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Yuko-En on the Elkhorn

Yuko-En on the Elkhorn from directly overhead

Yuko-En on the Elkhorn is a garden in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Spring Hill stands 294 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cardome Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Midway-Versailles Road (US-62) passes 7.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates38.22013, -84.56505
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cardome Park: 0.1 mi
  • Peninsula Park: 0.2 mi
  • Boston Community Park: 0.8 mi
  • College Arboretum: 1.0 mi
  • Hinton Field: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 54
  • Man o’ War Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 7.2 mi
  • Secretariat: 10.4 mi
  • Stockyard Commons: 11.2 mi
  • My Name is MO: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 49
Gardens: 25
Museums: 19
  • Scott County Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Ward Hall: 1.6 mi
  • International Museum of the Horse: 5.4 mi
  • American Saddlebred Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Headley-Whitney Museum: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Sugar Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Hickman Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Locust Hill: 13.3 mi
  • The Backbone: 14.4 mi
  • Poplar Hill: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 9
  • Buffalo Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Commonwealth Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Linsday Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Preston Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Boils: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
  • Griffith Woods Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi
  • Kleber WMA: 14.7 mi
  • Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 15.7 mi
  • Dr. James R. Rich WMA: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Benson Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Silver Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Elk Lick Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 2.2 mi
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yuko-En on the Elkhorn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spring HillSE 130°294 m22.5 mi
The BackboneW 275°262 m14.4 mi
Indian Gap HillWNW 298°259 m16.2 mi
Hickman HillWSW 259°251 m11.9 mi
The MoundSW 228°226 m24.6 mi
Fort HillW 267°174 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:1620:2621:06
September equinox07:2719:0219:37
December solstice07:5216:4117:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846566573777669584638
Precip in3.43.64.54.45.45.05.13.73.43.73.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 13 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American sweetgum10 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle10 obs
  • American Robin8 obs
  • ground-ivy8 obs
  • fortune's spindle8 obs
  • Huron Skipper8 obs
  • Mallard7 obs
  • white clover7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/318764940

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