Buzzard Roost
Buzzard Roost rises to 242 m in Kentucky. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arnold Rocks, a peak 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 242 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the River Road
- 20.3 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 26.9 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
Named places within 25 miles
- Arnold Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Nichols Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cupio Hill: 2.3 mi
- Dunaway Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cundiff Hill: 3.4 mi
- Kulmer Beach Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Medora Park: 4.8 mi
- Turret Field: 6.4 mi
- Muldraugh Disc Golf Course: 6.5 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 15.2 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 16.0 mi
- Engineering Art: 17.1 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 17.1 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 17.1 mi
- Caboose Car: 2.1 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 13.2 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 14.6 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 18.1 mi
- Tortoise Area: 18.2 mi
- Fort Duffield: 1.9 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- Stith: 7.4 mi
- Kentucky September 11th Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Confederate Monument: 14.2 mi
- West Point History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Patton Museum Foundation: 7.7 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 13.6 mi
- James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 14.6 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 16.4 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 4.8 mi
- Horine Reservation: 9.7 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 14.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.4 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 19.4 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 9.7 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 15.2 mi
- Scribner Garden: 20.5 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 6.2 mi
- The Narrows: 7.0 mi
- Blunk Point: 10.0 mi
- Vault Point: 10.3 mi
- Potlick Point: 15.5 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 18.2 mi
- Grable Spring: 19.9 mi
- Miles Spring: 20.1 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 21.3 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 16.5 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 20.5 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 20.5 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 19.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Knob Hill | SW 228° | 306 m | 14.1 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SE 127° | 295 m | 8.4 mi |
| Buck Knobs | WSW 243° | 280 m | 11.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 217° | 275 m | 8.3 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ENE 62° | 269 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 292° | 265 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jennings Knob | SW 235° | 263 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 299° | 263 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
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 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 488546 — Buzzard Roost, Bullitt County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358583530
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 11 mi
- Corydon · 19 mi
- Louisville · 19 mi
- Mount Washington · 20 mi
- Georgetown · 21 mi
- New Albany · 21 mi
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