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Colonel Sanders Museum

Colonel Sanders Museum from directly overhead

Colonel Sanders Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 144 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cyril Allgeier Park, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road passes 4.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.19939, -85.69522

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 47
  • Louisville Mega Cavern: 0.5 mi
  • Walleroo Walkabout: 0.5 mi
  • Lorikeet Landing: 0.5 mi
  • Snowy Owl Area: 0.6 mi
  • Guanaco Area: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 25
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Colonel Sanders Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillWNW 283°302 m13.1 mi
Dawson KnobSSW 195°295 m19.9 mi
Spickert KnobNW 319°289 m12.8 mi
Cubby House HillNNW 328°273 m21.6 mi
Brooks HillSSW 195°269 m9.7 mi
Hounds LeapNNW 328°264 m21.0 mi
Lost KnobNW 316°263 m12.1 mi
Mitchell HillSSW 206°261 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:41
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048596876807972604940
Precip in3.43.44.64.85.24.34.13.73.73.73.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367811877

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