Confederate Martyrs Monument
Confederate Martyrs Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Jeptha Knob stands 360 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaslight Lamp, a artwork 0.4 miles away. River Road passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
The Confederate Martyrs Monument at the Jeffersontown City Cemetery in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, United States, marks where four Confederate soldiers were executed "without cause or trial". Their execution was under Order 59, created by Union General Stephen G. Burbridge, known as "Butcher Burbridge" in Kentucky, which called for the execution of four Confederate prisoners for every unarmed Union citizen killed. The total number of executions performed as a result of this order was fifty. The four soldiers commemorated on the stone were Wilson P. Lilly, Rev. Sherwood Hatley, Lindsey Duke Buckner and M. Blincoe.
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Wikidata Q5159676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the River Road
- 9.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 14.6 mi off the US 42
Named places within 25 miles
- Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Sky View Park: 1.0 mi
- Charlie Vettner Park: 1.5 mi
- Papa John's Park: 2.6 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 2.5 mi
- Tinker Hill: 4.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 4.8 mi
- Crescent Hill: 8.5 mi
- Long Run Hill: 9.0 mi
- Gaslight Lamp: 0.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 7.1 mi
- John Hultgren Photography: 7.8 mi
- Gallapalooza Horse Statue: 8.0 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 9.4 mi
- Bingo City: 3.0 mi
- Party Center: 3.7 mi
- Pygmy Hippo Area: 7.3 mi
- Gorilla Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- Walleroo Walkabout: 7.3 mi
- Tri Ân Monument: 0.8 mi
- Ben Stout House: 5.1 mi
- Woodlawn Race Course: 6.0 mi
- Our Honored Dead: 6.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Historic Middletown Museum: 4.1 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 6.9 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 9.1 mi
- 1883 Gallery: 9.1 mi
- WaterWorks Museum: 9.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 12.1 mi
- Shelby Trails Park: 12.8 mi
- Horine Reservation: 13.3 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 19.7 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 11.4 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Scribner Garden: 15.2 mi
- Tim McClure Botanical Garden: 19.1 mi
- Water: 16.2 mi
- Snyder Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Cedar Point: 16.9 mi
- Vault Point: 19.2 mi
- Blunk Point: 19.3 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 6.4 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 6.5 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 9.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 17.6 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 6.8 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 6.8 mi
- Springville: 17.6 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of Confederate Martyrs Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeptha Knob | E 92° | 360 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hickman Hill | W 280° | 302 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 213° | 295 m | 22.1 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 304° | 289 m | 18.3 mi |
| Brooks Hill | SW 227° | 269 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lost Knob | WNW 301° | 263 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | SW 234° | 261 m | 13.6 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | WSW 238° | 261 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:30 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:45 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
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 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Bowman FLD, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000691OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown, reference 97000691, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4715340476
Day trips start here
- Jeffersontown · 1 mi
- Saint Matthews · 6 mi
- Mount Washington · 10 mi
- Jeffersonville · 11 mi
- Louisville · 11 mi
- Clarksville · 13 mi
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