Abraham Lincoln Statue
Abraham Lincoln Statue is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Boy Lincoln, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway runs past it.
The story
The Abraham Lincoln Statue is a historic statue in the Hodgenville Commercial Historic District's public square in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Adolph Alexander Weinman sculpted the statue, as he also did the Lincoln statue at the capitol rotunda at Frankfort, Kentucky. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is nearby.
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Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q4669047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- On the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 23.9 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 205.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 3 mi
- Overlook Trail · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pisgah: 8.7 mi
- Round Knob: 9.6 mi
- Miller Hill: 9.9 mi
- Three Springs Knob: 10.1 mi
- Jacobs Knob: 10.5 mi
- Creekfront Park: 0.2 mi
- McDougal Lake Park: 3.3 mi
- Hidden Creek Neighborhood Forest: 4.9 mi
- Glendale Park: 9.1 mi
- Taylors Bend Park: 9.7 mi
- The Lincoln Museum: 0.0 mi
- Kentucky Railway Museum: 9.9 mi
- Hardin County Museum: 10.6 mi
- Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 10.6 mi
- Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 12.3 mi
- Tank: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Building: 3.0 mi
- The Cannonball: 10.4 mi
- Sympson Lake: 21.0 mi
- Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral: 22.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 2.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 3.0 mi
- Site of the Boundary Oak: 3.0 mi
- Willett Distillery: 21.1 mi
- Bourbon Heritage Center: 21.4 mi
- Sinking Spring: 3.0 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 15.5 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 15.6 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 21.2 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 21.3 mi
- Potlick Point: 15.9 mi
- Bell Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 21.5 mi
- Cow Cliff: 21.7 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 0.0 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 13.0 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 24.0 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 17.2 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Abraham Lincoln Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | SSW 206° | 353 m | 16.8 mi |
| Rohan Knob | ENE 64° | 334 m | 17.7 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | S 186° | 324 m | 16.6 mi |
| Knox Knob | S 183° | 318 m | 17.2 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | S 188° | 309 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 79° | 299 m | 16.9 mi |
| Akin Knob | SSE 168° | 296 m | 14.8 mi |
| Watson Knob | NE 54° | 295 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:21 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:29 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:48 | 17:29 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hodgenville Lincoln P, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 90001972OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Lincoln, Abraham, Statue, reference 90001972, listed 01/10/91.
OpenStreetMap element node/2767530684
Day trips start here
- Bardstown · 23 mi
- Shepherdsville · 29 mi
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