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 include John Sherman Cooper Power Station.
John Sherman Cooper Power Station
Power station
The John Sherman Cooper Power Station is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the East Kentucky Cooperative near Somerset, Kentucky. It is actually closest to the smaller city of Burnside. 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.
Bronston
Hamlet
Bronston is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. Bronston is located on Lake Cumberland along Kentucky Route 90, 7.5 miles south of Somerset. Bronston has a post office with ZIP code 42518.
Tateville
Hamlet
Tateville is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. Tateville is located along U.S. Route 27 and Kentucky Route 90 9 miles south of Somerset. Tateville has a post office with ZIP code 42558.
Kidder
Hamlet
Kidder is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. 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″ northLongitude
-84.60264° or 84° 36′ 10″ westElevation
833 feet (254 metres)Open location code
868QX9GW+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 491420513OpenStreetMap 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”
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