Nature reserve · Kentucky

Horine Reservation

Horine Reservation from directly overhead

Horine Reservation is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. River Road passes 13 miles off.

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Operated by: Louisville Parks and Recreation

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Coordinates38.07739, -85.76535

12.5 mi off the River Road
13.6 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
172.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
13.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Mitchell Hill: 0.4 mi
Holsclaw Hill: 1.1 mi
Brooks Hill: 1.6 mi
Jefferson Hill: 1.7 mi
Buttonmold Knob: 2.9 mi

Parks

Jefferson Memorial Forest: 1.7 mi
Fairdale Village Green: 1.9 mi
Nelson Hornbeck Park: 2.2 mi
South Park Country Club: 2.8 mi
Blue Lick Park: 4.4 mi

Artworks54

Pegasus (sculpture): 7.6 mi
Fallen Soldier: 7.8 mi
Engineering Art: 9.4 mi
Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 9.4 mi
Tau Beta Pi: 9.4 mi

Historic sites47

Korean War Memorial: 7.3 mi
American Pharoah Exhibit: 8.9 mi
Jack Segell Memorial: 9.2 mi
Fort Duffield: 11.2 mi
John B. Castleman Monument: 11.3 mi

Attractions47

Louisville Mega Cavern: 9.2 mi
Puma Area: 9.3 mi
Lynx Area: 9.3 mi
Bald Eagle Area: 9.3 mi
Penguin Cove: 9.3 mi

Museums30

Little Loomhouse: 5.6 mi
Kentucky Derby Museum: 8.8 mi
Colonel Sanders Museum: 9.3 mi
J B Speed Art Museum: 9.7 mi
Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 10.5 mi

Nature reserves14

Gardens6

Iroquois Flowers: 7.8 mi
Community Garden: 10.0 mi
Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 13.1 mi
Scribner Garden: 14.6 mi
Underground Railroad Gardens: 14.6 mi

Picnic sites6

Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 8.2 mi
Redbud Shelter: 11.5 mi
The Woodland Pavillion: 11.5 mi
Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Picnic Area: 12.4 mi

Cliffs6

Blunk Point: 9.4 mi
Vault Point: 9.4 mi
Cedar Point: 10.7 mi
The Narrows: 16.1 mi
Potlick Point: 18.9 mi

Springs3

Distillerie Four Roses: 14.5 mi
Grable Spring: 21.9 mi
Miles Spring: 21.9 mi

Rest areas2

Bullitt County Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi

Natural arches1

Fairmont Falls Arch: 10.2 mi

Waterfalls1

Fairmont Falls: 10.2 mi

Ghost towns1

Springville: 24.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Horine Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Hickman Hill	NW 322°	302 m	14.5 mi
Dawson Knob	S 186°	295 m	10.9 mi
Spickert Knob	NNW 346°	289 m	18.7 mi
Indian Hill	SW 226°	275 m	17.8 mi
Brooks Hill	SE 124°	269 m	1.6 mi
Lost Knob	NNW 345°	263 m	17.7 mi
Mitchell Hill	WSW 243°	261 m	0.4 mi
Jefferson Hill	W 274°	261 m	1.7 mi

Conditions

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	07:32	19:07	19:42
December solstice	07:56	16:46	17:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	34	38	47	57	66	74	78	77	70	59	47	38
Precip in	3.8	3.7	5.1	5.3	5.8	4.9	4.7	3.3	3.8	4.2	3.9	4.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville WFO, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/540318326

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