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The Knobs

The Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

The Knobs rises to 255 m in Kentucky. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunaway Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 178 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
255 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97701, -85.83413

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Frank E. Simon Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
  • Kulmer Beach Reserve: 6.0 mi
  • 1st Street Park: 6.2 mi
  • Medora Park: 6.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 51
Attractions: 50
  • Caboose Car: 6.3 mi
  • Jim Beam Distillery: 10.3 mi
  • Jim Beam Distillery: 10.4 mi
  • Louisville Mega Cavern: 17.0 mi
  • Puma Area: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 33
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 15.8 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 17.3 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 17.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
  • Distillerie Four Roses: 14.0 mi
  • Rise of Rough Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Grable Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Miles Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Evan Williams Distillerie: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of The Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bee Knob HillWSW 241°306 m16.7 mi
Dawson KnobSE 146°295 m4.6 mi
Buck KnobsWSW 255°280 m14.8 mi
Indian HillWSW 239°275 m10.6 mi
Brooks HillNE 40°269 m7.9 mi
Tunnel HillS 178°264 m16.2 mi
Jennings KnobWSW 249°263 m13.8 mi
Jefferson HillNNE 16°261 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:55
June solstice06:2220:3121:10
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5616:4717:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358608758

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