Wayne County Historical Museum
Wayne County Historical Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Cherry Gap Mountain stands 530 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayne County Doughboy, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway runs past it.
The Wayne County Historical Society is located in the old Breeding Hotel. This hotel was constructed in 1939 by R. G. Breeding to replace the Ramsey Hotel. Now housed in this building is the Historical Society Museum and Genealogy Library.
How to reach it
- On the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 19.0 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilhite Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Buster Hill: 1.3 mi
- Morris Hill: 1.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.0 mi
- Pump Station Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pine Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Little Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Criswell Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Scotts Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Sand Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Monticello Wayne County Park: 0.5 mi
- Fall Creek Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Mill Springs Mill Park: 8.2 mi
- Mill Springs Battlefield: 8.6 mi
- Cumberland Point Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Old KY-90 Bridge: 8.3 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 12.3 mi
- The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Hollow Rock: 14.0 mi
- Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 14.6 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 16.3 mi
- Etta's Arch: 17.7 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 18.0 mi
- Chimney Arch: 18.3 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 0.1 mi
- Jamestown Memorial Circle: 15.9 mi
- Tommy Jones Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Confederate Mass Grave Monument: 16.7 mi
- General Felix K. Zollicoffer Monument: 16.7 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Meadow Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Handcock Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lily Bend Falls: 15.2 mi
- Little Lily Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center and Museum: 17.6 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 18.5 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 20.8 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 20.4 mi
- American Flag Mural: 20.4 mi
- Senator John Sherman Cooper: 22.6 mi
- Mill Spring: 8.2 mi
- Koger Spring: 18.4 mi
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 16.6 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 19.0 mi
- Stop: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Wayne County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Gap Mountain | SSW 193° | 530 m | 10.5 mi |
| Guffey Mountain | SW 215° | 525 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bridgeman Mountain | SSW 211° | 522 m | 9.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | SW 222° | 512 m | 11.0 mi |
| Millsap Hill | S 177° | 507 m | 11.1 mi |
| Big Pilot Knob | SSE 163° | 483 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSW 206° | 482 m | 11.7 mi |
| Criswell Mountain | SSW 206° | 472 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 3 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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