Bardstown Civil War Museum
Bardstown Civil War Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Rohan Knob stands 334 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Women's Civil War Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Old Kentucky Turnpike runs past it.
The story
museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, USA
Dates from 1996.
Wikidata Q5124623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- On the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 20.1 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Trail · 17 mi
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Federal Hill: 0.5 mi
- Ritchie Knob: 4.6 mi
- Germantown Hill: 5.2 mi
- Rhodes Knob: 5.5 mi
- Nall Hill: 5.7 mi
- Bardstown Community Park: 0.7 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park: 0.8 mi
- Dean Watts Park: 2.6 mi
- Statues: 10.8 mi
- New Haven Municipal Park: 12.9 mi
- Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral: 0.5 mi
- Confederate Monument of Bardstown: 0.9 mi
- Sympson Lake: 2.6 mi
- Iwo Jima memorial: 18.1 mi
- Vietnam War memorial: 18.1 mi
- Women's Civil War Museum: 0.1 mi
- Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History/Bardstown Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Center: 10.7 mi
- Kentucky Railway Museum: 12.8 mi
- James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 13.3 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home: 0.4 mi
- Bourbon Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
- Willett Distillery: 1.8 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 13.2 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 13.4 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 13.3 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 24.4 mi
- Horine Reservation: 24.7 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 1.3 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 10.2 mi
- Sinking Spring: 24.5 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 11.0 mi
- Ten Deere: 11.5 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 22.4 mi
- Potlick Point: 16.3 mi
- Snyder Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.6 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 20.4 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 20.5 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 20.5 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Bardstown Civil War Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Knob | S 176° | 334 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 174° | 299 m | 13.2 mi |
| Watson Knob | SSW 205° | 295 m | 8.9 mi |
| Flag Knob | S 174° | 295 m | 13.0 mi |
| Dawson Knob | WNW 293° | 295 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cambron Knob | SSW 205° | 294 m | 9.5 mi |
| Forty-Acre Knob | SSW 205° | 294 m | 10.0 mi |
| Vineyard Knob | SSW 206° | 291 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:19 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:29 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:46 | 17:27 |
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 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardstown 5E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1676379108
Day trips start here
- Bardstown · 0 mi
- Mount Washington · 17 mi
- Shepherdsville · 18 mi
- Jeffersontown · 28 mi
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