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Holsclaw Hill

Holsclaw Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Holsclaw Hill rises to 249 m in Kentucky. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. River Road passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
249 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08451, -85.74774

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fairdale Village Green: 1.6 mi
  • Nelson Hornbeck Park: 1.7 mi
  • South Park Country Club: 1.8 mi
  • Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.7 mi
  • Blue Lick Park: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 48
Historic sites: 47
  • Korean War Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • American Pharoah Exhibit: 8.5 mi
  • Jack Segell Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Vietnam War memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Iwo Jima memorial: 10.6 mi
Museums: 30
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 7.7 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 10.5 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Holsclaw Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillNW 317°302 m14.7 mi
Dawson KnobS 191°295 m11.5 mi
Spickert KnobNNW 343°289 m18.4 mi
Indian HillSW 227°275 m18.8 mi
Brooks HillSSE 165°269 m1.5 mi
Lost KnobNNW 341°263 m17.6 mi
Mitchell HillWSW 243°261 m1.4 mi
Jefferson HillW 262°261 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:42
December solstice07:5616:4617:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847576674787770594738
Precip in3.83.75.15.35.84.94.73.33.84.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville WFO, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 494434 — Holsclaw Hill, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358592766

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