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Charles Hermany

Charles Hermany from directly overhead

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

Coordinates38.25440, -85.68199

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Artworks: 54
  • 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
Attractions: 47
  • 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
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 332°304 m20.7 mi
Hickman HillW 266°302 m13.5 mi
Dawson KnobSSW 194°295 m23.7 mi
Spickert KnobWNW 303°289 m10.8 mi
Williams KnobNW 324°282 m21.5 mi
Daisy HillNW 322°282 m21.6 mi
Bowers KnobNW 322°274 m22.7 mi
Cubby House HillNW 320°273 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2020:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:41
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947586775797870594739
Precip in3.33.34.44.75.24.74.63.53.63.73.43.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7435171416

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