U. S. Coast Guard World War II Operations in Louisville
U. S. Coast Guard World War II Operations in Louisville is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Louisville Steamboat Era Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 0.5 miles off.
Honors U.S. Coast Guard members who patrolled the Ohio River in response to confirmed threats of German sabotage at the McAlpine Locks from Nov 1942-Nov 1944.
The story
County seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.
Dates from 1778.
Wikidata Q43668, matched on coordinates and name (467 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- From November, 1942 - November, 1944, 134 Coast Guard temporary reservists conducted continuous river patrols from this station. Led by Lt. J.C. Theobald And Lt. (J.G.) W.T. Duvall, this volunteer company of citizen reservists manned over 20 boats in dire
What to expect
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): 0.2 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
- Louisville Steamboat Era Historical Marker: 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: 16.3 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 20.5 mi
- Vault Point: 11.9 mi
- Blunk Point: 12.2 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: 4.5 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 U. S. Coast Guard World War II Operations in Louisville. 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8589312355
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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