Louisville Mega Cavern
Louisville Mega Cavern is an attraction in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Guanaco Area, a attraction 0.2 miles away. River Road passes 4.5 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the River Road
- 5.8 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 5.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 165.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cyril Allgeier Park: 0.2 mi
- Louisville Zoo: 0.2 mi
- Camp Taylor Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Joe Creason Park: 0.7 mi
- Cross Bill: 1.3 mi
- Crescent Hill: 3.8 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 4.8 mi
- Finley Hill: 6.1 mi
- Red Stone Hill: 6.4 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 6.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 2.3 mi
- Leonard "Lenny" Lyles: 2.9 mi
- Hunters: 3.0 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 3.1 mi
- Guanaco Area: 0.2 mi
- Puma Area: 0.2 mi
- Flamingo Area: 0.2 mi
- Bald Eagle Area: 0.2 mi
- Macaw Area: 0.2 mi
- Daniel Boone statue: 2.4 mi
- John B. Castleman Monument: 2.4 mi
- Muhammad Ali’s grave: 2.9 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Col. Harland Sander’s grave: 3.2 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 0.5 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 3.3 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 3.7 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 3.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.4 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 8.4 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 9.1 mi
- Horine Reservation: 9.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 9.7 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 10.8 mi
- Vault Point: 12.2 mi
- Blunk Point: 12.4 mi
- Water: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 20.0 mi
- Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 4.2 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Scribner Garden: 8.6 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 20.3 mi
- Miles Spring: 22.4 mi
- Grable Spring: 22.6 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 17.6 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 10.1 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 10.1 mi
- Springville: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Louisville Mega Cavern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | WNW 283° | 302 m | 12.6 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 193° | 295 m | 19.9 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 321° | 289 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NNW 328° | 273 m | 21.2 mi |
| Brooks Hill | SSW 192° | 269 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hounds Leap | NNW 329° | 264 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lost Knob | NW 317° | 263 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | SSW 203° | 261 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:45 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/332447080
Day trips start here
- Saint Matthews · 4 mi
- Louisville · 5 mi
- Clarksville · 7 mi
- Jeffersontown · 7 mi
- Jeffersonville · 7 mi
- New Albany · 9 mi
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