- Elevation, modelled
- 290 m
- Tallest summit within 9.8 miles
- Cash Knob434 m · 9.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Wilderness Road Heritage Highway14.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 37.1080, -84.4135
Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled 290 m. Cash Knob stands 434 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Egypt Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Knob | N 351° | 434 m | 9.7 mi |
| Big Knob | WNW 288° | 433 m | 7.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rock Knob | WNW 303° | 428 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sugar Hill Knob | WNW 282° | 428 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | WNW 292° | 427 m | 8.7 mi |
| Meace Knob | WNW 282° | 414 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cox Knob | WNW 290° | 413 m | 8.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 279° | 409 m | 5.3 mi |
- 14.0 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage HighwayNational
- 13.1 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Egypt Knob: 2.0 mi
- Malvin Hill: 3.0 mi
- Brushy Point: 3.5 mi
- Round Knob: 3.7 mi
- Coal Pit Knob: 4.0 mi
Parks: 53
- White Lily Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Shopville Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Cane Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Somersport Park: 9.6 mi
- Rosewood Neighborhood Park: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Double Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lick Branch Falls: 7.1 mi
- Pine Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- 80 Falls: 7.4 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
Natural arches: 21
- Double Small Arches: 9.5 mi
- Double Small Arches: 9.5 mi
- Nathan McClure Arch 2: 9.9 mi
- Nathan McClure Arch: 10.5 mi
- Charlottes Web Arch: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Hens Nest Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Pound Cliff: 22.2 mi
- Wildcat Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Silvermine Cliff: 22.9 mi
- Balls Cliff: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
- P.O.W. M.I.A. Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Town Spring: 10.7 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 13.2 mi
- Burnside: 13.4 mi
- Camp Wildcat Battle Monument: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Short Creek: 3.1 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 3.1 mi
- Tank: 10.6 mi
- Downtown Somerset Welcome: 10.8 mi
- Wildcat Off-road: 14.9 mi
Museums: 5
- Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center and Museum: 18.0 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 19.9 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 19.9 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 20.0 mi
- Sander's Cafe and Museum: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- Children's Botanical Garden of South Central Kentucky: 10.5 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 20.7 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Senator John Sherman Cooper: 10.6 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Colonel Sanders: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Our Happy Place: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 17.8 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 18.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Blue Hole Spring: 18.1 mi
- Mill Spring: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Minnow Beach: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dango: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:23 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:44 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset 2 N, 11 mi away.
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