- Elevation, modelled
- 169 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buck Knob354 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Country Music Highwayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:59local time
- Coordinates
- 38.4781, -82.6393
The Highlands Museum & Discovery Center is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled 169 m. Buck Knob stands 354 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gartrell Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Country Music Highway runs past it. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
heritage center, science center in Ashland, Kentucky
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q5759390, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Highlands Museum & Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | SE 136° | 354 m | 23.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Knob | SE 137° | 354 m | 23.8 mi |
| Wheeler Knob | SSE 147° | 344 m | 21.5 mi |
| Windy Oak Knob | SE 140° | 339 m | 24.6 mi |
| Potato Knob | WSW 253° | 335 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hunts Knob | SW 226° | 332 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mayo Hill | WSW 242° | 323 m | 24.4 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 238° | 314 m | 10.7 mi |
- On the Country Music HighwayNational
- 0.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 26.4 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 26 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- Gartrell Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 9.4 mi
- High Knob: 10.7 mi
- Five Forks Hill: 10.8 mi
- Gobbler's Knob: 12.0 mi
- Marshall Plane Crash Site: 7.9 mi
- Vesuvius Furnace: 8.8 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 10.2 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 10.3 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 10.3 mi
- Lawrence County Museum: 4.4 mi
- Russell E. Compton Civic Center & Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ceredo Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Ramsdell House: 7.2 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 9.7 mi
- C&O 1308: 10.1 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 12.4 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I 64 (East Bound): 16.4 mi
- Rest Area I 64 (West Bound): 17.1 mi
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 9.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 11 mi
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