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Boone Square

Boone Square from directly overhead

Boone Square is a park in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Portland Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 1.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Louisville Parks and Recreation

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates38.26164, -85.78173
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 47
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 18
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 5.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Boone Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 347°304 m18.3 mi
Hickman HillW 260°302 m8.2 mi
Spickert KnobNW 326°289 m6.5 mi
Daisy HillNNW 334°282 m18.3 mi
Williams KnobNNW 337°282 m18.4 mi
Henry Ott HillW 279°278 m22.9 mi
Bowers KnobNNW 334°274 m19.4 mi
Cubby House HillNNW 334°273 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:11
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

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, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin67 obs
  • Canada Goose58 obs
  • Great Blue Heron49 obs
  • Black Vulture48 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel47 obs
  • false indigo bush43 obs
  • Mallard42 obs
  • House Sparrow38 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/481422185

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