Potato Knob
Potato Knob rises to 227 m in Kentucky. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 172 miles off.
The story
mountain in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 227 m
How to reach it
- 171.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the River Road
- 14.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 13.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Hill: 0.9 mi
- Dodge Hill: 1.0 mi
- Moremans Hill: 1.1 mi
- Pendleton Hill: 1.8 mi
- Samuel Hill: 2.0 mi
- Medora Park: 2.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.5 mi
- Sun Valley Park: 3.7 mi
- Waverly Park: 4.2 mi
- Fairdale Village Green: 5.0 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 9.0 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 9.7 mi
- Engineering Art: 10.8 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 10.9 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 10.9 mi
- Caboose Car: 7.5 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 11.8 mi
- Tortoise Area: 11.8 mi
- Penguin Cove: 11.8 mi
- Puma Area: 11.8 mi
- Fort Duffield: 7.6 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 7.8 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 10.2 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 7.2 mi
- West Point History Museum: 7.6 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 10.1 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 11.2 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 11.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 0.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 0.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 1.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 1.4 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 1.6 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 8.9 mi
- Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Scribner Garden: 14.9 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 15.6 mi
- Blunk Point: 6.5 mi
- Vault Point: 6.7 mi
- Cedar Point: 9.6 mi
- The Narrows: 12.2 mi
- Potlick Point: 18.8 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 17.1 mi
- Grable Spring: 18.8 mi
- Miles Spring: 18.9 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 14.3 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | NNW 337° | 302 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSE 164° | 295 m | 10.6 mi |
| Buck Knobs | SW 234° | 280 m | 17.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 217° | 275 m | 14.6 mi |
| Brooks Hill | E 93° | 269 m | 5.4 mi |
| Jennings Knob | SW 228° | 263 m | 16.9 mi |
| Lost Knob | N 358° | 263 m | 17.7 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | ENE 73° | 261 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:46 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358604043
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 9 mi
- Louisville · 13 mi
- New Albany · 15 mi
- Clarksville · 16 mi
- Mount Washington · 16 mi
- Saint Matthews · 16 mi
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