Bland Knobs
Bland Knobs rises to 244 m in Kentucky. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Mine Knob, a peak 3.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 204 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
- 204.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 19.0 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 16 mi
- Overlook Trail · 22 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 23 mi
- Dixon Cave · 24 mi
116 named places within 25 miles
- Silver Mine Knob: 3.8 mi
- Fox Den Hill: 4.3 mi
- Peter Cave Hill: 5.0 mi
- Jacobs Knob: 7.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 8.1 mi
- Taylors Bend Park: 7.5 mi
- Rider's Mill Natural Area: 8.3 mi
- Rider's Mill Natural Area Information Center: 8.3 mi
- Glendale Park: 8.7 mi
- Clarkson City Park: 9.7 mi
- The Cannonball: 14.9 mi
- Memorial Building: 16.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 16.4 mi
- Tank: 16.5 mi
- Three County Corner: 19.8 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Cow Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Day Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Bell Cliff: 21.6 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 21.8 mi
- Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 14.9 mi
- Hardin County Museum: 14.9 mi
- Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 15.4 mi
- The Lincoln Museum: 16.3 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- Site of the Boundary Oak: 16.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 16.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 16.3 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 24.0 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 24.3 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 9.0 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 9.0 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 13.4 mi
- Sinking Spring: 16.2 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 23.9 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 16.4 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bland Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | SE 144° | 353 m | 14.8 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | SE 133° | 324 m | 19.6 mi |
| Knox Knob | SE 132° | 318 m | 20.7 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | SE 136° | 309 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bee Knob Hill | N 351° | 306 m | 23.1 mi |
| Blueball Hill | N 358° | 304 m | 14.5 mi |
| Akin Knob | ESE 120° | 296 m | 22.3 mi |
| Gross Hill | N 354° | 294 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:30 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:49 | 17:30 |
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 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millerstown 4E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358582210
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 24 mi
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