Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory
Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 3.5 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Eastern Kentucky University
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 21.8 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Shakertown Road
Overlooks nearby
- Piney Knob Overlook · 9 mi
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 9 mi
- Radio Tower Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Knob: 3.5 mi
- Button Lick Knob: 4.0 mi
- High Knob: 4.4 mi
- Steve Knob: 4.8 mi
- Lear Knob: 5.4 mi
- William Whitley State Historic House: 6.7 mi
- John G. Fee Park: 9.2 mi
- Berea Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Alumni Field: 9.5 mi
- Berea City Park: 9.6 mi
- Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard: 4.3 mi
- Helicopter: 4.5 mi
- Boone Gap: 7.0 mi
- Site of Historic Stanford Fort: 13.9 mi
- Daniel Boone's Trail: 16.8 mi
- Dix River Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Taylor Fork Ecological Area: 17.6 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Upper Main Dome: 11.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Arch: 12.1 mi
- Robe Mountain Arch: 12.7 mi
- Shelf In Cave Arch: 18.0 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 18.4 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 14.7 mi
- covered bridge: 16.9 mi
- Wildcat Off-road: 22.7 mi
- Camp AJ: 23.1 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 23.2 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 8.6 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 8.7 mi
- McDowell House & Apothecary Shop Museum: 21.7 mi
- The Great American Dollhouse Museum: 22.2 mi
- Camp Nelson Visitor Center: 23.4 mi
- Climax Spring: 10.9 mi
- Piped: 10.9 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 14.0 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 14.4 mi
- Anglin Falls: 11.8 mi
- Joe High Falls: 13.2 mi
- 80 Falls: 24.8 mi
- McKinney Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 23.6 mi
- Tip Jar: 24.2 mi
- Sustainable Berea: 9.3 mi
- Carloftis Garden: 18.9 mi
- Our Happy Place: 18.3 mi
- Daniel Boone Statue: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | ENE 70° | 505 m | 10.0 mi |
| Croley Mountain | ENE 74° | 484 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Knob | ENE 72° | 482 m | 11.0 mi |
| Indian Fort Mountain | ENE 64° | 470 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cable Knob | S 180° | 465 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sand Knob | S 174° | 462 m | 11.0 mi |
| Robe Mountain | ENE 60° | 462 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bighill Mountain | ENE 77° | 460 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:43 | 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 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crab Orchard 6 N, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/899030912
Day trips start here
- Danville · 22 mi
- Nicholasville · 28 mi
- Harrodsburg · 30 mi
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