Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum
Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden River Cave, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 4.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
- 10.0 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 11.8 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 11 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 11 mi
- Dixon Cave · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gossett Knob: 0.7 mi
- Vial Knob: 0.9 mi
- Pine Knob: 1.1 mi
- Wootens Knob: 2.1 mi
- Vaughn Knob: 4.0 mi
- Roy Dickey Reynolds Park: 4.0 mi
- Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Thelma Stovall Park: 6.2 mi
- Thelma Stovall Park: 6.2 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 0.0 mi
- Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 5.1 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 6.8 mi
- Diamond Caverns: 9.6 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 10.6 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 1.6 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 5.4 mi
- Last Recorded Indian Raid: 7.1 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 10.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 12.7 mi
- Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum: 4.7 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- National Cave Museum and Library: 9.7 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 11.5 mi
- Bell Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Cedar Sink: 13.8 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 10.7 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 11.2 mi
- Greensburg Heritage Garden: 23.0 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 16.6 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 16.7 mi
- Chaumont: 9.5 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | N 8° | 353 m | 12.3 mi |
| Maxey Knob | ENE 61° | 327 m | 12.7 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NE 34° | 324 m | 13.0 mi |
| Knox Knob | NE 39° | 318 m | 13.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 131° | 312 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 100° | 312 m | 13.7 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | NE 34° | 309 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wootens Knob | ENE 78° | 305 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:50 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glasgow, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/463719733
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 13 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 29 mi
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