Life Saving Station #10
Life Saving Station #10 is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 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.
The story
lifesaving station built by the United States Life-Saving Service located in Louisville, Kentucky
Wikidata Q3303013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the River Road
- 1.0 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 0.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 161.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Belvedere: 0.2 mi
- Belknap Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Aegon Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Fort Nelson Park: 0.4 mi
- Jefferson Square: 0.5 mi
- 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
- York: 0.1 mi
- George Roger Clark: 0.1 mi
- The Coloured Gate of Louisville (The Inevitable Return of the Indefatigable Dr. Fahey): 0.2 mi
- Personnage: 0.2 mi
- Night Wave;Moon (sculpture): 0.2 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
- Butterfly Garden: 4.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.1 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.1 mi
- Horine Reservation: 12.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.6 mi
- Vault Point: 11.9 mi
- Blunk Point: 12.1 mi
- Water: 14.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.1 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Scribner Garden: 4.0 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 5.0 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Miles Spring: 19.5 mi
- Grable Spring: 19.8 mi
- Springville: 12.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 15.0 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 15.0 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 89001446OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS, reference 89001446, listed 06/30/89.
OpenStreetMap element way/925198735
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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