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McNeely Lake Park

McNeely Lake Park from directly overhead

McNeely Lake Park is a park in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 193 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Korean War Memorial, a historic site 0.6 miles away. River Road passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
193 m

What to expect

Operated by
Louisville Parks and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09835, -85.63268

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Highview Park: 2.8 mi
  • Blue Lick Park: 3.0 mi
  • Fairmount Falls Park: 3.0 mi
  • Farman Park: 3.1 mi
  • Cliffside Playground & Sprayground: 4.2 mi
Peaks
  • Buttonmold Knob: 4.7 mi
  • Evergreen Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Wagonbed Knob: 5.5 mi
  • The Lost Knob: 6.0 mi
  • Brooks Hill: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 55
Attractions: 50
  • Bingo City: 6.9 mi
  • Louisville Mega Cavern: 8.1 mi
  • Guanaco Area: 8.2 mi
  • Walleroo Walkabout: 8.2 mi
  • Lorikeet Landing: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 30
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Redbud Shelter: 4.2 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Distillerie Four Roses: 12.5 mi
  • Evan Williams Distillerie: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 3.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of McNeely Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillWNW 301°302 m19.0 mi
Dawson KnobSW 214°295 m14.8 mi
Spickert KnobNW 325°289 m20.4 mi
Brooks HillWSW 248°269 m6.3 mi
Lost KnobNW 323°263 m19.7 mi
Mitchell HillWSW 258°261 m7.7 mi
Jefferson HillW 262°261 m9.0 mi
Pendleton HillWSW 252°260 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3021:09
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5616:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847576674787770594738
Precip in3.83.75.15.35.84.94.73.33.84.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville WFO, 1 mi away.

  • Mallard32 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle27 obs
  • eastern redcedar15 obs
  • Canada Goose14 obs
  • autumn olive13 obs
  • multiflora rose13 obs
  • Rosepink12 obs
  • eastern redbud11 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/60559475

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