mi
Spickert KnobW289 m15.3 mi
Oak KnobNW288 m22.7 mi
Williams KnobWNW282 m22.4 mi
Daisy HillWNW282 m22.9 mi
Bowers KnobWNW274 m23.9 mi
Cubby House HillWNW273 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:54
June solstice06:2020:3021:10
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5616:4417:26

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323644566574767568564435
Precip in3.63.64.85.25.95.14.74.03.64.03.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crestwood 4NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11023526783

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