Wrather West Kentucky Museum
Wrather West Kentucky Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Nero Hill stands 191 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Zen Garden, a park 0.2 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Murray State University
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Woodlands Trace, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Range Overlook · 19 mi
90 named places within 25 miles
- Zen Garden: 0.2 mi
- Woods Park: 0.2 mi
- Murray State Intramural Fields: 0.5 mi
- Doran Arboretrum: 0.6 mi
- Chestnut Park: 0.8 mi
- Devil's Pulpit: 9.2 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 9.7 mi
- Nimmo Hill: 11.8 mi
- Stillhouse Hill: 12.6 mi
- Danner Hill: 12.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 1.2 mi
- Great Western Iron Furnace: 19.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Confederate Memorial Gates: 19.7 mi
- Confederate Memorial Gates: 19.7 mi
- Hilltop Chimney: 16.7 mi
- A-Maize-ing Farms - Kentucky's Largest Corn Maze: 19.2 mi
- Great West Iron Furnace: 19.4 mi
- Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between The Lakes: 19.7 mi
- WTPR Fish: 21.3 mi
- Colson Overlook Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Pond Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Jenny Ridge Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes: 18.8 mi
- Bison Range Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Beechy Creek WMA: 11.0 mi
- Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge: 22.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Murray, Kentucky: 1.2 mi
- Model Spring aka Great Western Spring: 19.4 mi
- Golden Pond: 20.5 mi
- Paris Henry County Heritage Center: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrather West Kentucky Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nero Hill | SE 126° | 191 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hickman Creek Hill | ESE 112° | 189 m | 23.8 mi |
| Round Top | E 92° | 188 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gordon Hill | ENE 58° | 185 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mulberry Hill | ESE 121° | 184 m | 22.2 mi |
| Owens Hill | SE 144° | 169 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 48° | 167 m | 22.0 mi |
| Danner Hill | NNW 340° | 158 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murray, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1232973725
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