Jefferson Memorial Forest
Jefferson Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 172 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisville Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 171.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the River Road
- 13.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Medora Park: 0.7 mi
- Sun Valley Park: 3.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 4.2 mi
- Kulmer Beach Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Waverly Park: 5.5 mi
- Miller Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pendleton Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cundiff Hill: 1.6 mi
- Potato Knob: 1.8 mi
- Moremans Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 10.4 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 11.3 mi
- Engineering Art: 12.3 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 12.3 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 12.4 mi
- Caboose Car: 5.8 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 13.4 mi
- Tortoise Area: 13.5 mi
- Penguin Cove: 13.5 mi
- Puma Area: 13.5 mi
- Fort Duffield: 5.9 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 6.1 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 11.6 mi
- Stith: 12.1 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 12.3 mi
- West Point History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 8.8 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 11.6 mi
- Patton Museum Foundation: 12.4 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 12.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 0.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 1.0 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.1 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.7 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 3.0 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 10.4 mi
- Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 14.4 mi
- Scribner Garden: 15.9 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 17.2 mi
- Blunk Point: 6.4 mi
- Vault Point: 6.6 mi
- Cedar Point: 8.9 mi
- The Narrows: 10.5 mi
- Potlick Point: 18.4 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 17.9 mi
- Grable Spring: 18.2 mi
- Miles Spring: 18.3 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 16.0 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 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 345° | 302 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSE 155° | 295 m | 10.3 mi |
| Buck Knobs | SW 233° | 280 m | 15.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 214° | 275 m | 13.0 mi |
| Brooks Hill | E 85° | 269 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jennings Knob | SW 227° | 263 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | ENE 67° | 261 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | ENE 76° | 261 m | 5.4 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 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
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 | 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, 11 mi away.
- mayapple12 obs
- azure bluet12 obs
- Christmas fern10 obs
- fire pink10 obs
- Common Box Turtle9 obs
- violet woodsorrel9 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty9 obs
- woodland stonecrop9 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/1351853319
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 10 mi
- Louisville · 14 mi
- New Albany · 16 mi
- Mount Washington · 17 mi
- Clarksville · 18 mi
- Corydon · 18 mi
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