Waveland Museum
Waveland Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 315 m. Burdette Knob stands 336 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Waveland State Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 315 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 2.8 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 5.3 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Old Frankfort Pike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Waveland State Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Southpoint Park: 1.1 mi
- Shillito Park: 1.3 mi
- Wildwood Park: 1.8 mi
- Higbee Mill park: 1.9 mi
- Flight 5191 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Hall - Helm Place: 3.5 mi
- Janet Hopkins memorial: 3.6 mi
- Barbaro: 4.7 mi
- Jefferson Davis: 5.5 mi
- Katsina, the Sacred Dancer: 2.1 mi
- Untitled: 3.4 mi
- old soldier: 3.5 mi
- just like mom: 3.5 mi
- summer fun: 3.5 mi
- Lexington Women’s Recognition Garden: 2.1 mi
- Home Demonstration Garden: 3.4 mi
- Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 3.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 3.5 mi
- Catnip Hill: 3.5 mi
- Meridian Hill: 5.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 6.0 mi
- Sugar Hill: 10.2 mi
- Crow Hill: 10.2 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 4.6 mi
- Aviation Museum of Kentucky: 5.4 mi
- Kentucky Room: 5.6 mi
- Lexington History Museum: 5.7 mi
- Lexington Children's Museum: 5.8 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 1.8 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 1.8 mi
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 5.8 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 6.3 mi
- Moore Spring: 9.5 mi
- Boils: 5.8 mi
- Blue Hole: 5.8 mi
- Preston Spring: 6.0 mi
- Linsday Spring: 7.4 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 7.9 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 10.5 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 13.0 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 13.1 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.3 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 10.5 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 14.5 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 15.3 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 13.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.7 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 19.2 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waveland Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdette Knob | SSW 197° | 336 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | E 88° | 330 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rose Hill | E 94° | 311 m | 24.7 mi |
| Spring Hill | E 80° | 294 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 319° | 262 m | 24.2 mi |
| Eagle Nest Hill | ESE 108° | 260 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NW 318° | 251 m | 19.9 mi |
| The Mound | W 272° | 226 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:42 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367811882
Day trips start here
- Bluegrass Region · 3 mi
- Lexington · 5 mi
- Nicholasville · 7 mi
- Versailles · 12 mi
- Midway · 15 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 20 mi
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