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Boone County (Florence) Welcome Center Southbound

Boone County (Florence) Welcome Center Southbound from directly overhead

Boone County (Florence) Welcome Center Southbound is a rest area in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Unbridled Spirit, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates38.93945, -84.63484

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Unbridled Spirit: 0.1 mi
  • Saber-Tooth Cat: 7.7 mi
  • Big Boy: 8.5 mi
  • Big Boy: 9.8 mi
  • Big Boy: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Hempsteade HOA Park (Private): 1.2 mi
  • Derby Park: 1.3 mi
  • War Admiral Pocket Park (Private HOA): 1.4 mi
  • Glenhurst Park: 1.7 mi
  • Shor Lake Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 56
Museums: 39
Nature reserves: 38
Peaks: 30
  • Indian Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Pye Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Orchard Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Johns Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Trapps Mountain: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 15.2 mi
  • Area 33, Maple Ridge: 15.5 mi
  • Columbia Terrace: 15.5 mi
  • Cedar Bend: 15.5 mi
  • Area 26: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boone County (Florence) Welcome Center Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainN 5°319 m23.3 mi
Harrison HillNNW 331°284 m24.2 mi
Harrison HillNNW 332°279 m24.5 mi
Orchard HillNE 38°268 m8.9 mi
Pleasant HillESE 123°267 m21.0 mi
Jackson RidgeNW 325°259 m21.5 mi
Brighton HillNNE 26°257 m14.0 mi
Pye HillENE 76°256 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:51
June solstice06:1420:2821:08
September equinox07:2719:0219:37
December solstice07:5416:3817:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767568564436
Precip in3.33.24.24.54.74.73.83.43.13.33.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati/northern Kentucky I, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/42000601

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