Perryville Historical Marker
Perryville Historical Marker is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Sand Knob stands 445 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is 73rd 10-8-62, a museum 1.3 miles away. Shakertown Road runs past it.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49541585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Shakertown Road
- On the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- On the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pittman Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mitchellsburg Knob: 4.1 mi
- Parksville Knob: 5.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.7 mi
- Chestnut Grove Knob: 6.1 mi
- Perryville Battlefield State Park: 1.9 mi
- Salt River Park: 8.6 mi
- Millennium Park: 8.8 mi
- Young Park: 9.2 mi
- Henry Jackson Park: 9.5 mi
- Confederate Monument in Perryville: 2.0 mi
- Union Monument in Perryville: 2.0 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Confederate Monument: 10.1 mi
- Beriah Magoffin MOnument: 10.2 mi
- 73rd 10-8-62: 1.3 mi
- The Great American Dollhouse Museum: 9.5 mi
- McDowell House & Apothecary Shop Museum: 9.9 mi
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill: 16.4 mi
- High Bridge Kentucky River Museum: 17.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 14.8 mi
- McKinney Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 20.8 mi
- Marion County WMA and State Forest: 12.3 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 20.6 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 21.9 mi
- Big Spring: 10.0 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 17.1 mi
- Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 16.2 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 21.6 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 16.4 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Perryville Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Knob | SSE 154° | 445 m | 10.1 mi |
| Turkeyfoot Knob | SSE 166° | 424 m | 13.5 mi |
| Parksville Knob | SE 140° | 415 m | 5.2 mi |
| Gibson Knob | SSE 149° | 415 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gordon Lick Knob | SSE 156° | 412 m | 11.4 mi |
| Maxey Knob | SSE 160° | 408 m | 12.8 mi |
| Burnt Cabin Knob | SSE 162° | 406 m | 11.6 mi |
| Catholic Knob | SE 145° | 405 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:26 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:44 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10239396019
Day trips start here
- Danville · 9 mi
- Harrodsburg · 10 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 26 mi
- Nicholasville · 26 mi
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