Chimney Rock Camp
Chimney Rock Camp is a locality in Mercer, Kentucky. Chimney Rock Camp is situated nearby to the locality Gaskins Camp, as well as near Bradshaws Camp.Places of Interest
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 northwest of Chimney Rock 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 1½ miles north of Chimney Rock 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 3 miles southwest of Chimney Rock 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 3½ miles west of Chimney Rock Camp.
Bryantsville
Hamlet
Bryantsville is an unincorporated community in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 27 northwest of the city of Lancaster, the county seat of Garrard County. Its elevation is 942 feet. It has a post office with the ZIP code 40410. Bryantsville is situated 4 miles southeast of Chimney Rock Camp.
Chimney Rock Camp
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.76127° or 37° 45′ 41″ northLongitude
-84.69528° or 84° 41′ 43″ westOpen location code
869QQ863+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 10632536890OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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