Nature reserve · Kentucky
Hickman Creek Nature Center
Hickman Creek Nature Center is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. Shakertown Road passes 7.2 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Jessamine County
How to reach it
Coordinates37.78590, -84.58839
- 7.2 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 7.2 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 14.0 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 23 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 23 mi
- Radio Tower Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grimes Playground: 6.0 mi
- Braden Park: 6.1 mi
- Wilmore Mini Park: 6.5 mi
- Performance Park: 6.6 mi
- The Semicircle: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Fort Jones: 0.3 mi
- Fort McKee: 0.6 mi
- Fort Taylor: 0.8 mi
- Fort Pope: 0.8 mi
- Fort Putnam: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 50
- Boones Knob: 1.8 mi
- Burdette Knob: 7.7 mi
- Crow Hill: 8.0 mi
- Whitlock Hill: 10.0 mi
- Grizzard Hill: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 36
- Katsina, the Sacred Dancer: 15.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Statue: 16.1 mi
- Untitled: 16.5 mi
- old soldier: 16.6 mi
- just like mom: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 22
- Lexington Women’s Recognition Garden: 15.1 mi
- Carloftis Garden: 15.9 mi
- Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 16.4 mi
- Home Demonstration Garden: 16.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.4 mi
Museums: 17
- Camp Nelson Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
- Wilmore Rail-Side Museum: 6.3 mi
- High Bridge Kentucky River Museum: 7.3 mi
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill: 8.5 mi
- Waveland Museum: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- John Wesley Statue: 6.6 mi
- covered bridge: 9.6 mi
- Moore Spring: 12.7 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 14.9 mi
Springs: 9
- Big Spring: 13.7 mi
- Kettle Springs: 14.9 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 18.5 mi
- Boils: 18.8 mi
- Blue Hole: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 0.1 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
- Taylor Fork Ecological Area: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 7.9 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 9.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 13.0 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 14.8 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Robe Mountain Arch: 24.4 mi
- Upper Main Dome: 24.8 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Arch: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chimney Rock: 1.7 mi
- McKinney Bluff: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickman Creek Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SE 134° | 505 m | 25.0 mi |
| Indian Fort Mountain | SE 128° | 470 m | 24.8 mi |
| Robe Mountain | SE 126° | 462 m | 24.1 mi |
| Basin Mountain | SE 126° | 447 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sand Knob | SW 220° | 445 m | 24.0 mi |
| Joe Lick Knob | ESE 122° | 443 m | 23.2 mi |
| Parksville Knob | SW 231° | 415 m | 21.2 mi |
| Gibson Knob | SW 219° | 415 m | 23.2 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 | 20:25 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:42 | 17:24 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DIX DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/883291413
Day trips start here
- Nicholasville · 7 mi
- Danville · 14 mi
- Harrodsburg · 14 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 16 mi
- Lexington · 18 mi
- Versailles · 20 mi
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