Tilford Knob
Tilford Knob rises to 184 m in Kentucky. Hoover Hill stands 264 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Negro Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Duncan Hines Scenic Road passes 22 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 212.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
88 named places within 25 miles
- Negro Hill: 1.6 mi
- High View Hill: 2.1 mi
- Millers Rock: 2.3 mi
- Keel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Taylor Hill: 3.9 mi
- Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater: 6.9 mi
- Oldham Park: 7.2 mi
- McHenry Community Park: 8.3 mi
- Everette Park: 8.4 mi
- Ohio County Fair Grounds: 9.8 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Hawkers Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Buzzards Roost Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Marcum Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Stumps Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 9.2 mi
- fort hartford reconstruction: 9.9 mi
- Everly Brothers Monument: 19.1 mi
- Big Twigs: 22.8 mi
- Green River Museum: 13.1 mi
- Fordsville railroad museum: 21.3 mi
- Jerusalem Ridge- Bill Monroe Homeplace: 7.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tilford Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Hill | ENE 77° | 264 m | 22.8 mi |
| Duncan Hill | NE 35° | 249 m | 15.5 mi |
| Peach Orchard Knob | SSE 168° | 247 m | 20.5 mi |
| Big Clifty | SSE 152° | 245 m | 18.0 mi |
| Junction Hill | NE 43° | 243 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jones Hill | ENE 61° | 243 m | 23.3 mi |
| Crowder Mountain | E 88° | 240 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pine Knob | NE 55° | 234 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:33 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:53 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Ferry, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358608845
Day trips start here
- Morgantown · 9 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 28 mi
- Bowling Green · 30 mi
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