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Long Run Park

Long Run Park from directly overhead

Long Run Park is a park in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 216 m. Jeptha Knob stands 361 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Run Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
216 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.26526, -85.42078

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • William F. Miles Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • The Oxbow - Beckley Creek Park: 4.0 mi
  • Peggy Baker Park: 4.2 mi
  • Beckley Creek Park - Egg Lawn: 4.3 mi
  • Creekside Paddling Access: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 54
  • Gallapalooza Horse Statue: 6.4 mi
  • Gaslight Lamp: 9.1 mi
  • John Hultgren Photography: 14.9 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Our City: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Party Center: 7.8 mi
  • Jeptha Creed Distillery: 10.0 mi
  • Bingo City: 11.9 mi
  • Sign: 14.4 mi
  • Bulleit Distilling Co. Visitor Experience: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
Peaks: 32
  • Long Run Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Tinker Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Gathright Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Snow Hill: 11.4 mi
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 13.6 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 13.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 14.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jeptha KnobESE 110°361 m17.9 mi
Jeptha KnobESE 111°360 m17.5 mi
Spickert KnobWNW 283°289 m23.8 mi
Brooks HillSW 231°269 m22.3 mi
Lost KnobW 280°263 m23.7 mi
Mitchell HillSW 235°261 m23.1 mi
Jefferson HillWSW 238°261 m24.2 mi
Gathright HillNE 51°255 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1919:54
June solstice06:1920:3021:09
September equinox07:3019:0619:40
December solstice07:5616:4417:25

Local time (America/New_York).

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, 7 mi away.

  • Mallard10 obs
  • White-tailed Deer9 obs
  • Monarch9 obs
  • Huron Skipper9 obs
  • Northern Cardinal8 obs
  • Eastern Screech-Owl8 obs
  • Cassin's 17-year Cicada8 obs
  • American Robin7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/61188915

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