Pleasant Ridge Recreational Area

Pleasant Ridge Recreational Area is a park in Lawrence, Kentucky. Pleasant Ridge Recreational Area is situated nearby to the locality Deephole, as well as near the hamlet Busseyville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yatesville Dam.

Yatesville Dam

Dam

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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 2 miles north of Pleasant Ridge Recreational Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Louisa and Fort Gay.

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 Recreational Area.

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 Recreational Area.

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 5 miles southeast of Pleasant Ridge Recreational Area.

Pleasant Ridge Recreational Area

Type: Park
Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.10028° or 38° 6′ 1″ north

Longitude

-82.68443° or 82° 41′ 4″ west

Elevation

748 feet (228 metres)

Open location code

86CV4828+46

GeoNames ID

7275914

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Deephole and Busseyville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hutchison Cemetery and Pleasant Ridge.

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