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Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bunker Hill rises to 206 m in Kentucky. Potato Bug Hill stands 277 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Trimble County Park, a park 3.9 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Trimble County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49016747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
206 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60590, -85.25940

89 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Trimble County Park: 3.9 mi
  • Point Park: 6.6 mi
  • General Butler Golf course: 7.0 mi
  • General Butler State Resort Park: 7.1 mi
  • Carroll County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
Museums: 7
  • Butler-Turpin House Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Judge Jeremiah Sullivan House: 11.2 mi
  • AME Church Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Dr. W.D. Hutchings' Office and Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Jefferson County Historical Society: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Peaks: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crowe Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Baby Beech Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Trail 8 Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potato Bug HillNE277 m12.2 mi
Mound HillNE260 m4.6 mi
Gathright HillS255 m19.0 mi
Johnson HillENE224 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1819:53
June solstice06:1820:3021:10
September equinox07:2919:0519:40
December solstice07:5616:4217:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566573777670584638
Precip in3.53.24.55.55.45.04.84.23.53.63.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Sewage PLT, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 488394 — Bunker Hill, Trimble County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358583342

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