Six Gun City
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Six Gun City is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Ryans Creek Mountain stands 660 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cumberland Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Old Western-Themed Amusement Park
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 29.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Flats: 4.8 mi
- Indian Knob: 8.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 9.6 mi
- Jones Peak: 9.9 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Cumberland Falls State Park: 0.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Natural Arch Scenic Area: 9.0 mi
- McCreary County Park: 9.3 mi
- Panoramic Trail: 10.1 mi
- Moonshiner’s Arch: 3.0 mi
- Triangle Rock False Arch: 3.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Arch: 4.1 mi
- Bark Camp Creek False Arch: 5.6 mi
- Curd Garden Arch: 5.6 mi
- Cumberland Falls: 0.2 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Dog Slaughter Falls: 2.4 mi
- Star Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Devil Creek Watefall: 4.6 mi
- Hens Nest Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Pound Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Golden Eagle Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Wildcat Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Beast Mode: 7.6 mi
- Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 14.0 mi
- The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Short Creek: 21.9 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 21.9 mi
- Corbin Historic Train Restoration: 15.9 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 17.3 mi
- Burnside: 17.7 mi
- Civil War: 21.0 mi
- Once site of the Collier Hill Inn: 21.0 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 19.7 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 19.9 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 20.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 12.4 mi
- Sander's Cafe and Museum: 16.3 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 23.4 mi
- Colonel Sanders: 15.8 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Senator John Sherman Cooper: 22.5 mi
- Koger Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mill Spring: 24.6 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 16.0 mi
- Children's Botanical Garden of South Central Kentucky: 22.3 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 24.6 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Minnow Beach: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Six Gun City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryans Creek Mountain | S 169° | 660 m | 13.0 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | S 176° | 653 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jellico Mountain | SE 143° | 648 m | 12.8 mi |
| Wolf Knob | SSE 154° | 644 m | 17.5 mi |
| Corner Tree Knob | S 180° | 639 m | 16.8 mi |
| Stephens Knob | S 177° | 627 m | 15.4 mi |
| Fate Lee Mountain | SSE 158° | 623 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bon Jellico Mountain | SE 141° | 597 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:45 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10899499759
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