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Silver Mine Knob

Silver Mine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Silver Mine Knob rises to 255 m in Kentucky. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bland Knobs, a peak 3.8 miles away. Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
255 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.52617, -85.96441

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Taylors Bend Park: 4.7 mi
  • Glendale Park: 6.1 mi
  • Rider's Mill Natural Area Information Center: 8.2 mi
  • Rider's Mill Natural Area: 8.2 mi
  • University Park: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
  • The Lincoln Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 12.9 mi
  • Hardin County Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 13.8 mi
  • Hart County Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Site of the Boundary Oak: 12.4 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 12.4 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 12.5 mi
  • Hidden River Cave: 24.2 mi
  • Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
  • Blue Hole Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Round Stone Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Sinking Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Rise of Rough Spring: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 19.5 mi
  • Mammoth Cave: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Boy Lincoln: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Brush Creek Church Falls: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plants Garden: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Silver Mine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frenchman KnobSSE 157°353 m12.8 mi
Maxey KnobSE 141°327 m23.0 mi
Grindstone KnobSE 142°324 m16.9 mi
Knox KnobSE 140°318 m18.0 mi
Three Kiln KnobSE 145°309 m17.3 mi
Bee Knob HillNNW 342°306 m24.1 mi
Wootens KnobSSE 167°305 m24.1 mi
Blueball HillNNW 344°304 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2420:3021:09
September equinox07:3219:0819:43
December solstice07:5616:4917:30

Local time (America/New_York).

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

OpenStreetMap element node/358607649

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