Aviation Museum of Kentucky
Aviation Museum of Kentucky is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Burdette Knob stands 336 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaumont Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is an aviation museum located at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Incorporated in 1989, and opened to the public in April, 1995. It includes over 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of exhibit space, a library, and an aircraft restoration and repair shop. The museum is the home of the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame. Historic airplanes, photos, documents and training equipment are all included in the museum's permanent collection. A great number of the items from the museum's original displays were donated from the personal collections of members of the Kentucky Aviation History Roundtable. The Roundtable is a local group of aviation enthusiasts, founded in 1978, who developed the idea of a permanent aviation museum at the Blue Grass Airport. As a part of its collection, the museum displays both military and civilian aircraft. Detailing aviation history, the museum houses exhibits that include jet fighters, sailplanes, aircraft engines, satellites and a wide range of scale aircraft models and artifacts. A gift shop is also available.
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Dates from 1995.
Wikidata Q4828652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 3.4 mi off the Old Frankfort Pike, National
- 2.5 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaumont Park: 2.0 mi
- Cross Keys Park: 2.4 mi
- Wolf Run Park: 2.7 mi
- Garden Springs Park: 2.8 mi
- Gardenside Park: 3.0 mi
- Cedar Hall - Helm Place: 2.3 mi
- Barn Foundation: 3.9 mi
- Creamery Foundation: 4.0 mi
- Janet Hopkins memorial: 4.7 mi
- Ladies' Confederate Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Secretariat: 3.3 mi
- Katsina, the Sacred Dancer: 3.9 mi
- Untitled: 3.9 mi
- Stockyard Commons: 4.4 mi
- My Name is MO: 4.7 mi
- Kilrush Food Forest: 3.1 mi
- Lexington Women’s Recognition Garden: 3.9 mi
- Baby Health Garden: 3.9 mi
- Home Demonstration Garden: 5.3 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 5.3 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 4.3 mi
- Sugar Hill: 4.7 mi
- Catnip Hill: 5.9 mi
- Meridian Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mile Hill: 11.8 mi
- Headley-Whitney Museum: 4.4 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 4.6 mi
- Waveland Museum: 5.4 mi
- Lexington Children's Museum: 5.5 mi
- Lexington History Museum: 5.6 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 4.9 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 4.9 mi
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 5.4 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 5.4 mi
- Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours: 10.1 mi
- Preston Spring: 3.5 mi
- Linsday Spring: 3.9 mi
- Boils: 3.9 mi
- Blue Hole: 4.0 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 5.5 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 15.6 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 17.0 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 17.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 14.6 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 15.6 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 16.2 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 16.4 mi
- Benson Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 16.6 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 15.1 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aviation Museum of Kentucky. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdette Knob | S 186° | 336 m | 24.2 mi |
| Spring Hill | E 95° | 294 m | 19.1 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 318° | 262 m | 18.8 mi |
| Indian Gap Hill | NNW 329° | 259 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NW 317° | 251 m | 14.5 mi |
| The Mound | WSW 257° | 226 m | 16.7 mi |
| Fort Hill | NW 309° | 174 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:26 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:42 | 17:23 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/24024480
Day trips start here
- Bluegrass Region · 6 mi
- Lexington · 6 mi
- Versailles · 8 mi
- Midway · 9 mi
- Nicholasville · 11 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 16 mi
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