Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob rises to 376 m in Kentucky. Rotten Point stands 434 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 376 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Haystack Rock · 11 mi
- Star Gap Arch · 11 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 11 mi
- Indian Staircase · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Branch Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Baby Bear Arch: 6.1 mi
- Bear Branch Pillar: 6.2 mi
- Camp Branch Arch: 6.9 mi
- Danger Arch: 6.9 mi
- Bee Branch Rock: 6.5 mi
- Blackburn Rock: 7.6 mi
- Lost Ridge: 8.5 mi
- Dip Wall: 8.7 mi
- Purple Valley: 9.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 0.8 mi
- Hickory Knob: 1.1 mi
- Kashs Knob: 1.2 mi
- Sand Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.4 mi
- Ataullah Falls: 11.8 mi
- West Mariba Fork Falls: 11.8 mi
- Bear Dog Falls: 11.8 mi
- Mariba Fork Falls: 11.8 mi
- East Mariba Fork Falls: 11.9 mi
- Lions Club Park: 8.4 mi
- Botts Park: 9.5 mi
- Menifee County Park: 9.8 mi
- Bath County Park: 10.0 mi
- Easy Walker Park: 10.0 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 13.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 14.6 mi
- Gorge Underground: 15.8 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 18.5 mi
- County Quad Point: 18.8 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 10.0 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 16.6 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Downtown Commercial District: 21.8 mi
- Freedom Park (WWI Veterans Memorial): 23.8 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 12.6 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Red River Museum: 11.0 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 20.5 mi
- Bluegrass Heritage Museum: 21.9 mi
- Morehead History & Railroad Museum: 23.7 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Jewell Lane Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Point | WSW 242° | 434 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 244° | 433 m | 9.6 mi |
| Raven Rock | S 190° | 421 m | 7.3 mi |
| South Knob | NE 40° | 419 m | 5.9 mi |
| Grape Knob | WSW 249° | 415 m | 9.4 mi |
| Morris Mountain | SW 231° | 414 m | 7.3 mi |
| Kaincaid Mountain | SSW 207° | 403 m | 12.3 mi |
| Westbrook Mountain | WSW 243° | 402 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 516055 — Turkey Knob, Menifee County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358613531
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