The Backbone
The Backbone is a peak in Franklin, Kentucky and has an elevation of 860 feet. The Backbone is situated nearby to the neighborhood The Maples, as well as near the hamlet Indian Hills.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Franklin County High School and Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort.
Franklin County High School
School
Franklin County High School is the largest of three public high schools in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, and is one of two high schools operated by Franklin County Public Schools.
Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort, Kentucky's Green Hill Cemetery, at the junction of US 60 and US 421, is the only Kentucky monument honoring black soldiers that participated in the American Civil War, and one of only four in the entire United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frankfort and Jett.
Frankfort
Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. Downtown Frankfort is characterized by charismatic, old-fashioned, antebellum style buildings holding shops, cafes, restaurants and museums.
Jett
Hamlet
Jett is an unincorporated community within Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. It was part of a farm acquired by Thomas Jett, in 1822. In 1882, Jett's heirs donated land for a Louisville & Nashville Railroad station which was named for him.
Big Eddy
Hamlet
Big Eddy is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. Big Eddy is situated 5 miles south of The Backbone.
The Backbone
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 860 feet
- Description: mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Franklin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.23646° or 38° 14′ 11″ northLongitude
-84.82912° or 84° 49′ 45″ westElevation
860 feet (262 metres)Open location code
86CQ65PC+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 358608746OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“The Backbone” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Backbone (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “The Backbone”
- Dutch: “The Backbone”
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Localities in the Area
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