Nelson Avenue Community Garden
Nelson Avenue Community Garden is a garden in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Pleasant Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Seedleaf
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 1.2 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 1.3 mi off the Old Frankfort Pike, National
- 4.2 mi off the Shakertown Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden: 0.0 mi
- Charles Young Park: 0.2 mi
- Bell Park: 0.4 mi
- Northeastern Park: 0.4 mi
- Thoroughbred Park: 0.4 mi
- Jason Baines Ghost Bike: 0.4 mi
- Lexington Police Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Smiley Pete: 0.8 mi
- Lexington Fireman Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Zero Milestone Camel: 0.8 mi
- Lexington Grove: 0.4 mi
- The Meadow: 0.5 mi
- The Winner's Circle: 0.5 mi
- Louis Armstrong: 0.5 mi
- Together We Are Stronger: 0.5 mi
- Grace Garden: 0.2 mi
- Ohio Street/Kids Cafe Garden: 0.4 mi
- Castlewood Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Castlewood Park Orchard: 1.0 mi
- North Pole Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Living Arts and Science Center: 0.5 mi
- Kentucky Room: 0.8 mi
- Lexington History Museum: 0.9 mi
- Lexington Children's Museum: 1.1 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 1.8 mi
- Catnip Hill: 9.0 mi
- Sugar Hill: 9.7 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 9.8 mi
- Meridian Hill: 10.7 mi
- Spring Hill: 12.9 mi
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 1.3 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 1.6 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 4.0 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 4.0 mi
- Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours: 11.3 mi
- Blue Hole: 2.7 mi
- Boils: 2.8 mi
- Preston Spring: 3.4 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 3.6 mi
- Linsday Spring: 4.5 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 11.6 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.6 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.7 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 11.2 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 11.5 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 20.2 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 20.9 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 14.6 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 14.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 18.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nelson Avenue Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | ESE 102° | 330 m | 21.3 mi |
| Rose Hill | ESE 108° | 311 m | 22.7 mi |
| Five Forks Hill | ENE 75° | 307 m | 23.3 mi |
| Spring Hill | E 100° | 294 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 305° | 262 m | 23.1 mi |
| Eagle Nest Hill | SE 124° | 260 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hickman Hill | WNW 301° | 251 m | 19.0 mi |
| The Mound | W 259° | 226 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:41 | 17:22 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel195 obs
- American Robin106 obs
- House Sparrow94 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee84 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty82 obs
- Northern Cardinal76 obs
- Monarch76 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle70 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4057422280
Day trips start here
- Lexington · 1 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 3 mi
- Nicholasville · 12 mi
- Midway · 13 mi
- Versailles · 14 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 23 mi
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