Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum
Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Roy Dickey Reynolds Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway runs past it.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Cordell Hull Highway
- 7.5 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 7.6 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 232.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 8 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 8 mi
- Dixon Cave · 9 mi
- Sunset Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Huckleberry Knob: 1.3 mi
- Prewitts Knob: 1.3 mi
- Flint Knob: 3.1 mi
- Brushy Knob: 3.1 mi
- Cox Knob: 3.6 mi
- Roy Dickey Reynolds Park: 0.9 mi
- Beaver Trail Park: 6.8 mi
- American Legion Park: 8.3 mi
- Glasgow Veteran's Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 9.6 mi
- Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 1.3 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 4.7 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 5.1 mi
- Diamond Caverns: 5.6 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 8.6 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 5.0 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 5.5 mi
- Confederate Monument: 9.5 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 9.7 mi
- Last Recorded Indian Raid: 10.9 mi
- Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum: 4.7 mi
- National Cave Museum and Library: 5.6 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 24.3 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 10.3 mi
- Cedar Sink: 10.7 mi
- Bell Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 8.7 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 20.1 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 20.2 mi
- Chaumont: 5.8 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 7.7 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | NNE 17° | 353 m | 16.5 mi |
| Maxey Knob | NE 56° | 327 m | 17.2 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NE 36° | 324 m | 17.7 mi |
| Knox Knob | NE 39° | 318 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | ESE 106° | 312 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 86° | 312 m | 16.6 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | NE 36° | 309 m | 16.6 mi |
| Wootens Knob | NE 52° | 305 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/843302622
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 11 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 26 mi
- Bowling Green · 28 mi
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