Kentucky Derby Museum
Kentucky Derby Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is American Pharoah Exhibit, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
thoroughbred horse racing museum in Louisville, Kentucky, US
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q14690752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the River Road
- 4.8 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 4.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 164.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- G.G. Moore Park: 0.3 mi
- Wayside Park: 0.5 mi
- South Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Stansbury Park: 0.8 mi
- William Harrison Park: 0.8 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 3.4 mi
- Red Stone Hill: 4.4 mi
- Finley Hill: 4.9 mi
- Crescent Hill: 5.2 mi
- Round Knob: 5.6 mi
- Engineering Art: 0.8 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 0.8 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Thinker: 0.9 mi
- Truth and Justice: 0.9 mi
- Tortoise Area: 3.5 mi
- Penguin Cove: 3.5 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 3.5 mi
- Warthog Area: 3.6 mi
- Rhinoceros Area: 3.6 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 0.0 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Garrison Slave Pen Site: 3.6 mi
- York Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark Expedition Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 3.3 mi
- Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory: 3.6 mi
- Kentucky Science Center: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 8.3 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 8.4 mi
- Horine Reservation: 8.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 8.9 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 13.9 mi
- Vault Point: 9.0 mi
- Blunk Point: 9.2 mi
- Water: 18.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.2 mi
- The Narrows: 21.0 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 1.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Scribner Garden: 6.1 mi
- Miles Spring: 18.7 mi
- Grable Spring: 18.9 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 22.0 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 13.1 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 13.1 mi
- Springville: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Kentucky Derby Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | WNW 286° | 302 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dawson Knob | S 182° | 295 m | 19.7 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NNW 336° | 289 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NNW 337° | 273 m | 19.3 mi |
| Brooks Hill | S 170° | 269 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hounds Leap | NNW 339° | 264 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lost Knob | NNW 333° | 263 m | 9.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 272° | 263 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:46 | 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 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4215189315
Day trips start here
- Louisville · 3 mi
- Clarksville · 6 mi
- New Albany · 6 mi
- Jeffersonville · 7 mi
- Saint Matthews · 7 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 10 mi
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