Jefferson Memorial Forest
Jefferson Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Holsclaw Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. River Road passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisville Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the River Road
- 13.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 172.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Holsclaw Hill: 0.1 mi
- Brooks Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 1.5 mi
- Buttonmold Knob: 2.0 mi
- Wagonbed Knob: 2.7 mi
- Fairdale Village Green: 1.6 mi
- Nelson Hornbeck Park: 1.7 mi
- South Park Country Club: 1.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.8 mi
- Blue Lick Park: 3.2 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 7.0 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 7.4 mi
- Engineering Art: 8.9 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 8.9 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 8.9 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 8.4 mi
- Puma Area: 8.5 mi
- Lynx Area: 8.5 mi
- Guanaco Area: 8.5 mi
- Bald Eagle Area: 8.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.1 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 8.5 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Vietnam War memorial: 10.4 mi
- Iwo Jima memorial: 10.5 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 5.2 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 8.4 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 8.4 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 9.2 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Horine Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.0 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 4.0 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 5.3 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 7.6 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 10.4 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 7.4 mi
- Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Scribner Garden: 14.3 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Blunk Point: 10.1 mi
- Vault Point: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 11.6 mi
- The Narrows: 17.3 mi
- Potlick Point: 19.4 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 14.2 mi
- Grable Spring: 22.6 mi
- Miles Spring: 22.6 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 9.1 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 9.1 mi
- Springville: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Jefferson Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | NW 317° | 302 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dawson Knob | S 191° | 295 m | 11.5 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NNW 342° | 289 m | 18.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 227° | 275 m | 18.9 mi |
| Brooks Hill | S 169° | 269 m | 1.5 mi |
| Lost Knob | NNW 341° | 263 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | WSW 244° | 261 m | 1.5 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | W 262° | 261 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:46 | 17:27 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville WFO, 6 mi away.
- Christmas fern92 obs
- azure bluet52 obs
- star chickweed50 obs
- Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion43 obs
- mayapple39 obs
- American beech38 obs
- rue anemone37 obs
- crane-fly orchid37 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/1351866051
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 7 mi
- Louisville · 11 mi
- Mount Washington · 11 mi
- Jeffersontown · 13 mi
- Saint Matthews · 13 mi
- Clarksville · 15 mi
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