John B. Castleman Monument
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John B. Castleman Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
The John B. Castleman Monument, within the Cherokee Triangle of Louisville, Kentucky, was unveiled on November 8, 1913. The model, selected from a competition to which numerous sculptors contributed, was designed by R. Hinton Perry of New York. The statue was erected to honor John Breckinridge Castleman at a cost of $15,000 by popular subscription from city, state, and other commonwealths. The statue was made of bronze, and rested on a granite pedestal. It stood 15-feet high, with a base of 12×20 feet. The monument was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. There were attempts to remove the statue since January 2019 because Castleman was a Major of the Confederate army. The monument was removed on June 8, 2020, and is pending cleaning and relocation to Castleman's burial site in Cave Hill Cemetery, which has not been done as of May 2025.
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Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q6219879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the River Road
- 3.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 2.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
- Willow Park: 0.2 mi
- Tyler Park: 0.4 mi
- Castlewood Greenspace: 0.6 mi
- Beargrass Creek Greenway: 0.9 mi
- Breslin Park: 1.1 mi
- Crescent Hill: 1.6 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 6.4 mi
- Red Stone Hill: 7.7 mi
- Finley Hill: 7.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.0 mi
- John Hultgren Photography: 1.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.5 mi
- Our City: 2.0 mi
- Ad Astra "To the Stars": 2.1 mi
- Miles To Go Before I Sleep: 2.1 mi
- Market Street line sign: 1.4 mi
- Bingham Park: 1.7 mi
- Sign: 1.9 mi
- Gorilla Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Pygmy Hippo Area: 2.0 mi
- Daniel Boone statue: 0.5 mi
- Muhammad Ali’s grave: 0.5 mi
- Col. Harland Sander’s grave: 0.8 mi
- Heigold House Facade: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 1.5 mi
- 1883 Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Roots 101 African American Museum: 2.6 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 2.7 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.0 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 10.6 mi
- Horine Reservation: 11.3 mi
- Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Shelby Trails Park: 19.2 mi
- Vault Point: 12.8 mi
- Blunk Point: 13.0 mi
- Water: 15.0 mi
- Cedar Point: 18.6 mi
- The Narrows: 24.7 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 4.8 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Scribner Garden: 6.8 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 3.3 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 12.7 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 14.4 mi
- Miles Spring: 21.8 mi
- Grable Spring: 22.0 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 22.7 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 12.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 12.2 mi
- Springville: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of John B. Castleman Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | W 272° | 302 m | 11.9 mi |
| Dawson Knob | S 191° | 295 m | 22.1 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 314° | 289 m | 10.3 mi |
| Williams Knob | NNW 330° | 282 m | 21.7 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NNW 327° | 282 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bowers Knob | NNW 327° | 274 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NW 326° | 273 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brooks Hill | S 187° | 269 m | 11.9 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000690OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Castleman, John B., Monument, reference 97000690, listed 04/03/20.
OpenStreetMap element node/1654515878
Day trips start here
- Louisville · 3 mi
- Saint Matthews · 3 mi
- Jeffersonville · 4 mi
- Clarksville · 5 mi
- New Albany · 7 mi
- Jeffersontown · 8 mi
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