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Dr. Norman and Martha Adair Wildlife Management Area

Dr. Norman and Martha Adair Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Dr. Norman and Martha Adair Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Harrison Hill stands 284 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bone Lick State Park, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildife

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90979, -84.74816

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Knothole: 3.6 mi
  • Big Bone Landing: 4.0 mi
  • Boone County Arboretum & Central Park: 4.1 mi
  • Union Park: 4.3 mi
  • Hartig park & Wildlife Reserve: 4.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Unbridled Spirit: 6.5 mi
  • Saber-Tooth Cat: 10.9 mi
  • Big Boy: 13.9 mi
  • Big Boy: 14.3 mi
  • Big Boy: 14.6 mi
Museums: 36
Peaks: 30
Nature reserves: 28
Picnic sites: 22
  • Columbia Terrace: 14.9 mi
  • Cedar Bend: 14.9 mi
  • Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 19.1 mi
  • Area 33, Maple Ridge: 19.2 mi
  • Area 26: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Norman and Martha Adair Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harrison HillNNW 346°284 m23.8 mi
Mulford HillWNW 301°280 m20.8 mi
Harrison HillNNW 347°279 m24.3 mi
Round HillNW 314°279 m24.8 mi
Potato Bug HillWSW 239°277 m22.8 mi
Orchard HillNE 52°268 m14.7 mi
Jackson RidgeNNW 343°259 m20.7 mi
Brighton HillNE 40°257 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:51
June solstice06:1520:2921:08
September equinox07:2719:0319:38
December solstice07:5516:3917:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767568564436
Precip in3.33.24.24.54.74.73.83.43.13.33.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati/northern Kentucky I, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1467305252

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