Prater's Fort
Prater's Fort is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Chestnut Mountain stands 537 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramey Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 13 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Sky Bridge Ridge · 28 mi
- Buzzard's Roost · 29 mi
- Angel Windows · 29 mi
60 named places within 25 miles
- Cotton Knob: 5.6 mi
- Little Half Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Big Half Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Stuffley Knob: 8.4 mi
- Hogtown Knob: 9.3 mi
- Ramey Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Salyersville City Park: 0.2 mi
- Conley Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Paintsville Lake State Park: 12.2 mi
- Preston Park: 15.0 mi
- US 23 Country Music Highway Museum: 13.7 mi
- Morgan Co Historical Society: 15.7 mi
- Loretta Lynn's Homeplace: 20.1 mi
- Breathitt County Museum: 22.1 mi
- Paintsville Elementary Tiger Mascot: 15.0 mi
- West Liberty Dough Boy: 15.7 mi
- Floyd County War Memorial: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prater's Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Mountain | SSE 160° | 537 m | 24.2 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | SSE 163° | 501 m | 22.9 mi |
| Grey Horse Hill | S 179° | 467 m | 19.8 mi |
| Hogtown Knob | S 182° | 460 m | 9.3 mi |
| Stuffley Knob | ENE 75° | 456 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Half Mountain | SSE 158° | 427 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Lovely Mountain | S 182° | 427 m | 16.4 mi |
| High Knob | SW 233° | 420 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:36 | 17:18 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salyersville WTR WKS, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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