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Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area

Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Obie Mound stands 226 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Holeman Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
184 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.63564, -87.89028
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Holeman Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Springer Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Hudson Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Graham Hill: 9.7 mi
Parks: 32
  • Morganfield Park: 3.2 mi
  • Sturgis City Park: 7.7 mi
  • Uniontown City Park: 9.3 mi
  • Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area: 12.7 mi
  • Riverview Park: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 6
  • Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 12.7 mi
  • Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 13.3 mi
  • Panther Cascade: 13.8 mi
  • Panther Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Ripple Canyon Falls: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 3
  • John Marshall House Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 23.0 mi
  • Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lakeview: 20.8 mi
  • High Knob: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Negro Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Decker Spring: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Cave in Rock: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obie MoundSW 219°226 m14.6 mi
Gold HillWNW 283°214 m18.1 mi
Crider HillSSW 201°212 m16.4 mi
Pickens HillSSW 196°212 m20.0 mi
Bob Lee Phillips HillSSW 199°208 m14.6 mi
Schoolhouse KnobSSW 192°205 m18.8 mi
Peter Stevens HillSSW 202°201 m20.2 mi
Belt HillWSW 243°200 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:04
June solstice05:3119:3820:17
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0415:5616:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343746576675787770594637
Precip in3.63.54.55.45.04.73.63.13.43.34.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JT Myers Locks & DAM, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/874118288

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