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Seminary Hill

Seminary Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Seminary Hill rises to 174 m in Kentucky. Duncan Hill stands 249 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Duncan Hines Scenic Road passes 26 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
174 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.29838, -86.85721

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Parks: 16
  • John Prine Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • McHenry Community Park: 6.4 mi
  • Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater: 7.1 mi
  • Oldham Park: 7.5 mi
  • Ellis Park: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Jerusalem Ridge- Bill Monroe Homeplace: 11.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Duncan HillNE 41°249 m19.9 mi
Peach Orchard KnobSSE 154°247 m19.7 mi
Big CliftySE 137°245 m18.5 mi
Pine KnobENE 56°234 m22.7 mi
Ragland HillSSE 154°233 m17.3 mi
Rattlesnake KnobENE 57°232 m13.6 mi
Bald PointE 81°220 m17.1 mi
Hanging RockSE 144°219 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2519:00
June solstice05:2819:3320:12
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5915:5316:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343746566573777669574638
Precip in3.44.04.25.15.14.74.63.93.64.13.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Ferry, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 503163 — Seminary Hill, Ohio County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358607112

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