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Charlestown State Park

Charlestown State Park from directly overhead

Charlestown State Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Grove, a picnic site 1.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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Coordinates38.42172, -85.63204

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodford Farms Family Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lion's Club: 3.7 mi
  • Nine Penny Branch Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Tunnel Mill Boy Scout Camp: 4.3 mi
  • Tunnel Mill Boy Scout Camp: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 55
Attractions: 43
  • Sign: 11.9 mi
  • Preservation Station Caboose: 12.0 mi
  • Bingham Park: 12.0 mi
  • Jeffersonville Overlook: 12.0 mi
  • Old Clarksville Site: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 35
Peaks: 34
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cedar Grove: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Crowe Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Fairmont Falls: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 8.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charlestown State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobWNW 299°304 m14.1 mi
Hickman HillSW 233°302 m20.5 mi
Rock KnobNW 323°291 m15.2 mi
Spickert KnobWSW 244°289 m13.1 mi
Oak KnobNW 321°288 m15.4 mi
Williams KnobWNW 291°282 m16.3 mi
Daisy HillWNW 288°282 m17.0 mi
Bowers KnobWNW 291°274 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2020:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5716:4417:26

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323644566574767568564435
Precip in3.63.64.85.25.95.14.74.03.64.03.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crestwood 4NE, 12 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • dwarf larkspur32 obs
  • Celandine Poppy30 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort22 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle18 obs
  • tall bellflower18 obs
  • Christmas fern17 obs
  • eastern redcedar16 obs
  • toadshade16 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/750589790

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