Lick Creek
Lick Creek is a stream in Lyon, Kentucky. Lick Creek is situated nearby to the village Eddyville, as well as near the hamlet Fairview.| 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 Dulaney.
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 4½ miles southwest of Lick 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 5 miles northeast of Lick Creek.
Suwanee
Hamlet
Suwanee is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. Suwanee is situated 6 miles west of Lick Creek.
Lick Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lyon, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.06839° or 37° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-88.06669° or 88° 4′ 0″ westElevation
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
869H3W9M+98GeoNames ID
4298169
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