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Iron Ore Hill

Iron Ore Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Ore Hill rises to 178 m in Kentucky. Layman Knob stands 275 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Alum Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 197 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
178 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.55505, -86.58832

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Alum Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Hog Knob: 2.7 mi
  • Duncan Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Junction Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Ball Knob: 3.6 mi
Parks: 17
  • Rough River Dam State Resort Park: 6.2 mi
  • Rusher Park: 7.8 mi
  • local soccer field: 9.1 mi
  • Dundee Park: 10.1 mi
  • Everette Park: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Fordsville railroad museum: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Jerusalem Ridge- Bill Monroe Homeplace: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Yellowbank Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Layman KnobE 101°275 m16.0 mi
Hoover HillSE 131°264 m15.4 mi
Telephone KnobNNW 338°258.7 m10.5 mi
Sinking Creek HillNE 39°253 m23.4 mi
Duncan HillSW 214°249 m3.2 mi
Powell HillNNE 33°247 m7.5 mi
Sand KnobNE 45°246 m7.0 mi
Knob Lick HillNNE 14°245 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:2619:3320:12
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5815:5116:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343746566674787770584738
Precip in3.63.94.55.36.04.84.23.23.54.13.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rough RVR Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358593631

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