National Steamboat Monument
National Steamboat Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 144 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mister Redlegs, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Riverboat Row Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49530486, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 144 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 1869 Red Stockings Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Yeatmans Cove Park: 0.3 mi
- John G. and Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Lytle Park: 0.3 mi
- George Rogers Clark Park: 0.4 mi
- Kay’s Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pleasant Street North Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Over-The-Rhine People’s Garden: 1.4 mi
- Druffel Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Medicinal Herb Garden: 2.9 mi
- 1869 Red Stockings Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Black Brigade Monument: 0.2 mi
- Fort Washington Monument: 0.2 mi
- Fort Washington Powder Magazine: 0.3 mi
- Berlin Wall Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Main Street Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.2 mi
- BB Riverboats: 0.3 mi
- Rain Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Carol Ann’s Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Mister Redlegs: 0.0 mi
- Joe Nuxhall: 0.2 mi
- Johnny Lee Bench: 0.2 mi
- Frank Robinson: 0.2 mi
- Ernie Lombardi: 0.2 mi
- Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: 0.3 mi
- Taft Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Newport History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Scarborough Woods: 3.1 mi
- Theresa Street Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Imago: 3.6 mi
- Glenway Woods: 3.7 mi
- Bettman Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Mount Adams: 0.8 mi
- Goat Hill: 1.4 mi
- Brighton Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.9 mi
- Mount Echo: 3.3 mi
- Lower Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Area 23: 5.6 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 5.7 mi
- Area 19, Stone Steps: 5.8 mi
- Area 26: 5.8 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 13.8 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 13.8 mi
- Butterworth: 19.5 mi
- Simpkinsville: 19.6 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Steamboat Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 338° | 319 m | 13.3 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 301° | 279 m | 21.3 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 344° | 274 m | 22.2 mi |
| Whites Hill | WNW 299° | 273 m | 23.4 mi |
| Orchard Hill | SSW 201° | 268 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 155° | 267 m | 24.7 mi |
| Galley Hill | ENE 77° | 265 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jackson Ridge | WNW 290° | 259 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357531704
Day trips start here
- Cincinnati · 0 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 0 mi
- Cincinnati/Over-the-Rhine · 1 mi
- Newport · 1 mi
- Covington · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Clifton and Northside · 3 mi
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