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River City Park

River City Park from directly overhead

River City Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 150 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard L. Vissing Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
150 m
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Coordinates38.32780, -85.70150
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Richard L. Vissing Park: 0.1 mi
  • Allison Brook Park: 1.1 mi
  • Forest Park: 1.4 mi
  • Shirley's Arbor Park: 1.7 mi
  • Kyle Vissing Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 55
Peaks: 55
Attractions: 43
  • Preservation Station Caboose: 4.5 mi
  • Jeffersonville Overlook: 4.5 mi
  • Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau: 4.7 mi
  • Bingham Park: 4.7 mi
  • Old Clarksville Site: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 38
  • War Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • The Kentucky Soldiers Home: 3.6 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue: 4.3 mi
  • Heigold House Facade: 4.6 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial: 5.0 mi
Museums: 25
Nature reserves: 18
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 10.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 327°304 m15.8 mi
Hickman HillWSW 244°302 m13.8 mi
Rock KnobNNW 344°291 m19.4 mi
Spickert KnobW 276°289 m8.0 mi
Oak KnobNNW 342°288 m19.4 mi
Williams KnobNW 317°282 m16.8 mi
Daisy HillNW 314°282 m17.1 mi
Bowers KnobNW 315°274 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2020:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4517:26

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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Cardinal21 obs
  • White-breasted Nuthatch20 obs
  • Downy Woodpecker20 obs
  • American Robin17 obs
  • House Finch16 obs
  • Mourning Dove15 obs
  • Carolina Wren14 obs
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker14 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358684706

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