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Wolf Pen Corridor

Wolf Pen Corridor from directly overhead

Wolf Pen Corridor is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Meeting Street Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Settled in the late 1700s and part of Jefferson County's third major settlement. Rich farmland and water traffic attracted a community of tradesmen, farmers, millers, and African-Americans. This corridor includes Wolf Pen & Mint Springs Branch Roads, Cham
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Coordinates38.32136, -85.57111
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meeting Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jimson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Oval Park: 0.6 mi
  • Springdale Park: 1.1 mi
  • Briar Hill Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 54
  • Gallapalooza Horse Statue: 2.6 mi
  • John Hultgren Photography: 8.5 mi
  • Gaslight Lamp: 8.8 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 9.5 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 53
  • Pleasant Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Crescent Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Long Run Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Tinker Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Evergreen Hill: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Party Center: 5.3 mi
  • Sign: 7.8 mi
  • Bingham Park: 8.7 mi
  • Market Street line sign: 8.9 mi
  • Bingo City: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cedar Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 3.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolf Pen Corridor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNW 311°304 m20.8 mi
Hickman HillWSW 254°302 m20.3 mi
Rock KnobNNW 327°291 m22.8 mi
Spickert KnobW 275°289 m15.1 mi
Oak KnobNW 326°288 m22.9 mi
Williams KnobNW 305°282 m22.5 mi
Daisy HillWNW 302°282 m23.0 mi
Bowers KnobWNW 304°274 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:54
June solstice06:2020:3021:10
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5616:4417:26

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11028861435

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