Silver Lake

Silver Lake is a lake in Franklin, Kentucky. Silver Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Indian Hills, as well as near Bon Air Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Franklin County High School and Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort.

Franklin County High School

School building

Franklin County High School is the largest of three public high schools in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, and is one of two high schools operated by Franklin County Public Schools.

Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort

Memorial

Photo: Bedford, Public domain.

The Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort, Kentucky's Green Hill Cemetery, at the junction of US 60 and US 421, is the only Kentucky monument honoring black soldiers that participated in the American Civil War, and one of only four in the entire United States.

Buffalo Trace Distillery

Distillery

Photo: Kaplansa, Public domain.

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, owned by the Sazerac Company. Its namesake bourbon brand, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey, was introduced in August 1999. Buffalo Trace Distillery is situated 2½ miles west of Silver Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jett and Frankfort.

Jett

Hamlet

Jett is an unincorporated community within Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. It was part of a farm acquired by Thomas Jett, in 1822. In 1882, Jett's heirs donated land for a Louisville & Nashville Railroad station which was named for him. Jett is situated 2 miles south of Silver Lake.

Frankfort

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Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. Downtown Frankfort is characterized by charismatic, old-fashioned, antebellum style buildings holding shops, cafes, restaurants and museums.

Big Eddy

Hamlet

Big Eddy is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. Big Eddy is situated 3½ miles southwest of Silver Lake.

Silver Lake

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Blacks Pond” and “Moxleys Pond”
Category: body of water
Location: Franklin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.20934° or 38° 12′ 34″ north

Longitude

-84.82291° or 84° 49′ 23″ west

Elevation

725 feet (221 metres)

Open location code

86CQ655G+PR

GeoNames ID

4308402

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