Jefferson Memorial Forest
Jefferson Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 170 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisville Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 170.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the River Road
- 12.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Moremans Hill: 0.8 mi
- Dodge Hill: 0.8 mi
- Potato Knob: 1.6 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jefferson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sun Valley Park: 2.4 mi
- Medora Park: 2.7 mi
- Waverly Park: 2.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.9 mi
- Pleasure Ridge Park: 3.7 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 7.7 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 8.7 mi
- Engineering Art: 9.7 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 9.7 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 9.7 mi
- Caboose Car: 8.3 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 10.9 mi
- Tortoise Area: 10.9 mi
- Penguin Cove: 10.9 mi
- Puma Area: 11.0 mi
- Fort Duffield: 8.4 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 8.6 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 8.9 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 6.2 mi
- West Point History Museum: 8.3 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 8.9 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 10.0 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 10.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 0.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.0 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.1 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.1 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.7 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 7.7 mi
- Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Scribner Garden: 13.4 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 15.9 mi
- Blunk Point: 5.1 mi
- Vault Point: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 11.1 mi
- The Narrows: 12.7 mi
- Potlick Point: 20.4 mi
- Grable Spring: 17.6 mi
- Miles Spring: 17.6 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 18.4 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 13.1 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 14.7 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 14.7 mi
- Springville: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Jefferson Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | NNW 336° | 302 m | 11.3 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSE 164° | 295 m | 12.2 mi |
| Spickert Knob | N 360° | 289 m | 17.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSW 212° | 275 m | 15.7 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ESE 108° | 269 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lost Knob | N 359° | 263 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 274° | 263 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | ESE 107° | 261 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:46 | 17:28 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Intl AP, 9 mi away.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail23 obs
- Monarch20 obs
- Cope's Gray Tree Frog11 obs
- Common Box Turtle9 obs
- Western Honey Bee9 obs
- American pokeweed9 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail9 obs
- American sweetgum8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/495252425
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 10 mi
- Louisville · 12 mi
- New Albany · 14 mi
- Clarksville · 15 mi
- Jeffersonville · 15 mi
- Saint Matthews · 15 mi
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