- Elevation, modelled
- 128 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- Round Knob304 m · 18.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2593, -85.7552
Life Saving Station #10 is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled 128 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain John F. Gilooly, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 0.5 miles off.
Stationed at the Falls of the Ohio, this one of a kind floating life saving station was the only inland station in the U.S. Life Saving Service (USLSS). It was manned by USLSS and U.S. Coast Guard crews for 91 years from 1881-1972.
lifesaving station built by the United States Life-Saving Service located in Louisville, Kentucky
Wikidata Q3303013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Life Saving Station #10. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | NNW 343° | 304 m | 18.9 mi |
| 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 353° | 288 m | 23.4 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NNW 330° | 282 m | 19.1 mi |
| Williams Knob | NNW 334° | 282 m | 19.1 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the River Road
- 1.0 mi off the Indiana's Historic PathwaysNational
- 0.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 161.1 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
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
- 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
- Roots 101 African American Museum: 0.2 mi
- Muhammad Ali Center: 0.3 mi
- Kentucky Science Center: 0.4 mi
- Kentucky Science Center: 0.4 mi
- Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory: 0.5 mi
- Springville: 12.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 15.0 mi
| 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).
- National Register of Historic Places — MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS, reference 89001446, listed 06/30/89.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 89001446
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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