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Sander's Cafe and Museum

Sander's Cafe and Museum from directly overhead

Sander's Cafe and Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Bear Wallow Mountain stands 655 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is St. John's Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 6.9 miles off.

About

The story

historic commercial building in Kentucky, United States

Dates from 1990.

Wikidata Q13581020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
JRN, Inc.
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.95993, -84.09375
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gillam Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Bunch Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Gillam Hill: 7.3 mi
  • King Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Bald Knob: 7.6 mi
Parks: 34
  • St. John's Park: 0.5 mi
  • McBurney Manor Park: 0.6 mi
  • Trolley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Corbin Skate Park: 0.8 mi
  • Colonel Sanders Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Natural arches: 19
  • Grove Arch: 6.7 mi
  • Auger Springs Arch: 7.0 mi
  • Whippersnapper Arch: 8.2 mi
  • Whippoorwill Arch: 8.3 mi
  • Maine Arch: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Bee Creek Road Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Vanhook Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Bark Camp Branch Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Bark Camp Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Grandaddy Waterfalls: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Treetop Adventure: 8.9 mi
  • Wildcat Off-road: 18.8 mi
  • Short Creek: 22.8 mi
  • Short Creek Cave: 22.8 mi
  • Beast Mode: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 5.7 mi
  • Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 6.1 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • McHargue's Mill: 8.8 mi
  • Knox Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • CPL Reading Garden: 0.7 mi
  • CPL Reading Garden: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
  • Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Colonel Sanders: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bald Rock Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Sander's Cafe and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Wallow MountainSSE 165°655 m21.7 mi
Jellico MountainSSW 199°648 m19.6 mi
Vanderpool MountainS 169°636 m22.0 mi
Powers MountainS 175°599 m19.7 mi
Round MountainSSE 157°599 m21.7 mi
Bon Jellico MountainSSW 202°597 m18.4 mi
Halifax MountainSSW 203°587 m19.2 mi
Lawson MountainSSE 156°585 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:1820:2121:00
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4716:4317:24

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/266561078

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