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Falls of the Ohio State Park

Falls of the Ohio State Park from directly overhead

Falls of the Ohio State Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.27603, -85.76199
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Colgate Park: 0.4 mi
  • The Central Green: 0.6 mi
  • Falls Landing Park: 0.9 mi
  • Richard H Colston Park: 1.0 mi
  • Henry Lansden Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 47
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 5.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 23.1 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 Falls of the Ohio State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 343°304 m17.7 mi
Hickman HillWSW 255°302 m9.5 mi
Rock KnobN 354°291 m22.3 mi
Spickert KnobNW 313°289 m6.4 mi
Oak KnobN 353°288 m22.2 mi
Daisy HillNNW 330°282 m17.9 mi
Williams KnobNNW 333°282 m17.9 mi
Bowers KnobNNW 330°274 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:11
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 °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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose85 obs
  • American Robin75 obs
  • Mallard68 obs
  • Great Blue Heron56 obs
  • purple loosestrife49 obs
  • Black Vulture48 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel48 obs
  • false indigo bush47 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/219423409

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