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Crescent Hill

Crescent Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Crescent Hill rises to 151 m in Kentucky. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bingham Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

human settlement in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q5184374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
151 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.25590, -85.70107

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bingham Park: 0.5 mi
  • Clifton Heights Bradley Greenway: 0.6 mi
  • Beargrass Creek Greenway: 0.6 mi
  • Flag Pole Courtyard: 0.7 mi
  • Kennedy Court Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 54
  • John Hultgren Photography: 0.8 mi
  • Our City: 1.8 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Ad Astra "To the Stars": 2.5 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Bingham Park: 0.5 mi
  • Market Street line sign: 0.6 mi
  • Sign: 0.8 mi
  • Jeffersonville Overlook: 2.2 mi
  • Preservation Station Caboose: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 4.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 13.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Crescent Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 335°304 m20.2 mi
Hickman HillW 265°302 m12.5 mi
Dawson KnobSSW 191°295 m23.6 mi
Rock KnobNNW 347°291 m24.2 mi
Spickert KnobNW 306°289 m9.9 mi
Oak KnobNNW 346°288 m24.2 mi
Williams KnobNNW 327°282 m20.8 mi
Daisy HillNW 324°282 m20.9 mi

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 solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947586775797870594739
Precip in3.33.34.44.75.24.74.63.53.63.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Bowman FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 490323 — Crescent Hill, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358586228

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