National Cave Museum and Library
National Cave Museum and Library is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Caverns, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 1.9 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
- 3.2 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 6.3 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 231.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 4 mi
- Sunset Point · 5 mi
- Dixon Cave · 6 mi
142 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Knob: 1.4 mi
- Barrett Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cox Knob: 2.3 mi
- Brushy Knob: 2.7 mi
- Prewitts Knob: 4.9 mi
- Roy Dickey Reynolds Park: 5.9 mi
- Beaver Trail Park: 9.3 mi
- Ed Spear Park: 9.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 10.6 mi
- 70 Ballpark: 11.3 mi
- Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum: 5.6 mi
- Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum: 9.7 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 18.9 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 22.2 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 1.9 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 9.2 mi
- Confederate Monument: 11.8 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 13.4 mi
- Last Recorded Indian Raid: 16.4 mi
- Diamond Caverns: 0.0 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 4.5 mi
- Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 4.7 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 5.1 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 9.6 mi
- Cedar Sink: 5.5 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 7.4 mi
- Bell Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 21.8 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 21.8 mi
- Drakes Creek: 22.5 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 5.2 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Brass Dancer: 23.3 mi
- Tango Statue: 23.7 mi
- Chaumont: 0.8 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Cave Museum and Library. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | WSW 248° | 521 m | 23.3 mi |
| Frenchman Knob | NNE 32° | 353 m | 19.5 mi |
| Maxey Knob | ENE 62° | 327 m | 22.4 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NE 47° | 324 m | 21.9 mi |
| Knox Knob | NE 49° | 318 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | E 98° | 312 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 85° | 312 m | 22.2 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | NE 47° | 309 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Cave, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10757547905
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 7 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 20 mi
- Bowling Green · 23 mi
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