Ark Encounter
Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park that opened in Williamstown, Kentucky, United States, in 2016. The centerpiece of the park is a large representation of Noah's Ark, based on the Genesis flood narrative contained in the Bible.- Type: Theme park
- Description: Christian theme park located in northern Kentucky
- Address: 1 Ark Encounter Drive, Williamstown, KY 41097
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Williamstown Independent School District.
Williamstown Independent School District
School
Williamstown Independent School District is an independent school district located in the town of Williamstown, Kentucky, United States. The district consists of four schools, a headstart/preschool, an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. Williamstown Independent School District is situated 2 miles northeast of Ark Encounter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Williamstown and Mason.
Williamstown
Mason
Hamlet
Mason is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 25 4.5 miles south-southwest of Williamstown. Mason has a post office with ZIP code 41054, which opened on July 26, 1855. Mason is situated 3 miles south of Ark Encounter.
Dry Ridge
Town
Dry Ridge is a home rule-class city in Grant County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,191 at the 2010 census, up from 1,995 at the 2000 census. Dry Ridge is situated 4 miles north of Ark Encounter.
Ark Encounter
- Categories: list of replicas of Noah’s Ark, commerce, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Grant, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.6227° or 38° 37′ 22″ northLongitude
-84.58806° or 84° 35′ 17″ westInception
July 7th, 2016Operator
Answers In Genesis (AiG)Open location code
86CQJCF6+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 614633599OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkWikidata ID
Q24908667
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Ark Encounter” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لقاء السفينة”
- Finnish: “Ark Encounter”
- French: “Ark Encounter”
- German: “Ark Encounter”
- Japanese: “箱舟との遭遇”
- Russian: “Ark Encounter”
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