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Gathright Hill

Gathright Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gathright Hill rises to 255 m in Kentucky. Jeptha Knob stands 361 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelby Trails Park, a nature reserve 4.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
255 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.33396, -85.31079

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wilborn Park: 5.8 mi
  • Eddie Mundo Jr. Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
  • Peggy Baker Park: 6.6 mi
  • Walsh Park: 6.8 mi
  • Long Run Park: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Jeptha Creed Distillery: 10.3 mi
  • Bulleit Distilling Co. Visitor Experience: 11.9 mi
  • Party Center: 15.0 mi
  • Bingo City: 19.4 mi
  • Mud Madness Motorsports: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
Artworks: 23
  • Gallapalooza Horse Statue: 12.0 mi
  • Gaslight Lamp: 16.7 mi
  • John Hultgren Photography: 21.7 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Long Run Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Snow Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Green Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Tinker Hill: 14.2 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cedar Grove: 19.6 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 21.0 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 21.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Benson Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Fairmont Falls: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 11.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jeptha KnobSE 135°361 m15.3 mi
Jeptha KnobSE 137°360 m15.1 mi
Mound HillNNE 15°260 m22.9 mi
Elk HillSSE 164°239 m18.5 mi
Anderson HillS 185°215 m20.3 mi
Bunker HillN 8°206 m19.0 mi
Blacks HillS 185°191 m21.4 mi
Crescent HillWSW 256°151 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:53
June solstice06:1920:2921:09
September equinox07:3019:0519:40
December solstice07:5516:4317:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323644566574767568564435
Precip in3.63.64.85.25.95.14.74.03.64.03.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crestwood 4NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358589715

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