Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge is a ridge in Lawrence, Kentucky and has an elevation of 853 feet. Pleasant Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Busseyville, as well as near the locality Deephole.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yatesville Dam.
Yatesville Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Yatesville Lake is a reservoir in Lawrence County, Kentucky in the far eastern part of the state, close to the town of Louisa. The earthen dam was constructed in 1988 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 156 feet, and a length of 855 feet at its crest. Yatesville Dam is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pleasant Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louisa and Torchlight.
Louisa
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. Louisa is situated 4½ miles east of Pleasant Ridge.
Torchlight
Hamlet
Torchlight is an unincorporated community and coal town in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The community is named for an annual torchlight parade accident which resulted in the Hotel Greenup being burned to the ground. Torchlight is situated 4½ miles southeast of Pleasant Ridge.
Fort Gay
Village
Fort Gay is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy rivers. It is located within the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, and adjoins Louisa, Kentucky. The population was 677 at the 2020 census. Fort Gay is situated 5 miles east of Pleasant Ridge.
Pleasant Ridge
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 853 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.095° or 38° 5′ 42″ northLongitude
-82.67951° or 82° 40′ 46″ westElevation
853 feet (260 metres)Open location code
86CV38VC+X5GeoNames ID
7141459
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