Ashleys Camp
Ashleys Camp is a camp in Mercer, Kentucky. Ashleys Camp is situated nearby to the reservoir Herrington Lake, as well as near the hamlet Bushtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herrington Lake and E. W. Brown Generating Station.
Herrington Lake
Reservoir
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Herrington Lake is a 2,335-acre artificial lake located in Mercer, Garrard and Boyle counties in Kentucky, United States. The lake was created by Kentucky Utilities' damming of the Dix River, a tributary of the Kentucky River, in 1925 to generate hydroelectric power.
E. W. Brown Generating Station
Power station
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The E. W. Brown Generating Station is a quad coal-fired power plant, natural gas power plant, solar power plant, and hydro electric plant owned and operated by Kentucky Utilities near Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky. E. W. Brown Generating Station is situated 1½ miles north of Ashleys Camp.
Dix Dam
Dam
The Dix Dam is a dam on the Dix River located between Mercer and Garrard County, Kentucky. It was constructed to generate hydroelectricity and prevent flooding of the Kentucky River but is better known for creating Herrington Lake. Dix Dam is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ashleys Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bushtown and Burgin.
Bushtown
Hamlet
Bushtown is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Bushtown is located on the Dix River 6.6 miles east-southeast of Harrodsburg. Bushtown is situated 2½ miles south of Ashleys Camp.
Burgin
Village
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Burgin is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 979 at the 2020 census. Burgin is situated 2½ miles west of Ashleys Camp.
High Bridge
Hamlet
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High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 242. High Bridge is situated 4 miles north of Ashleys Camp.
Ashleys Camp
- Type: Camp
- Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.76702° or 37° 46′ 1″ northLongitude
-84.71606° or 84° 42′ 58″ westElevation
778 feet (237 metres)Open location code
869QQ78M+RHGeoNames ID
4282765
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