Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve
Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 416 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sage Point, a peak 0.2 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 416 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Zilpo Road
- 22.2 mi off the Boone Creek Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Star Gap Arch · 14 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 15 mi
- Haystack Rock · 15 mi
- Battleship Rock · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sage Point: 0.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 0.4 mi
- Kit Point: 0.7 mi
- Rotten Point: 0.7 mi
- Ware Point: 0.8 mi
- Bradley Rocks: 10.4 mi
- McKinney Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Bee Branch Rock: 12.3 mi
- Blackburn Rock: 13.0 mi
- Asylum Wall: 13.6 mi
- Short Creek Arch: 12.0 mi
- Bear Branch Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Baby Bear Arch: 12.8 mi
- Bear Branch Pillar: 12.8 mi
- Camp Branch Twin: 12.9 mi
- Lions Club Park: 5.5 mi
- Camp Burnamwood: 9.5 mi
- Botts Park: 10.6 mi
- Easy Walker Park: 11.6 mi
- Kentucky River Park: 11.7 mi
- Upper Chimney Top Falls: 18.1 mi
- Hidden Arch Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cold Falls: 18.6 mi
- Swirly Falls: 18.9 mi
- Silvermine Falls: 19.0 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 10.3 mi
- Downtown Commercial District: 14.3 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 17.8 mi
- Fort Boonesborough: 18.1 mi
- Mill: 18.6 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 15.5 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.8 mi
- Kentucky River Museum: 17.8 mi
- Gorge Underground: 18.0 mi
- Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 18.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 2.7 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 23.3 mi
- Red River Museum: 3.3 mi
- Bluegrass Heritage Museum: 14.3 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 24.3 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Statue: 22.8 mi
- Carloftis Garden: 23.0 mi
- Kettle Springs: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | SSW 194° | 450 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rotten Point | ENE 72° | 434 m | 0.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 21° | 433 m | 0.4 mi |
| State Rock | SSE 150° | 433 m | 10.9 mi |
| McKinney Mountain | S 190° | 432 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 198° | 430 m | 8.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SSW 192° | 429 m | 8.2 mi |
| Low Knob | S 187° | 425 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:23 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:39 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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