Jenny Ridge Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes
Jenny Ridge Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes is a picnic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Buie Knob stands 242 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilltop Chimney, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Woodlands Trace runs past it. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- USDA Forest Service
How to reach it
- On the Woodlands Trace, National
- 0.6 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Range Overlook · 11 mi
122 named places within 25 miles
- Kenlake State Resort Park: 4.0 mi
- Jonathan Creek Cabin Area: 5.8 mi
- Four Rivers Boy Scout Reservation: 6.3 mi
- Taylor Bay Backcountry Area: 7.1 mi
- Calhoun Hill Public Use Area: 7.4 mi
- Gordon Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.3 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 10.3 mi
- Nimmo Hill: 11.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 11.9 mi
- Hilltop Chimney: 2.3 mi
- Center Furnace Trail: 7.9 mi
- Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between The Lakes: 10.5 mi
- Great West Iron Furnace: 11.4 mi
- The Overlook - Photo Opp: 19.7 mi
- Colson Overlook Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Hematite Lake Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Boarding House Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Pond Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Bison Range Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Great Western Iron Furnace: 11.4 mi
- Confederate Monument: 13.7 mi
- Confederate Monument: 17.9 mi
- Confederate War Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Cannon Monument: 24.0 mi
- Hillman Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Money Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms: 17.5 mi
- Murray, Kentucky: 17.9 mi
- Golf Ball: 18.1 mi
- Model Spring aka Great Western Spring: 11.4 mi
- Garnett Spring: 18.4 mi
- Wrather West Kentucky Museum: 18.8 mi
- Adsmore Museum: 24.5 mi
- Golden Pond: 2.4 mi
- Beechy Creek WMA: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jenny Ridge Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buie Knob | ENE 63° | 242 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 38° | 233 m | 24.9 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | ENE 66° | 217 m | 22.5 mi |
| Dunning Hill | NE 44° | 209 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hickman Creek Hill | SSE 160° | 189 m | 22.7 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 157° | 188 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gordon Hill | SE 137° | 185 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mulberry Hill | S 169° | 184 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1542926931
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