Buzzard Creek
Buzzard Creek is a stream in Lyon, Kentucky. Buzzard Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Indian Hills, as well as near Eden Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kentucky State Penitentiary.
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Prison
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The Kentucky State Penitentiary, also known as the "Castle on the Cumberland", is a maximum security and supermax prison with capacity for 856 prisoners located in Eddyville, Kentucky on Lake Barkley on the Cumberland River, about 4.8 kilometres from downtown Eddyville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmack and Confederate.
Carmack
Locality
Carmack is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Barkley in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It was also known as Pottertown. Carmack is situated 3½ miles southwest of Buzzard Creek.
Confederate
Hamlet
Confederate is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. Confederate is situated 5 miles southeast of Buzzard Creek.
Dulaney
Hamlet
Dulaney is a rural unincorporated community in western Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1872, and it was probably named for Henry F. Delany, a prominent local lawyer. Dulaney is situated 6 miles northeast of Buzzard Creek.
Buzzard Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lyon, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.04283° or 37° 2′ 34″ northLongitude
-88.05752° or 88° 3′ 27″ westElevation
351 feet (107 metres)Open location code
869H2WVR+4XGeoNames ID
4286415
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Eddyville Cemetery and Matthew Lyon Grave Historical Marker.
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