- Elevation, modelled
- 156 m
- Tallest summit within 23.8 miles
- Hickman Hill302 m · 16.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road6.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 38.1942, -85.6357
Buechel Park is a park in Kentucky, at a modelled 156 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bingo City, a attraction 0.7 miles away. River Road passes 6.7 miles off.
- Operated by
- Louisville Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Buechel Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | WNW 282° | 302 m | 16.4 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 204° | 295 m | 20.6 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 311° | 289 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NW 322° | 273 m | 23.8 mi |
| Brooks Hill | SSW 212° | 269 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hounds Leap | NW 322° | 264 m | 23.1 mi |
| Lost Knob | NW 308° | 263 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | SW 222° | 261 m | 11.0 mi |
- 6.7 mi off the River Road
- 7.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 8.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic PathwaysNational
- 14.8 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pee Wee Park: 0.8 mi
- Norfolk Acres Park: 0.9 mi
- Klondike Park: 1.0 mi
- Farnsley Park: 1.7 mi
- Petersburg Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Evergreen Hill: 3.5 mi
- Crescent Hill: 5.5 mi
- Tinker Hill: 7.6 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 7.7 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 54
- Sculpture Garden: 3.6 mi
- Gaslight Lamp: 4.0 mi
- John Hultgren Photography: 4.8 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 5.8 mi
- Leonard "Lenny" Lyles: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 47
- Bingo City: 0.7 mi
- Walleroo Walkabout: 3.7 mi
- Pygmy Hippo Area: 3.7 mi
- Lorikeet Landing: 3.7 mi
- Gorilla Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Confederate Martyrs Monument: 3.6 mi
- Our Honored Dead: 4.2 mi
- Tri Ân Monument: 4.4 mi
- Daniel Boone statue: 4.7 mi
- Woodlawn Race Course: 4.8 mi
Museums: 26
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 3.3 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 6.1 mi
- 1883 Gallery: 6.1 mi
- Historic Middletown Museum: 6.3 mi
- WaterWorks Museum: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Butterfly Garden: 3.9 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 9.6 mi
- Horine Reservation: 10.7 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 11.0 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 6
- Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 7.8 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Scribner Garden: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Vault Point: 15.7 mi
- Blunk Point: 15.8 mi
- Water: 16.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 18.3 mi
- Snyder Bluff: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fairmont Falls: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Springville: 16.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Distillerie Four Roses: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:30 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:45 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
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, 3 mi away.
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