Lovers Leap
Lovers Leap is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 167 m. Jeptha Knob stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Josephine Sculpture Park, a park 3.8 miles away. Old Frankfort Pike passes 5.9 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 167 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Old Frankfort Pike, National
- 7.1 mi off the Midway-Versailles Road (US-62)
- 7.8 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Shakertown Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Josephine Sculpture Park: 3.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 4.2 mi
- Anderson County Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Augusta Subdivsion Southern Garden: 5.6 mi
- Augusta Subdivison Northern Garden: 5.7 mi
- Fixation: 3.8 mi
- Impossiscope: 3.8 mi
- A Flowering Of Time: 3.8 mi
- Put A Ring On It: 3.8 mi
- 3 Roosters: 3.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 4.3 mi
- Healing Field: 5.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Linda Bailey Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Bert Combs Marker: 6.5 mi
- Capitol Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
- Floral Clock: 6.5 mi
- Govern's Mansion Garden: 6.6 mi
- Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Kilrush Food Forest: 17.3 mi
- Mile Hill: 5.2 mi
- Locust Hill: 6.5 mi
- Buttimer Hill: 7.5 mi
- Hickman Hill: 7.9 mi
- The Mound: 8.0 mi
- Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum: 6.6 mi
- Kentucky Military History Museum: 7.3 mi
- Capital City Museum: 7.4 mi
- Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History: 7.4 mi
- Nostalgia Station: 8.0 mi
- State Capitol Overlook: 6.6 mi
- Buffalo Springs Park: 15.7 mi
- Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours: 15.8 mi
- Bulleit Distilling Co. Visitor Experience: 17.6 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 19.4 mi
- Big Spring: 7.8 mi
- Farm Spring: 9.0 mi
- Buffalo Springs: 15.7 mi
- Linsday Spring: 17.0 mi
- Preston Spring: 17.7 mi
- Shechem Ministries: 10.1 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 16.5 mi
- Kleber WMA: 19.0 mi
- Dr. James R. Rich WMA: 21.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 23.4 mi
- Benson Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 19.1 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 20.1 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 20.3 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 20.4 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lovers Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeptha Knob | WNW 294° | 361 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jeptha Knob | WNW 293° | 360 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Backbone | N 11° | 262 m | 10.2 mi |
| Indian Gap Hill | N 7° | 259 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NE 35° | 251 m | 7.9 mi |
| Elk Hill | W 267° | 239 m | 19.1 mi |
| Driscol Hill | WSW 241° | 231 m | 16.7 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 193° | 226 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:27 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:42 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Versailles 3 NNW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358596789
Day trips start here
- Lawrenceburg · 5 mi
- Versailles · 8 mi
- Midway · 11 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 21 mi
- Lexington · 21 mi
- Nicholasville · 22 mi
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