- Elevation, modelled
- 262 m
- Tallest summit within 18.5 miles
- Bear Mountain505 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Wilderness Road Heritage Highway9.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 37.4833, -84.4977
Dix River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled 262 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 9.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Dix River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | ENE 74° | 505 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Knob | ENE 76° | 482 m | 14.6 mi |
| Indian Fort Mountain | ENE 69° | 470 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cable Knob | SSE 160° | 465 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sand Knob | SSE 156° | 462 m | 11.8 mi |
| Robe Mountain | ENE 66° | 462 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bighill Mountain | E 79° | 460 m | 16.8 mi |
| Purcell Knob | SSE 162° | 453 m | 10.2 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage HighwayNational
- 9.8 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 18.8 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic HighwayNational
- 26.5 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 12 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 12 mi
- Radio Tower Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sportsmans Hill: 3.0 mi
- Collier Knob: 3.3 mi
- Button Lick Knob: 3.5 mi
- Pine Knob: 5.0 mi
- Millers Knob: 5.0 mi
- William Whitley State Historic House: 3.1 mi
- First Southern Veterans Park: 8.9 mi
- Jaycees Park: 9.3 mi
- Logan Hubble Park: 9.8 mi
- Mt, Vernon school Park: 12.2 mi
- Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard: 1.3 mi
- Helicopter: 1.6 mi
- Site of Historic Stanford Fort: 10.4 mi
- Boone Gap: 10.6 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory: 3.7 mi
- Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Taylor Fork Ecological Area: 19.6 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 20.9 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 21.5 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 11.2 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 11.3 mi
- McDowell House & Apothecary Shop Museum: 18.7 mi
- The Great American Dollhouse Museum: 19.2 mi
- Camp Nelson Visitor Center: 22.4 mi
- Upper Main Dome: 15.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Arch: 15.6 mi
- Robe Mountain Arch: 16.1 mi
- Shelf In Cave Arch: 21.1 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 21.5 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 16.2 mi
- covered bridge: 17.5 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 23.3 mi
- Short Creek: 23.3 mi
- Wildcat Off-road: 24.9 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 10.4 mi
- Climax Spring: 14.5 mi
- Piped: 14.5 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 17.0 mi
- Sustainable Berea: 12.5 mi
- Carloftis Garden: 20.7 mi
- McKinney Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 22.4 mi
- Anglin Falls: 15.5 mi
- Joe High Falls: 16.0 mi
- Daniel Boone Statue: 20.8 mi
- Our Happy Place: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:43 | 17:24 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crab Orchard 6 N, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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