- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Round Knob304 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road6.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2226, -85.6053
Des Pres Park is a park in Kentucky, at a modelled 185 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Klondike Park, a park 1.9 miles away. River Road passes 6.2 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Louisville Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Des Pres Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | NW 326° | 304 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hickman Hill | W 274° | 302 m | 17.7 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 205° | 295 m | 23.0 mi |
| Spickert Knob | WNW 301° | 289 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NW 315° | 273 m | 23.4 mi |
| Brooks Hill | SW 214° | 269 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hounds Leap | NW 316° | 264 m | 22.7 mi |
| Lost Knob | WNW 298° | 263 m | 15.1 mi |
- 6.2 mi off the River Road
- 6.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 9.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic PathwaysNational
- 12.6 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Klondike Park: 1.9 mi
- Arthur K. Draut Park: 2.0 mi
- Brown Park: 2.0 mi
- Pee Wee Park: 2.1 mi
- St. Matthews Community Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 60
- Evergreen Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 5.5 mi
- Crescent Hill: 5.7 mi
- Tinker Hill: 6.4 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 54
- Gaslight Lamp: 3.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 4.8 mi
- John Hultgren Photography: 5.1 mi
- Gallapalooza Horse Statue: 6.9 mi
- Our City: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 48
- Bingo City: 1.9 mi
- Party Center: 2.8 mi
- Sign: 4.9 mi
- Gorilla Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
- Pygmy Hippo Area: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Confederate Martyrs Monument: 3.0 mi
- Woodlawn Race Course: 3.1 mi
- Our Honored Dead: 3.5 mi
- Tri Ân Monument: 3.6 mi
- George Warren Fuller: 4.7 mi
Museums: 26
- Historic Middletown Museum: 3.9 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 5.1 mi
- 1883 Gallery: 6.4 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 6.4 mi
- WaterWorks Museum: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Butterfly Garden: 5.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.2 mi
- Horine Reservation: 13.3 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 13.5 mi
- Shelby Trails Park: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 9.7 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Scribner Garden: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Water: 14.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 15.7 mi
- Vault Point: 17.8 mi
- Blunk Point: 18.0 mi
- Snyder Bluff: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fairmont Falls: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Springville: 14.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Distillerie Four Roses: 20.8 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 | 17:26 |
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Saint Matthews · 3 mi
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- Louisville · 9 mi
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