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Camp Taylor Memorial Park

Camp Taylor Memorial Park from directly overhead

Camp Taylor Memorial Park is a park in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Louisville Mega Cavern, a attraction 0.4 miles away. River Road passes 4.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Louisville Parks and Recreation

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates38.19725, -85.70937
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 48
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Camp Taylor Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillWNW 284°302 m12.4 mi
Dawson KnobSSW 192°295 m19.5 mi
Spickert KnobNW 322°289 m12.4 mi
Cubby House HillNNW 330°273 m21.3 mi
Brooks HillS 190°269 m9.4 mi
Hounds LeapNNW 330°264 m20.7 mi
Lost KnobNW 319°263 m11.7 mi
Mitchell HillSSW 202°261 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048596876807972604940
Precip in3.43.44.64.85.24.34.13.73.73.73.44.1

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel157 obs
  • American pokeweed140 obs
  • American Robin127 obs
  • fortune's spindle116 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle104 obs
  • Northern Cardinal100 obs
  • White-tailed Deer94 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty93 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/337108203

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