Charles Hermany
Charles Hermany is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is George Warren Fuller, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1930
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- This gateway is a memorial to Charles Hermany (1830-1908), who served as chief engineer of the Louisville Water Co. (1861-1908). A pioneer in water filtration. A.D. 1930
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the River Road
- 2.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 11.8 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastover Park: 0.2 mi
- Kennedy Court Park: 0.3 mi
- Seminary park: 0.6 mi
- Cherokee Park: 1.0 mi
- Clifton Heights Bradley Greenway: 1.2 mi
- Crescent Hill: 1.0 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 8.3 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 8.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 9.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 9.6 mi
- John Hultgren Photography: 0.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.5 mi
- Our City: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Monument: 3.4 mi
- Ad Astra "To the Stars": 3.6 mi
- Sign: 0.3 mi
- Bingham Park: 1.6 mi
- Market Street line sign: 1.7 mi
- Jeffersonville Overlook: 3.2 mi
- Preservation Station Caboose: 3.4 mi
- George Warren Fuller: 0.0 mi
- Our Honored Dead: 1.3 mi
- Col. Harland Sander’s grave: 1.6 mi
- Daniel Boone statue: 1.8 mi
- Muhammad Ali’s grave: 2.1 mi
- 1883 Gallery: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 1.8 mi
- WaterWorks Museum: 2.1 mi
- Howard Steamboat Museum: 2.9 mi
- Vintage Fire Museum: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.9 mi
- Horine Reservation: 13.0 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 5.3 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 12.8 mi
- Water: 13.1 mi
- Vault Point: 14.9 mi
- Blunk Point: 15.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 16.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.7 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 7.0 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 7.7 mi
- Scribner Garden: 7.9 mi
- Miles Spring: 23.5 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 23.6 mi
- Grable Spring: 23.7 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
- Springville: 12.0 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 12.5 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Charles Hermany. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | NNW 332° | 304 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hickman Hill | W 266° | 302 m | 13.5 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 194° | 295 m | 23.7 mi |
| Spickert Knob | WNW 303° | 289 m | 10.8 mi |
| Williams Knob | NW 324° | 282 m | 21.5 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NW 322° | 282 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bowers Knob | NW 322° | 274 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NW 320° | 273 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| 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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Bowman FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7435171416
Day trips start here
- Saint Matthews · 1 mi
- Jeffersonville · 4 mi
- Clarksville · 5 mi
- Louisville · 5 mi
- Jeffersontown · 7 mi
- New Albany · 8 mi
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