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U.S. Marine Hospital

U.S. Marine Hospital from directly overhead

U.S. Marine Hospital is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Portland Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

historic building in Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Wikidata Q135234271, matched on coordinates and name (28 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Built between 1845 and 1852, during the zenith of steamboat and river commerce, the U.S. Marine Hospital in Louisville served boatmen on the Western waterways....

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.27116, -85.78374

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 47
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 5.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of U.S. Marine Hospital. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 347°304 m17.7 mi
Hickman HillWSW 256°302 m8.3 mi
Rock KnobN 357°291 m22.5 mi
Spickert KnobNW 323°289 m5.9 mi
Oak KnobN 356°288 m22.4 mi
Daisy HillNNW 333°282 m17.6 mi
Williams KnobNNW 337°282 m17.7 mi
Bowers KnobNNW 333°274 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:11
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353847586876797872604739
Precip in3.53.54.54.84.84.43.53.33.93.53.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10221292663

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