Kingfish Camp
Kingfish Camp is a camp in Mercer, Kentucky. Kingfish Camp is situated nearby to the reservoir Herrington Lake, as well as near the hamlet Bushtown.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herrington Lake and E. W. Brown Generating Station.
Herrington Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Joshinatorky, Public domain.
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 2½ miles north of Kingfish 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 2 miles northeast of Kingfish 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 2 miles south of Kingfish 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 Kingfish 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 4½ miles north of Kingfish Camp.
Kingfish Camp
- Type: Camp
- Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.75702° or 37° 45′ 25″ northLongitude
-84.72022° or 84° 43′ 13″ westElevation
784 feet (239 metres)Open location code
869QQ74H+RWGeoNames ID
4297047
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