Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary
Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Burdette Knob stands 336 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Hall - Helm Place, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Shakertown Road runs past it. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Firebrook HOA
How to reach it
- On the Shakertown Road
- On the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Old Frankfort Pike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Hall - Helm Place: 0.5 mi
- Barbaro: 4.1 mi
- Janet Hopkins memorial: 4.5 mi
- Flight 5191 Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Barn Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Dogwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Waverly Park: 0.9 mi
- Higbee Mill park: 1.4 mi
- Stonewall Park: 1.9 mi
- Wellington Park: 2.6 mi
- Katsina, the Sacred Dancer: 2.7 mi
- Untitled: 3.7 mi
- old soldier: 4.4 mi
- just like mom: 4.4 mi
- summer fun: 4.5 mi
- Lexington Women’s Recognition Garden: 2.7 mi
- Baby Health Garden: 4.3 mi
- Home Demonstration Garden: 4.7 mi
- Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 4.8 mi
- Aviation Museum of Kentucky: 2.8 mi
- Waveland Museum: 3.2 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 5.0 mi
- Kentucky Room: 6.2 mi
- Lexington History Museum: 6.2 mi
- Catnip Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 3.2 mi
- Meridian Hill: 4.3 mi
- Sugar Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mile Hill: 12.6 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 3.5 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 3.5 mi
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 6.1 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 6.4 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 9.9 mi
- Preston Spring: 5.1 mi
- Boils: 5.2 mi
- Blue Hole: 5.2 mi
- Linsday Spring: 6.1 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 7.3 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 13.7 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 14.3 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 14.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.5 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 13.7 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 14.0 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 14.5 mi
- Benson Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 6.4 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 6.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 13.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.5 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 17.7 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdette Knob | S 188° | 336 m | 21.6 mi |
| Spring Hill | E 87° | 294 m | 18.5 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 322° | 262 m | 21.2 mi |
| Eagle Nest Hill | ESE 109° | 260 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NW 322° | 251 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Mound | W 267° | 226 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fort Hill | NW 314° | 174 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1030480661
Day trips start here
- Bluegrass Region · 5 mi
- Lexington · 6 mi
- Nicholasville · 8 mi
- Versailles · 9 mi
- Midway · 12 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 17 mi
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