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Jim Moore Hill

Jim Moore Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jim Moore Hill rises to 278 m in Kentucky. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the south, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobs Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47728, -85.89746

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Jacobs Knob: 1.0 mi
  • Three Springs Knob: 2.0 mi
  • Veach Knob: 3.8 mi
  • Gardner Knob: 3.8 mi
  • Kennedy Knob: 4.5 mi
Parks: 30
  • Rider's Mill Natural Area Information Center: 7.2 mi
  • Rider's Mill Natural Area: 7.3 mi
  • Taylors Bend Park: 7.4 mi
  • Glendale Park: 8.5 mi
  • Hidden Creek Neighborhood Forest: 10.7 mi
Museums: 8
  • The Lincoln Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Hart County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 15.1 mi
  • Hardin County Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Site of the Boundary Oak: 9.5 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 9.5 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 9.6 mi
  • Hidden River Cave: 20.6 mi
  • Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
  • Blue Hole Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Round Stone Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Sinking Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Rise of Rough Spring: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Boy Lincoln: 10.9 mi
  • Saint Joseph Statue: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 19.8 mi
  • Mammoth Cave: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Brush Creek Church Falls: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Jim Moore Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frenchman KnobS 171°353 m8.6 mi
Maxey KnobSE 144°327 m18.0 mi
Grindstone KnobSE 145°324 m12.0 mi
Knox KnobSE 143°318 m13.0 mi
Three Kiln KnobSSE 150°309 m12.4 mi
Wootens KnobS 175°305 m20.2 mi
Blueball HillNNW 336°304 m19.7 mi
Akin KnobESE 123°296 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2118:56
June solstice05:2419:3020:09
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:5515:4916:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644546472767468564437
Precip in4.04.55.14.95.74.84.33.33.63.63.75.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millerstown 4E, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 495269 — Jim Moore Hill, Hardin County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358594007

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