KY Welcome Center
KY Welcome Center is a rest area in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Pilot Rock stands 293 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tennessee Welcome Center, a rest area 1.3 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
95 named places within 25 miles
- Robert Clark Park: 1.9 mi
- Booming Bonnell: 2.5 mi
- Billy Dunlop Park: 2.8 mi
- Burchwood Park: 4.2 mi
- Oakland Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- World War 2 Monument: 5.5 mi
- Korea Conflict Monument: 5.5 mi
- World War 1 Monument: 5.5 mi
- Greneda Conflict Monument: 5.6 mi
- Panama Conflict Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum: 5.8 mi
- Wickham Hall Pratt Museum: 5.8 mi
- Sevier Station Park: 7.4 mi
- As The River Flows: 8.0 mi
- Customs House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Keeling Hill: 15.0 mi
- Pine Knob: 18.9 mi
- Pilot Rock: 19.1 mi
- Brigham Hill: 22.2 mi
- Frazier Hill: 22.4 mi
- SRU Garden: 5.5 mi
- SRU Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- APSU Botanical Garden: 8.1 mi
- Remember My Name: 8.6 mi
- King and Queens Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 20.8 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Excape Games: 5.3 mi
- Smith-Trahern Mansion: 8.0 mi
- Historic Bell Witch Cave: 16.6 mi
- Green Man: 8.0 mi
- Window to the World: 8.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 1.3 mi
- APSU Farm & Environmental Education Center: 5.6 mi
- Garnett Spring: 22.9 mi
- Balthrop Park: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of KY Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | N 11° | 293 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | N 2° | 262 m | 18.9 mi |
| Keeling Hill | NNE 19° | 246 m | 15.0 mi |
| Frazier Hill | ESE 115° | 198 m | 22.4 mi |
| Brigham Hill | SW 235° | 190 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksville Outlaw AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/27592367
Day trips start here
- Russellville · 29 mi
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