WaterWorks Museum
WaterWorks Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road passes 0.3 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Louisville WaterWorks Museum opened in the west wing of a renovated and restored interior of Pumping Station No. 1 on Zorn Avenue at 3005 River Road in Louisville, Kentucky overlooking the Ohio River. The building was constructed from 1858 until 1860 as part of Louisville's original water works. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1971. Renovations began in January 2013 and the museum opened on March 1, 2014. The restoration restored the building to pre-Civil War condition along with a 1900s-era cast-iron spiral staircase. New bathrooms and prep kitchen were added. The museum collections include Louisville Water's historic photographs, films and memorabilia, as well as architectural drawings, water main sections, meters and tools, and a steam mud pump. The exhibit topics include riverbank filtration, clean drinking water, the use of mules in reservoir cleaning, steam engines, architecture and engineering innovations. The museum is located on the same site as the Louisville Water Tower in the area known as Louisville Water Tower Park.
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Wikidata Q17019049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the River Road
- 0.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 3.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 10.9 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Park: 0.4 mi
- Thurman Hutchins Park: 0.6 mi
- Louisville Champions Park: 0.7 mi
- Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park: 0.8 mi
- Duffy's Landing: 0.9 mi
- Crescent Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.5 mi
- Lost Knob: 8.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.8 mi
- Spickert Knob: 9.0 mi
- Veterans Monument: 1.9 mi
- Our City: 2.3 mi
- "Perpetual Perception" Water Tank Mural: 2.4 mi
- NoCo Arts Story Trail: 2.4 mi
- Story Trail Mosaic Mural: 2.4 mi
- Bingham Park: 1.5 mi
- Market Street line sign: 1.9 mi
- Sign: 2.0 mi
- Jeffersonville Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Preservation Station Caboose: 2.2 mi
- Heigold House Facade: 1.7 mi
- Charles Hermany: 2.1 mi
- George Warren Fuller: 2.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 2.3 mi
- Col. Harland Sander’s grave: 2.4 mi
- Howard Steamboat Museum: 1.3 mi
- 1883 Gallery: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 1.8 mi
- Vintage Fire Museum: 2.3 mi
- Clark County Museum: 2.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 13.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 14.2 mi
- Horine Reservation: 14.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 6.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 11.2 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Scribner Garden: 6.6 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 7.6 mi
- Water: 12.0 mi
- Vault Point: 15.1 mi
- Blunk Point: 15.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 16.1 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
- Miles Spring: 22.6 mi
- Grable Spring: 22.9 mi
- Springville: 10.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 14.6 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of WaterWorks Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | NNW 333° | 304 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hickman Hill | WSW 258° | 302 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rock Knob | NNW 346° | 291 m | 22.5 mi |
| Spickert Knob | WNW 297° | 289 m | 9.0 mi |
| Oak Knob | NNW 345° | 288 m | 22.5 mi |
| Williams Knob | NW 324° | 282 m | 19.4 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NW 321° | 282 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bowers Knob | NW 321° | 274 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 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 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Bowman FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5146055222
Day trips start here
- Jeffersonville · 2 mi
- Clarksville · 3 mi
- Saint Matthews · 3 mi
- Louisville · 4 mi
- New Albany · 7 mi
- Jeffersontown · 9 mi
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