Cedar Pond Picnic Area
Cedar Pond Picnic Area is a picnic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Buffalo Knob stands 217 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between The Lakes, a attraction 2.1 miles away. Woodlands Trace runs past it. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- USDA Forest Service
How to reach it
- On the Woodlands Trace, National
- 7.7 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Range Overlook · 2 mi
97 named places within 25 miles
- Ginger Bay Lake Access Area: 4.1 mi
- Linton Public Use Area: 5.1 mi
- Donaldson Creek Public Use Area: 5.1 mi
- Calhoun Hill Public Use Area: 5.9 mi
- Neville Bay Lake Access: 6.4 mi
- Round Top: 5.5 mi
- Gordon Hill: 6.0 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 8.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 10.4 mi
- Devil's Pulpit: 12.3 mi
- Bison Range Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Colson Overlook Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Jenny Ridge Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes: 8.6 mi
- Hematite Lake Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Boarding House Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Great Western Iron Furnace: 2.8 mi
- Confederate War Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Cannon Monument: 15.5 mi
- Confederate Monument: 15.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 17.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Hillman Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Bullard Point: 22.9 mi
- Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between The Lakes: 2.1 mi
- Great West Iron Furnace: 2.8 mi
- Hilltop Chimney: 9.2 mi
- Center Furnace Trail: 15.7 mi
- Model Spring aka Great Western Spring: 2.8 mi
- Garnett Spring: 16.4 mi
- Beechy Creek WMA: 10.9 mi
- Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge: 24.8 mi
- Golden Pond: 7.7 mi
- Murray, Kentucky: 17.2 mi
- Wrather West Kentucky Museum: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Pond Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | NE 45° | 217 m | 24.0 mi |
| The Mound | SSE 152° | 215 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pulley Hill | SSE 153° | 197 m | 19.3 mi |
| Redbank Hill | SSE 165° | 196 m | 23.3 mi |
| Nero Hill | S 175° | 191 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brigham Hill | SE 129° | 190 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hickman Creek Hill | SSE 163° | 189 m | 14.2 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 161° | 188 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenlake Resort, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3072472550
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