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Parkhill Center

Parkhill Center from directly overhead

Parkhill Center is a park in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 140 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. River Road passes 2.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
140 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22451, -85.77524

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 47
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Parkhill Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 347°304 m20.9 mi
Hickman HillW 278°302 m8.5 mi
Dawson KnobS 182°295 m21.0 mi
Spickert KnobNNW 333°289 m8.9 mi
Daisy HillNNW 336°282 m20.7 mi
Williams KnobNNW 339°282 m20.9 mi
Bowers KnobNNW 336°274 m21.9 mi
Cubby House HillNNW 336°273 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:10
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4617:27

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, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel167 obs
  • American Robin107 obs
  • American pokeweed65 obs
  • Northern Cardinal57 obs
  • Mourning Dove56 obs
  • House Sparrow56 obs
  • European Starling48 obs
  • Virginia creeper48 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 node/358602119

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