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Carnegie Center for Art and History

Carnegie Center for Art and History, a museum in Indiana
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Carnegie Center for Art and History is a museum in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 138 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Landscape, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

The Carnegie Center for Art & History, within the Downtown Historic District of New Albany, Indiana, is a contemporary art gallery and local history museum. The Carnegie Center offers a variety of exhibitions, events, and learning opportunities for the public. The Carnegie Center is a branch of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. The building was initially built as a Carnegie library, first opened on March 2, 1904, with 11,125 total books. It is of Beaux-Arts architecture style. It was used as a library until 1969, when the new New Albany-Floyd County Public Library was built. After a $1.2 million renovation in 1998, the name was changed to the Carnegie Center for Art & History to better reflect its mission and library heritage. In 2015, total attendance was 26,690 and Carnegie Center staff presented 107 programs to participants of all ages. All exhibits and programs are offered free of charge to the public.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1971.

Wikidata Q5043881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
138 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.28677, -85.82186
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 54
  • Landscape: 0.1 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 0.2 mi
  • Winged Man: 0.2 mi
  • New Albany, Indiana. 1850’s: 0.2 mi
  • Promised Lands: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 45
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 7.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Carnegie Center for Art and History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobN 353°304 m16.2 mi
Hickman HillWSW 242°302 m6.7 mi
Rock KnobN 3°291 m21.4 mi
Spickert KnobNNW 338°289 m3.9 mi
Oak KnobN 1°288 m21.3 mi
Daisy HillNNW 338°282 m15.8 mi
Williams KnobNNW 342°282 m16.0 mi
Henry Ott HillW 275°278 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:11
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/938694157

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