Shippingport

Shippingport, Kentucky is an industrial site and one of the six formerly independent settlements at the Falls of the Ohio in what is now .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Shippingport Island” and “Shippingport, Kentucky”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portland Museum and Falls of the Ohio State Park.

Museum
Photo: Censusdata, CC BY 3.0.
The is a neighborhood history and art museum in . It details the history of the neighborhood both as an independent town in the early 1800s and after Portland's amalgamation into Louisville after the construction of the .

Park
Photo: Darkstarcrashes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a state park in the U.S. state of . It is located on the banks of the Ohio River at , across from .

Bridge
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The , also known as the Ohio Falls Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, Conrail Railroad Bridge or Louisville and Indiana Bridge, is a truss drawbridge that spans the Ohio River, between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Russell and Louisville.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood immediately west of downtown , U.S. It is nicknamed "Louisville's Harlem". It was named for renowned African American educator and native, Harvey Clarence Sr.

Photo: Quadell, CC BY 3.0.
, the largest city in , is known for the Kentucky Derby horserace and as the "gateway to the south" from southern Indiana. It's a lively mid-sized city with an excellent dining scene, ample opportunities for bourbon tasting, and interesting public art.

Hamlet
is a historic district, neighborhood and former independent town northwest of downtown . It is situated along a bend of the Ohio River just below the , where the river curves to the north and then to the south, thus placing at the northern tip of urban Louisville. is situated 2 miles west of Shippingport.

Shippingport

Latitude
38.27507° or 38° 16′ 30″ north
Longitude
-85.77857° or 85° 46′ 43″ west
Elevation
440 feet (134 metres)
Open location code
86CP76GC+2H
Geo­Names ID
4308220
Wiki­data ID
Q7498084
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Satellite Map

Discover Shippingport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Shippingport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shippingport Island”
  • Dutch: “Shippingport, Kentucky”
  • Japanese: “シッピングポート (ケンタッキー州)”

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