Headley-Whitney Museum
Headley-Whitney Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Spring Hill stands 294 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Old Frankfort Pike runs past it. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
George William Headley III (January 8, 1908 – February 7, 1985) was an American jewelry designer, collector, socialite and founder of the Headley-Whitney Museum in Lexington, Kentucky. As a designer, he was known for collaborations with Salvador Dalí, Paul Flato, David Webb and Cartier, between the 1920s and 1960s, with clients including Douglas Fairbanks, Gary Cooper, the Marx Brothers, Judy Garland and Joan Crawford, as well as for his extravagant bibelots - small, intricate and precious decorative objects.
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Wikidata Q114395986, matched on coordinates and name (651 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Old Frankfort Pike, National
- 3.7 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Midway-Versailles Road (US-62)
- 6.4 mi off the Shakertown Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Masterson Station Park: 3.3 mi
- Masterson Hills Park: 3.5 mi
- Valley Park: 4.3 mi
- Cross Keys Park: 4.9 mi
- Wolf Run Park: 5.0 mi
- Creamery Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Ladies' Confederate Memorial: 6.0 mi
- John Hunt Morgan Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 6.0 mi
- Secretariat: 3.4 mi
- Stockyard Commons: 5.2 mi
- My Name is MO: 5.8 mi
- Man o’ War Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Distillery District: 6.3 mi
- Kilrush Food Forest: 4.3 mi
- Roosevelt Blvd Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Whitney Avenue Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- GTP Forest Garden: 6.3 mi
- Baby Health Garden: 6.4 mi
- Aviation Museum of Kentucky: 4.4 mi
- International Museum of the Horse: 6.2 mi
- American Saddlebred Museum: 6.2 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 6.7 mi
- Lexington Children's Museum: 6.8 mi
- Sugar Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 8.0 mi
- Catnip Hill: 10.3 mi
- Meridian Hill: 10.8 mi
- Hickman Hill: 11.1 mi
- Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours: 5.8 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 6.3 mi
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 6.6 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 8.4 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 8.5 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 18.9 mi
- Kleber WMA: 20.1 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Linsday Spring: 3.4 mi
- Preston Spring: 4.6 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 4.9 mi
- Boils: 5.2 mi
- Blue Hole: 5.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 18.1 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 18.9 mi
- Benson Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 20.0 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 20.0 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 11.1 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 11.1 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Headley-Whitney Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | ESE 107° | 294 m | 20.6 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 309° | 262 m | 15.3 mi |
| Indian Gap Hill | NW 324° | 259 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NW 304° | 251 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Mound | WSW 243° | 226 m | 17.6 mi |
| Fort Hill | WNW 299° | 174 m | 16.0 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 | 16:41 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/401895000
Day trips start here
- Midway · 5 mi
- Versailles · 7 mi
- Lexington · 8 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 9 mi
- Nicholasville · 15 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 16 mi
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