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The Dug Hill

The Dug Hill, seen from above at true elevation

The Dug Hill rises to 190 m in Kentucky. Dawson Knob stands 295 m to the southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Point, a cliff 1.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 180 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
190 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94785, -85.81718

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Frank E. Simon Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • 1st Street Park: 5.9 mi
  • Heard Park: 6.5 mi
  • Turret Field: 7.0 mi
  • Kulmer Beach Reserve: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 51
Attractions: 50
  • Caboose Car: 7.9 mi
  • Jim Beam Distillery: 9.0 mi
  • Jim Beam Distillery: 9.0 mi
  • Louisville Mega Cavern: 18.6 mi
  • Puma Area: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 33
  • West Point History Museum: 8.0 mi
  • James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 9.0 mi
  • Patton Museum Foundation: 9.3 mi
  • Little Loomhouse: 14.7 mi
  • Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 17.5 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 17.6 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 17.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • Distillerie Four Roses: 12.6 mi
  • Rise of Rough Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Evan Williams Distillerie: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 6.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of The Dug Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dawson KnobSE 138°295 m2.5 mi
Buck KnobsW 263°280 m15.3 mi
Indian HillWSW 252°275 m10.6 mi
Brooks HillNNE 27°269 m9.0 mi
Tunnel HillS 182°264 m14.2 mi
Jennings KnobWSW 258°263 m14.1 mi
Jefferson HillN 7°261 m9.1 mi
Mitchell HillNNE 16°261 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:55
June solstice06:2220:3021:10
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5616:4717:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586673777670594839
Precip in3.83.75.15.15.34.94.83.53.64.33.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bernheim Forest, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358608753

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