Yuko-En on the Elkhorn
Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, the official Kentucky-Japan Friendship Garden, is located in Georgetown, Kentucky on the north fork of Elkhorn Creek. The 6-acre garden is designed to have the appearance of a Japanese style strolling garden.Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scott County Courthouse and Scott County High School.
Scott County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scott County Courthouse is a building in Georgetown, Kentucky, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky, where county government offices are located. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1972. Scott County Courthouse is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
Scott County High School
School building
Scott County High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Kentucky, United States. The mascot is a Cardinal. School colors are Red and Blue, with white and black occasionally serving as secondary colors. Scott County High School is situated 1 mile northwest of Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
Giddings Hall
Building
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giddings Hall, originally called Recitation Hall, is a Greek Revival building located on the campus of Georgetown College in Scott County, Kentucky. Georgetown was the first Baptist college founded west of the Allegheny Mountains, and Giddings Hall was the first permanent structure constructed after the college was formed. Giddings Hall is situated 1 mile southeast of Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Great Crossing.
Georgetown
Town
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census. It is the sixth-most populous city in Kentucky.
Great Crossing
Hamlet
Great Crossing is an unincorporated community located in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. Great Crossing is situated 2 miles west of Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
Clabber Bottom
Hamlet
Clabber Bottom is an unincorporated community located in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. Clabber Bottom is situated 3 miles southeast of Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
Yuko-En on the Elkhorn
- Type: Garden
- Description: Garden in Georgetown, Kentucky
- Categories: Japanese garden and recreation area
- Location: Scott, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.21947° or 38° 13′ 10″ northLongitude
-84.56474° or 84° 33′ 53″ westOpen location code
86CQ6C9P+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 318764940OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q8060776
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In Other Languages
“Yuko-En on the Elkhorn” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “友好園”
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