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Anderson Park

Anderson Park from directly overhead

Anderson Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 134 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Falling Run Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
134 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.28933, -85.83105
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 54
  • Landscape: 0.5 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 0.7 mi
  • Winged Man: 0.7 mi
  • Promised Lands: 0.7 mi
  • New Albany, Indiana. 1850’s: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 45
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 25
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Anderson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobN 354°304 m16.0 mi
Hickman HillWSW 239°302 m6.4 mi
Spickert KnobNNW 344°289 m3.6 mi
Oak KnobN 3°288 m21.1 mi
Daisy HillNNW 340°282 m15.5 mi
Williams KnobNNW 344°282 m15.7 mi
Seigs HillW 275°281 m21.2 mi
Henry Ott HillW 275°278 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:11
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4617:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353847586876797872604739
Precip in3.53.54.54.84.84.43.53.33.93.53.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee13 obs
  • Japanese Chaff Flower12 obs
  • American trumpet vine10 obs
  • American Robin9 obs
  • Mourning Dove8 obs
  • Western Honey Bee8 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle8 obs
  • Silver-spotted Skipper8 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1089804777

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