- Elevation, modelled
- 142 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- The WKU Hilltop521 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road Scenic Byway222.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:11local time
- Coordinates
- 37.1850, -86.6328
Green River Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled 142 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Barn Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 223 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
- Built
- 1912
- Operated by
- Tommy Hines
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green River Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | SE 144° | 521 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hoover Hill | NE 42° | 264 m | 20.8 mi |
| Shipley Knob | E 81° | 257 m | 16.5 mi |
| Crumps Knob | E 88° | 256 m | 23.3 mi |
| Brooks Knob | E 89° | 254 m | 23.7 mi |
| Duncan Hill | N 2° | 249 m | 22.9 mi |
| Peach Orchard Knob | SSW 201° | 247 m | 10.5 mi |
| Big Clifty | S 178° | 245 m | 5.8 mi |
- 222.6 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 15.2 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 16.6 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Point · 29 mi
- Dixon Cave · 29 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 29 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 29 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 60
- Little Barn Knob: 2.7 mi
- Flippo Hill: 3.2 mi
- Roans Knob: 5.0 mi
- Zion Hill: 5.2 mi
- Allens Hill: 5.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Downing Museum: 14.7 mi
- Riverview at Hobson Grove: 15.3 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 16.7 mi
- Kentucky Museum: 16.7 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Lost River Cave Entrance: 18.2 mi
- Lost River Cave: 18.2 mi
- Blue Hole 3: 18.4 mi
- Butterfly House: 18.5 mi
- Blue Hole 2: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 3.9 mi
- Guthrie Tower: 16.9 mi
- Confederate Monument: 17.8 mi
- fort hartford reconstruction: 22.9 mi
- Big Twigs: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
- OpenStreetMap record
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 80001489
Day trips start here
- Morgantown · 4 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 15 mi
- Bowling Green · 17 mi
- Auburn · 22 mi
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 27 mi
- Russellville · 28 mi
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