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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. 92 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

Overlooks nearby

92 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • 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 HillNE 40°277 m12.2 mi
Mound HillNE 43°260 m4.6 mi
Gathright HillS 188°255 m19.0 mi
Johnson HillENE 60°224 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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