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Muhammad Ali’s grave

Muhammad Ali’s grave from directly overhead

Muhammad Ali’s grave is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 21 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.

The record

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
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.24148, -85.71673
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Artworks: 54
  • 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
Attractions: 47
  • 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
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 18
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 3.5 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Muhammad Ali’s grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 338°304 m20.7 mi
Hickman HillW 270°302 m11.6 mi
Dawson KnobS 190°295 m22.5 mi
Spickert KnobNW 313°289 m9.8 mi
Williams KnobNNW 330°282 m21.2 mi
Daisy HillNNW 327°282 m21.2 mi
Bowers KnobNNW 327°274 m22.3 mi
Cubby House HillNW 326°273 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:42
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9272391617

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