Korean War Memorial
Korean War Memorial is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is McNeely Lake Park, a park 0.6 miles away. River Road passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the River Road
- 13.4 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 12.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
- McNeely Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Highview Park: 2.3 mi
- Farman Park: 2.7 mi
- Blue Lick Park: 3.0 mi
- Fairmount Falls Park: 3.4 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 4.5 mi
- Buttonmold Knob: 4.7 mi
- Wagonbed Knob: 5.6 mi
- Holsclaw Hill: 6.2 mi
- The Lost Knob: 6.3 mi
- Gaslight Lamp: 7.3 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 7.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 8.5 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 9.6 mi
- Leonard "Lenny" Lyles: 9.9 mi
- Bingo City: 6.4 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 7.5 mi
- Guanaco Area: 7.7 mi
- Walleroo Walkabout: 7.7 mi
- Lorikeet Landing: 7.7 mi
- Vietnam War memorial: 5.3 mi
- Iwo Jima memorial: 5.4 mi
- Ben Stout House: 5.6 mi
- Confederate Martyrs Monument: 6.9 mi
- Tri Ân Monument: 7.3 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 7.2 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 8.1 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 10.0 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 10.3 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 10.9 mi
- Vault Point: 15.4 mi
- Blunk Point: 15.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 16.0 mi
- Snyder Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Potlick Point: 22.0 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 9.6 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 11.9 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Scribner Garden: 15.9 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 23.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 6.1 mi
- Horine Reservation: 7.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 13.2 mi
- Shelby Trails Park: 19.2 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 4.5 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 4.5 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 8.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 22.9 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 11.4 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 13.0 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 23.5 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 3.3 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 3.3 mi
- Springville: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Korean War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | WNW 300° | 302 m | 18.5 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 213° | 295 m | 15.1 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 325° | 289 m | 19.8 mi |
| Brooks Hill | WSW 243° | 269 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lost Knob | NW 323° | 263 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | WSW 254° | 261 m | 7.6 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | WSW 258° | 261 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | WSW 249° | 260 m | 12.2 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 | 20:30 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville WFO, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11616092255
Day trips start here
- Mount Washington · 6 mi
- Jeffersontown · 8 mi
- Shepherdsville · 9 mi
- Saint Matthews · 10 mi
- Louisville · 12 mi
- Jeffersonville · 14 mi
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