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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. Round Knob stands 304 m to the northwest, 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. 50 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: 50
  • 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: 34
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cedar Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 5
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
Round KnobNW 310°304 m20.6 mi
Hickman HillWSW 253°302 m20.6 mi
Rock KnobNW 326°291 m22.5 mi
Spickert KnobW 273°289 m15.3 mi
Oak KnobNW 324°288 m22.7 mi
Williams KnobWNW 304°282 m22.4 mi
Daisy HillWNW 301°282 m22.9 mi
Bowers KnobWNW 303°274 m23.9 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 5080 °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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