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Commonwealth Spring

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Elevation, modelled
280 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pleasant Hill330 m · 24.1 mi
Nearest byway
Old Frankfort Pike1.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
38.0853, -84.5207
Commonwealth Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Commonwealth Spring 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 Meadowthorpe Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Old Frankfort Pike passes 1.9 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Commonwealth Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant HillESE 107°330 m24.1 mi
Five Forks HillE 82°307 m24.7 mi
Spring HillESE 109°294 m15.7 mi
The BackboneWNW 302°262 m19.7 mi
Eagle Nest HillSE 127°260 m23.9 mi
Indian Gap HillNW 315°259 m23.8 mi
Hickman HillWNW 296°251 m15.8 mi
The MoundWSW 251°226 m21.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Springs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1519:50
June solstice06:1620:2621:05
September equinox07:2719:0219:37
December solstice07:5216:4117:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846566573777669584638
Precip in3.43.64.54.45.45.05.13.73.43.73.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9.415.410.510.68.56.87.33.74.57.64.39.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cane Run Creek AT Citation Blvd NR Lexington, KY, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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