Barren River Lake State Resort Park
Barren River Lake State Resort Park is a park in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Brigadoon State Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 4.8 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
- 13.7 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 248.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Furlong Cemetery · 21 mi
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 21 mi
- Sunset Point · 23 mi
- Dixon Cave · 23 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
- Weldon Park: 11.6 mi
- Woodland Park: 11.7 mi
- Luska J. Twyman Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Glasgow Veteran's Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
- Gorin Park: 12.6 mi
- Matthews Hill: 9.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 13.4 mi
- Little Knob: 16.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 16.3 mi
- Smiths Grove Knob: 16.4 mi
- Diamond Caverns: 17.5 mi
- Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 19.4 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 21.7 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 22.3 mi
- Blue Hole: 23.1 mi
- National Cave Museum and Library: 17.5 mi
- Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum: 19.1 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 19.8 mi
- Aviation Heritage Park: 21.0 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 22.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 12.3 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 15.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 21.6 mi
- Guthrie Tower: 23.4 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 24.0 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 22.4 mi
- Cedar Sink: 20.4 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 24.6 mi
- Brass Dancer: 23.2 mi
- Tango Statue: 23.4 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 13.0 mi
- Chaumont: 18.3 mi
- Drakes Creek: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barren River Lake State Resort Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | WNW 292° | 521 m | 23.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | NE 47° | 312 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wootens Knob | NNE 26° | 305 m | 24.7 mi |
| Loves Knob | NE 55° | 298 m | 19.5 mi |
| Prewitts Knob | NNE 16° | 297 m | 17.8 mi |
| Huckleberry Knob | NNE 14° | 295 m | 19.8 mi |
| Brushy Knob | N 9° | 287 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 333° | 285 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barren RVR Lake, 4 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer12 obs
- Allegheny Spurge12 obs
- fan clubmoss12 obs
- Carolina buckthorn11 obs
- American beech10 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty10 obs
- Christmas fern9 obs
- crane-fly orchid9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/470706761
Day trips start here
- Bowling Green · 23 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 23 mi
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 23 mi
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