Florence Y’All Water Tower
Florence Y’All Water Tower is an attraction in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Aquatic Center, a park 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
water tower in Florence, Kentucky, United States
Dates from 1974.
Wikidata Q5460821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Florence
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Florence Aquatic Center: 0.3 mi
- Stringtown Park: 0.8 mi
- Niblack Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Boone County Pee Wee Football: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Woods Park: 1.1 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Burlington Firefighters Memorial: 4.2 mi
- 2020 Senior Players: 4.7 mi
- Kenton County Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Northern Kentucky 9/11 Memorial: 5.2 mi
- American football ball: 8.8 mi
- Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: 9.8 mi
- Cincinnati Union Terminal: 9.8 mi
- Carol Ann’s Carousel: 10.0 mi
- Rain Fountain: 10.0 mi
- Floral Paradise Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 9.4 mi
- Butterfly/Hummingbird Garden: 9.4 mi
- Entrance garden: 9.4 mi
- Rainforest Garden: 9.4 mi
- Wolsing Trails & Wetlands: 5.3 mi
- Decker Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Boone Cliffs State Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Dr. Norman and Martha Adair Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Imago: 8.4 mi
- Vent Haven Museum: 6.4 mi
- Delhi Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Behringer-Crawford Museum at Devou: 8.2 mi
- Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati: 8.3 mi
- Ludlow Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Orchard Hill: 6.9 mi
- Mount Echo: 8.0 mi
- Pye Hill: 9.5 mi
- Johns Hill: 9.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 9.9 mi
- Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 11.5 mi
- Area 33, Maple Ridge: 11.6 mi
- Columbia Terrace: 12.0 mi
- Cedar Bend: 12.0 mi
- Area 26: 12.1 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 23.5 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 23.6 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Florence Y’All Water Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | N 8° | 319 m | 19.4 mi |
| Harrison Hill | NNW 327° | 284 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mulford Hill | W 281° | 280 m | 23.7 mi |
| Harrison Hill | NNW 329° | 279 m | 20.6 mi |
| Whites Hill | NW 325° | 273 m | 22.3 mi |
| Orchard Hill | ENE 64° | 268 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SE 130° | 267 m | 24.0 mi |
| Jackson Ridge | NW 320° | 259 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati/northern Kentucky I, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/258540662
Day trips start here
- Florence · 0 mi
- Hebron · 6 mi
- Fort Wright · 7 mi
- Covington · 9 mi
- Cincinnati · 10 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 10 mi
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