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Barnes Hill

Barnes Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Barnes Hill rises to 182 m in Kentucky. Hoover Hill stands 264 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohio County Fair Grounds, a park 2.0 miles away. Duncan Hines Scenic Road passes 27 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.45005, -86.82610

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 19
  • Ohio County Fair Grounds: 2.0 mi
  • Ellis Park: 3.9 mi
  • Oldham Park: 4.0 mi
  • Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater: 4.3 mi
  • Everette Park: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Jerusalem Ridge- Bill Monroe Homeplace: 3.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hoover HillE 97°264 m24.8 mi
Telephone KnobNNE 28°258.7 m19.2 mi
Duncan HillENE 68°249 m12.1 mi
Powell HillNE 52°247 m21.8 mi
Sand KnobNE 56°246 m21.8 mi
Cretcheloe HillNE 51°244 m21.0 mi
Junction HillENE 67°243 m18.0 mi
Jones HillE 82°243 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:2719:3320:12
September equinox06:3618:1118:46
December solstice06:5915:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846586674787770584738
Precip in3.84.05.15.05.54.34.63.43.84.33.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358580706

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