Louisville Steamboat Era Historical Marker
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Louisville Steamboat Era Historical Marker is a historic site in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 131 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is U. S. Coast Guard World War II Operations in Louisville, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49519657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 131 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the River Road
- 1.0 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 0.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
- Crescent Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.5 mi
- Lost Knob: 6.9 mi
- Pigeon Roost: 7.1 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 7.2 mi
- Belknap Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Aegon Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Fort Nelson Park: 0.4 mi
- Jefferson Square: 0.5 mi
- Founders Square: 0.6 mi
- York: 0.1 mi
- George Roger Clark: 0.2 mi
- The Coloured Gate of Louisville (The Inevitable Return of the Indefatigable Dr. Fahey): 0.2 mi
- Personnage: 0.2 mi
- Night Wave;Moon (sculpture): 0.3 mi
- Belle of Louisville: 0.0 mi
- Evan Williams Bourbon Experience: 0.3 mi
- Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau: 0.9 mi
- Preservation Station Caboose: 1.1 mi
- Jeffersonville Overlook: 1.1 mi
- U. S. Coast Guard World War II Operations in Louisville: 0.0 mi
- Captain John F. Gilooly: 0.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark Expedition Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- York Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Garrison Slave Pen Site: 0.2 mi
- Roots 101 African American Museum: 0.2 mi
- Muhammad Ali Center: 0.3 mi
- Kentucky Science Center: 0.4 mi
- Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory: 0.5 mi
- Frazier History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.1 mi
- Horine Reservation: 12.6 mi
- Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 20.5 mi
- Vault Point: 11.9 mi
- Blunk Point: 12.1 mi
- Water: 14.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.3 mi
- The Narrows: 24.4 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Scribner Garden: 4.0 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 5.0 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.6 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 15.5 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 15.6 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Miles Spring: 19.5 mi
- Grable Spring: 19.8 mi
- Springville: 12.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 15.0 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Louisville Steamboat Era Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | W 263° | 302 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dawson Knob | S 184° | 295 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rock Knob | N 354° | 291 m | 23.5 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 317° | 289 m | 7.5 mi |
| Oak Knob | N 352° | 288 m | 23.4 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NNW 330° | 282 m | 19.1 mi |
| Williams Knob | NNW 334° | 282 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bowers Knob | NNW 330° | 274 m | 20.2 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 | 20:31 | 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 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8589507749
Day trips start here
- Louisville · 1 mi
- Clarksville · 3 mi
- Jeffersonville · 3 mi
- New Albany · 4 mi
- Saint Matthews · 5 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 8 mi
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