Newport on the Levee
Newport on the Levee is an attraction in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Newport History Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Riverboat Row Scenic Byway runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Outdoor plaza in Newport, KY, USA
Dates from 2001.
Wikidata Q7019093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 0.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- BB Riverboats: 0.3 mi
- Main Street Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.7 mi
- Rain Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Carol Ann’s Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Mansion Hill Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Yeatmans Cove Park: 0.4 mi
- Great American Broadcasting Pavillion: 0.4 mi
- General James Taylor Park: 0.4 mi
- Sawyer Point Park: 0.5 mi
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus: 0.4 mi
- National Steamboat Monument: 0.5 mi
- Cincinnati Gateway: 0.5 mi
- Elephant: 0.5 mi
- Cincinnati Water Works: 0.5 mi
- Mister Redlegs: 0.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.6 mi
- Joe Nuxhall: 0.6 mi
- Johnny Lee Bench: 0.7 mi
- Frank Robinson: 0.7 mi
- Kay’s Garden: 1.3 mi
- Pleasant Street North Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Over-The-Rhine People’s Garden: 1.7 mi
- Druffel Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.6 mi
- Newport History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Taft Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.6 mi
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: 0.8 mi
- Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame: 0.9 mi
- Scarborough Woods: 2.9 mi
- Bettman Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Theresa Street Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Imago: 4.1 mi
- Glenway Woods: 4.2 mi
- Mount Adams: 0.9 mi
- Goat Hill: 1.5 mi
- Brighton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.3 mi
- Mount Echo: 3.8 mi
- Lower Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Area 23: 6.0 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 6.0 mi
- Area 19, Stone Steps: 6.2 mi
- Area 26: 6.2 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 13.7 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 13.8 mi
- Simpkinsville: 19.2 mi
- Butterworth: 19.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newport on the Levee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 337° | 319 m | 13.6 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 298° | 284 m | 21.8 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 300° | 279 m | 21.7 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 343° | 274 m | 22.5 mi |
| Whites Hill | WNW 299° | 273 m | 23.9 mi |
| Orchard Hill | SSW 207° | 268 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 155° | 267 m | 24.4 mi |
| Galley Hill | ENE 76° | 265 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/121064759
Day trips start here
- Cincinnati · 1 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 1 mi
- Newport · 1 mi
- Cincinnati/Over-the-Rhine · 2 mi
- Covington · 2 mi
- Fort Thomas · 3 mi
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