Jefferson Memorial Forest
Jefferson Memorial Forest is a park in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 172 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisville Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 171.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the River Road
- 13.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 13.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jefferson Hill: 0.1 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dodge Hill: 2.1 mi
- Samuel Hill: 2.2 mi
- Potato Knob: 2.5 mi
- Fairdale Village Green: 2.6 mi
- Nelson Hornbeck Park: 2.9 mi
- Waverly Park: 3.8 mi
- South Park Country Club: 4.1 mi
- Medora Park: 4.7 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 7.6 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 7.9 mi
- Engineering Art: 9.4 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 9.4 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 9.4 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 9.8 mi
- Tortoise Area: 9.9 mi
- Penguin Cove: 9.9 mi
- Puma Area: 9.9 mi
- Lynx Area: 9.9 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 8.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Fort Duffield: 9.9 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 5.5 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 8.7 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 9.7 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 9.9 mi
- West Point History Museum: 9.9 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 0.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 1.3 mi
- Horine Reservation: 1.7 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.5 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 7.6 mi
- Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Scribner Garden: 14.1 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 13.2 mi
- Blunk Point: 7.8 mi
- Vault Point: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 10.5 mi
- The Narrows: 14.7 mi
- Potlick Point: 19.2 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 15.8 mi
- Grable Spring: 20.3 mi
- Miles Spring: 20.3 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 11.9 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 11.9 mi
- Springville: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Jefferson Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | NNW 327° | 302 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dawson Knob | S 177° | 295 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spickert Knob | N 351° | 289 m | 18.1 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 222° | 275 m | 16.8 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ESE 110° | 269 m | 3.3 mi |
| Lost Knob | N 350° | 263 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | SSW 194° | 261 m | 0.1 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | ESE 105° | 261 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:46 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Christmas fern61 obs
- azure bluet37 obs
- Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion32 obs
- Fowler's Toad30 obs
- Reddish-brown Stag Beetle29 obs
- crane-fly orchid28 obs
- star chickweed27 obs
- rue anemone26 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/1351865043
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 8 mi
- Louisville · 12 mi
- Mount Washington · 13 mi
- New Albany · 14 mi
- Saint Matthews · 14 mi
- Clarksville · 15 mi
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