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McHargue's Mill

McHargue's Mill from directly overhead

McHargue's Mill is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Bald Knob stands 569 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Treetop Adventure, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway runs past it.

What to expect

Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates37.08404, -84.05451

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Frazier Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Rocky Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Cold Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Raccoon Mountain: 5.7 mi
Parks: 42
  • Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park: 0.7 mi
  • London Wellness Park: 2.5 mi
  • London Rotary Childrens Park: 2.7 mi
  • Whitley Branch Veterans Park: 2.8 mi
  • Pittsburgh Community Park: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Vanhook Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Pine Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Double Falls: 13.4 mi
  • 80 Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Lick Branch Falls: 14.1 mi
Natural arches: 18
  • Double Small Arches: 10.6 mi
  • Double Small Arches: 10.6 mi
  • Auger Springs Arch: 12.1 mi
  • Maine Arch: 12.5 mi
  • Charlottes Web Arch: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Treetop Adventure: 0.4 mi
  • Wildcat Off-road: 12.0 mi
  • Short Creek: 21.3 mi
  • Short Creek Cave: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 3.5 mi
  • Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • CPL Reading Garden: 9.5 mi
  • CPL Reading Garden: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bald Rock Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Our Happy Place: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Colonel Sanders: 9.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of McHargue's Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobS 187°569 m16.3 mi
King MountainS 188°552 m16.3 mi
Chestnut Oak MountainS 187°543 m19.7 mi
Wood MountainS 187°532 m21.6 mi
Round KnobS 183°520 m22.9 mi
Bunch MountainS 185°519 m15.7 mi
Kirby MountainSE 138°514 m8.8 mi
Cutoff MountainENE 70°512 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:1720:2121:00
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047576573767569584739
Precip in3.94.04.64.75.05.15.24.03.63.33.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — London Corbin AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13121352446

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