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The Coloured Gate of Louisville (The Inevitable Return of the Indefatigable Dr. Fahey)

The Coloured Gate of Louisville (The Inevitable Return of the Indefatigable Dr. Fahey) from directly overhead

The Coloured Gate of Louisville (The Inevitable Return of the Indefatigable Dr. Fahey) is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Personnage, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1988
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.25750, -85.75873
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Belvedere: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Nelson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Aegon Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Jefferson Square: 0.3 mi
  • Founders Square: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 53
Attractions: 47
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 18
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 4.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of The Coloured Gate of Louisville (The Inevitable Return of the Indefatigable Dr. Fahey). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 343°304 m18.9 mi
Hickman HillW 263°302 m9.4 mi
Dawson KnobS 184°295 m23.3 mi
Spickert KnobNW 319°289 m7.5 mi
Daisy HillNNW 331°282 m19.1 mi
Williams KnobNNW 334°282 m19.1 mi
Bowers KnobNNW 331°274 m20.2 mi
Cubby House HillNNW 330°273 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353847586876797872604739
Precip in3.53.54.54.84.84.43.53.33.93.53.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5101270009

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