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Junior Williamson Rest Area

Junior Williamson Rest Area from directly overhead

Junior Williamson Rest Area is a rest area in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 216 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Slade Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

park in Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49509032, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
216 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.79588, -83.70494

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Slade Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Battleship Rock: 1.7 mi
  • See Rocks: 2.3 mi
  • Haystack Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Cow Creek Mountain: 3.4 mi
Natural arches
  • Inspiration Arch: 0.6 mi
  • Reptile Arch: 1.2 mi
  • Golden Cathedral Arch: 1.3 mi
  • Slade Twin Arches: 1.3 mi
  • Sand Gap Arch: 1.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Lovers Leap: 1.6 mi
  • Tunnel Wall: 2.2 mi
  • Military Wall: 2.3 mi
  • Left Flank: 2.7 mi
  • Corner Pocket: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Upper Chimney Top Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Hidden Arch Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cold Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Swirly Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Silvermine Falls: 4.4 mi
Parks: 19
  • Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 9.0 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 9.4 mi
  • Downtown Park: 9.5 mi
  • Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 10.0 mi
  • Menifee County Park: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 0.7 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 3.3 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 5.8 mi
  • Red River Gorge Zipline: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
  • Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 7.9 mi
  • Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley Training Area: 16.6 mi
  • Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Billy Branch Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Museums: 4
  • Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 9.5 mi
  • Red River Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Three Forks Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Breathitt County Museum: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 9.6 mi
  • Cottage Furnace: 11.7 mi
  • Bourbon Iron Works: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Junior Williamson Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobW 266°450 m14.9 mi
Rotten PointWNW 303°434 m14.4 mi
State RockWSW 256°433 m7.6 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 302°433 m14.9 mi
McKinney MountainW 259°432 m14.9 mi
Buzzard RoostW 268°429 m14.5 mi
Low KnobWSW 257°425 m14.5 mi
Sparks MountainWSW 245°422 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1420:2221:01
September equinox07:2318:5919:34
December solstice07:4716:3917:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566471757468574638
Precip in3.93.84.74.95.14.56.13.33.53.43.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/42807096

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