Muhammad Ali’s grave
Muhammad Ali’s grave is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is John B. Castleman Monument, a historic site 0.5 miles away. River Road passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room in heaven" Muhammad Ali January 17, 1942 June 3, 2016
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the River Road
- 3.2 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 2.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
- Willow Park: 0.5 mi
- Breslin Park: 0.6 mi
- Beargrass Creek Greenway: 0.7 mi
- Tyler Park: 0.7 mi
- Castlewood Greenspace: 0.8 mi
- Crescent Hill: 1.3 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 6.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.7 mi
- Red Stone Hill: 8.0 mi
- Finley Hill: 8.1 mi
- John Hultgren Photography: 1.2 mi
- Our City: 1.6 mi
- Ad Astra "To the Stars": 1.7 mi
- Miles To Go Before I Sleep: 1.8 mi
- Frolic: 1.8 mi
- Market Street line sign: 1.0 mi
- Bingham Park: 1.3 mi
- Sign: 1.9 mi
- Jeffersonville Overlook: 2.3 mi
- Preservation Station Caboose: 2.4 mi
- John B. Castleman Monument: 0.5 mi
- Col. Harland Sander’s grave: 0.5 mi
- Daniel Boone statue: 0.8 mi
- Heigold House Facade: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 1.1 mi
- 1883 Gallery: 1.1 mi
- Roots 101 African American Museum: 2.2 mi
- Howard Steamboat Museum: 2.6 mi
- Muhammad Ali Center: 2.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.4 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 10.9 mi
- Horine Reservation: 11.6 mi
- Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Shelby Trails Park: 19.4 mi
- Vault Point: 12.8 mi
- Blunk Point: 13.0 mi
- Water: 14.8 mi
- Cedar Point: 18.5 mi
- The Narrows: 24.9 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 5.0 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Scribner Garden: 6.4 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 3.5 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 13.2 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 13.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 14.1 mi
- Miles Spring: 21.6 mi
- Grable Spring: 21.8 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 23.2 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 12.7 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 12.7 mi
- Springville: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Muhammad Ali’s grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | W 270° | 302 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dawson Knob | S 190° | 295 m | 22.5 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 313° | 289 m | 9.8 mi |
| Williams Knob | NNW 330° | 282 m | 21.2 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NNW 327° | 282 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bowers Knob | NNW 327° | 274 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NW 326° | 273 m | 18.5 mi |
| Brooks Hill | S 186° | 269 m | 12.3 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9272391617
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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