General Burnside Island State Park
General Burnside Island State Park is a park located just south of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County. The park encompasses 430 acres in the middle of Lake Cumberland, making it Kentucky's only island park.- Type: Park
- Description: State forest in Kentucky, United States
- Also known as: “General Burnside State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights: John Sherman Cooper Power Station.
John Sherman Cooper Power Station
Power station
The John Sherman Cooper Power Station is a coal-fired… John Sherman Cooper Power Station is situated 1½ miles northeast of General Burnside Island State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bronston and Tateville.
Tateville
Hamlet
Tateville is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
Kidder
Hamlet
Kidder is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. Kidder is situated 5 miles southwest of General Burnside Island State Park.
General Burnside Island State Park
- Categories: Kentucky state park and recreation area
- Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.97632° or 36° 58′ 35″ north
Longitude
-84.60264° or 84° 36′ 10″ west
Elevation
833 feet (254 metres)
Open location code
868QX9GW+GW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“General Burnside Island State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “General Burnside Island State Park”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Burnside and Quinton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bunker Hill and First Baptist Church.
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