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Canby Hill

Canby Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Canby Hill rises to 227 m in Kentucky. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Heard Park, a park 0.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 180 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
227 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.91451, -85.91885

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 35
Artworks: 21
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 12
  • Patton Museum Foundation: 3.3 mi
  • West Point History Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 14.0 mi
  • James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 14.6 mi
  • Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 4
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 21.6 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 23.5 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Canby Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bee Knob HillWSW 249°306 m10.7 mi
Blueball HillSSW 209°304 m14.0 mi
Dawson KnobE 86°295 m7.2 mi
Buck KnobsW 272°280 m9.6 mi
Indian HillWSW 257°275 m4.6 mi
Brooks HillNE 43°269 m14.2 mi
Tunnel HillSSE 156°264 m13.0 mi
Jennings KnobW 266°263 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2220:3121:10
September equinox07:3219:0819:42
December solstice07:5716:4717:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566572767568574537
Precip in4.03.54.95.46.04.54.93.63.83.93.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 488757 — Canby Hill, Hardin County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358583768

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