Downing Museum
Downing Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the east, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Arboretum, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baker Arboretum
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 236.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 25.7 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Furlong Cemetery · 26 mi
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 26 mi
- Sunset Point · 26 mi
- Dixon Cave · 26 mi
123 named places within 25 miles
- Preston S Miller Park: 1.8 mi
- Lampkin Park: 2.3 mi
- Pedigo Park: 3.2 mi
- Hobson Grove Park: 3.2 mi
- Chuck Crume Nature Park: 3.2 mi
- Briggs Hill: 0.5 mi
- The WKU Hilltop: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 4.5 mi
- Sallys Rock: 7.2 mi
- Riverview at Hobson Grove: 3.4 mi
- Kentucky Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 4.4 mi
- Aviation Heritage Park: 6.8 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 7.9 mi
- Lost River Cave Entrance: 3.7 mi
- Lost River Cave: 3.7 mi
- Blue Hole 3: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly House: 4.0 mi
- Blue Hole 2: 4.1 mi
- Guthrie Tower: 3.4 mi
- Confederate Monument: 5.4 mi
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 18.4 mi
- "Sue Mundy's" Grave - Historical Marker: 18.7 mi
- Confederate Monument: 22.9 mi
- Stumps Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Marcum Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Sink: 22.8 mi
- Buzzards Roost Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Tango Statue: 3.4 mi
- Brass Dancer: 3.6 mi
- Franklin Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
- Robertson County Welcome Center: 25.0 mi
- Baker Arboretum: 0.0 mi
- Drakes Creek: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Downing Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | E 97° | 521 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 81° | 285 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 216° | 282 m | 14.7 mi |
| Shipley Knob | NNE 32° | 257 m | 18.7 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | SW 233° | 256 m | 20.1 mi |
| Crumps Knob | NE 51° | 256 m | 21.9 mi |
| Brooks Knob | NE 52° | 254 m | 22.1 mi |
| Luckett Knob | WSW 240° | 250 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:31 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowling Green Warren CO AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/455017382
Day trips start here
- Bowling Green · 4 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 7 mi
- Auburn · 14 mi
- Morgantown · 18 mi
- Franklin · 19 mi
- Russellville · 23 mi
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