- Elevation, modelled
- 280 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pleasant Hill330 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old Frankfort Pike0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:05local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0544, -84.5314
Boils is a spring in Kentucky, at a modelled 280 m. Pleasant Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Barn Foundation, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Old Frankfort Pike passes 0.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boils. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | ESE 102° | 330 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spring Hill | ESE 101° | 294 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 308° | 262 m | 20.5 mi |
| Eagle Nest Hill | ESE 122° | 260 m | 23.2 mi |
| Indian Gap Hill | NW 320° | 259 m | 25.0 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NW 304° | 251 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Mound | WSW 256° | 226 m | 20.6 mi |
| Fort Hill | WNW 300° | 174 m | 21.2 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Old Frankfort PikeNational
- 0.4 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 1.4 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 2.9 mi off the Shakertown Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Barn Foundation: 0.0 mi
- Creamery Foundation: 0.0 mi
- Ladies' Confederate Memorial: 1.1 mi
- John Hunt Morgan Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 1.1 mi
- McConnell Springs: 0.1 mi
- Pine Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
- Thompson Road Park: 0.8 mi
- Addison Park: 0.8 mi
- Speigle Heights Park: 0.9 mi
- Stockyard Commons: 0.6 mi
- My Name is MO: 0.8 mi
- Distillery District: 1.2 mi
- First Impressions: 1.4 mi
- Friendship: 1.7 mi
- Kilrush Food Forest: 1.0 mi
- Baby Health Garden: 1.5 mi
- Whitney Avenue Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Roosevelt Blvd Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- GTP Forest Garden: 1.8 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 1.6 mi
- Lexington Children's Museum: 1.7 mi
- Lexington History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Kentucky Room: 2.0 mi
- Living Arts and Science Center: 2.4 mi
- Sugar Hill: 6.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 7.9 mi
- Catnip Hill: 8.1 mi
- Meridian Hill: 9.5 mi
- Grizzard Hill: 15.4 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 1.5 mi
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 1.6 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 4.1 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 4.1 mi
- Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours: 9.3 mi
- Blue Hole: 0.1 mi
- Preston Spring: 0.6 mi
- Linsday Spring: 2.0 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 2.2 mi
- Big Spring: 10.9 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 13.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.7 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 13.2 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 13.8 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 19.2 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 19.7 mi
- Benson Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:26 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:41 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 20.3 | 26.1 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 19.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wolf Run AT Old Frankfort Pike AT Lexington, KY, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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