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Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park from directly overhead

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park is a park in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 105 m. Hardin Knob stands 251 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Golf Ball, a artwork 1.5 miles away. Woodlands Trace passes 3.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.99590, -88.28609

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Iron Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Buzzard Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Trice Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Barricks Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Jewel Hill: 9.9 mi
Parks: 55
  • Canal Public Use Area: 4.2 mi
  • Pisgah Point Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
  • Birmingham Ferry Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
  • Benton City Park: 10.5 mi
  • Vista Ridge Park: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
Attractions: 14
  • The Overlook - Photo Opp: 2.1 mi
  • Rex's Revenge Gravel Climb: 2.3 mi
  • Car Seat - Photo Opp: 2.5 mi
  • Memorial Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Sasquatch - Photo Opp: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Fort Smith: 11.5 mi
  • Arant Confederate Park: 12.4 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 18.3 mi
  • Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 19.1 mi
  • Lloyd Tilghman Memorial: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Golf Ball: 1.5 mi
  • Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms: 2.7 mi
  • Yeiser Art Gallery: 18.2 mi
  • Wacinton: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Clay Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Whitehaven Welcome Center: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hardin KnobN 9°251 m22.8 mi
Jackson KnobNNE 33°248 m21.1 mi
Crayne KnobNNE 32°240 m21.7 mi
Nelson HillNE 49°232 m20.9 mi
Cochran HillNNE 29°223 m22.5 mi
The KnobNE 50°216 m20.4 mi
Moore HillNE 43°211 m22.7 mi
Carner HillENE 62°211 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3519:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0316:0016:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847586674777670584738

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton, 10 mi away.

  • American White Pelican24 obs
  • Great Blue Heron22 obs
  • Silver Carp19 obs
  • Osprey16 obs
  • Bluegill13 obs
  • Skipjack Shad13 obs
  • Smallmouth Bass12 obs
  • Yellow Bass12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/848657836

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