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Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve

Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bissell Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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State of Kentucky
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.21173, -88.34378
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vick Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Dyer Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Haw Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Dunlap Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Kibbler Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks: 50
  • Dog Island State Wetlands: 5.8 mi
  • Cretaceous Hills Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
  • Golconda Historic District National Register Site: 12.8 mi
  • Bill Cook Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
  • Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 35
Attractions: 15
  • The Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Sasquatch - Photo Opp: 12.8 mi
  • Malfunction Junction: 12.8 mi
  • Kids Jump: 12.9 mi
  • Kids Jump: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 9
  • Fort Smith: 6.2 mi
  • Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 16.6 mi
  • Lloyd Tilghman Memorial: 17.6 mi
Museums: 7
  • Fluorspar Museum: 14.7 mi
  • River Heritage Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Market House Museum: 16.3 mi
  • The National Quilt Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Hotel Metropolitan: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms: 15.6 mi
  • Yeiser Art Gallery: 16.3 mi
  • Golf Ball: 16.5 mi
  • Wacinton: 18.3 mi
  • George Rodgers Clark Statue: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • N37 24.465 W88 35.372: 19.1 mi
  • Avery Hollow South Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Dixon Springs Waterfall: 21.6 mi
  • Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Clay Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Decker Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Dixon Springs: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Pot Hole Arch: 21.3 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Whitehaven Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson HillENE 64°254 m16.1 mi
Hardin KnobNE 42°251 m10.3 mi
Jackson KnobE 79°248 m15.0 mi
Crayne KnobENE 76°240 m15.0 mi
Nelson HillE 94°232 m19.0 mi
Cochran HillENE 72°223 m14.9 mi
The KnobE 95°216 m18.9 mi
Melcher HillsN 349°214 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3419:3920:18
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0016:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847576675787771594738
Precip in3.74.14.85.14.64.34.32.83.63.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithland L&D, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1467171735

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