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Bland Knobs

Bland Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.52811, -86.03358

116 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 29
  • 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
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Blue Hole Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Round Stone Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Rise of Rough Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Sinking Spring: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
  • Mammoth Cave: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Boy Lincoln: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frenchman KnobSE 144°353 m14.8 mi
Grindstone KnobSE 133°324 m19.6 mi
Knox KnobSE 132°318 m20.7 mi
Three Kiln KnobSE 136°309 m19.8 mi
Bee Knob HillN 351°306 m23.1 mi
Blueball HillN 358°304 m14.5 mi
Akin KnobESE 120°296 m22.3 mi
Gross HillN 354°294 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:56
June solstice06:2420:3021:09
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice07:5616:4917:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644546472767468564437
Precip in4.04.55.14.95.74.84.33.33.63.63.75.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millerstown 4E, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358582210

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