- Elevation, modelled
- 294 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Knob445 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shakertown Road6.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7970, -84.6006
Camp Nelson Visitor Center is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled 294 m. Sand Knob stands 445 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Jackson, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Shakertown Road passes 6.2 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Nelson Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Knob | SW 218° | 445 m | 24.2 mi |
| Joe Lick Knob | ESE 123° | 443 m | 24.2 mi |
| Parksville Knob | SW 228° | 415 m | 21.2 mi |
| Gibson Knob | SW 216° | 415 m | 23.4 mi |
| Catholic Knob | SW 219° | 405 m | 22.3 mi |
| Persimmon Knob | SW 223° | 402 m | 19.4 mi |
| Button Lick Knob | SSE 160° | 397 m | 19.6 mi |
| Berger Knob | SW 220° | 397 m | 21.8 mi |
- 6.2 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 6.2 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 14.1 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 24 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 24 mi
- Radio Tower Overlook · 24 mi
127 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 51
- Fort Jackson: 0.2 mi
- Graveyard #1 Monument: 0.2 mi
- Fort Putnam: 0.2 mi
- Fort Pope: 0.4 mi
- Fort Taylor: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 45
- Boones Knob: 2.1 mi
- Burdette Knob: 8.2 mi
- Crow Hill: 8.3 mi
- Meridian Hill: 10.1 mi
- Grizzard Hill: 10.4 mi
Museums: 18
- Wilmore Rail-Side Museum: 5.3 mi
- High Bridge Kentucky River Museum: 6.4 mi
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill: 7.7 mi
- Waveland Museum: 12.5 mi
- The Great American Dollhouse Museum: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- John Wesley Statue: 5.6 mi
- covered bridge: 10.5 mi
- Moore Spring: 12.9 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 14.3 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 7.1 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 8.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 13.1 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 14.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:25 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:42 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Nicholasville · 6 mi
- Danville · 14 mi
- Harrodsburg · 14 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 15 mi
- Lexington · 17 mi
- Versailles · 19 mi
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