Joe Ford Nature Park
Joe Ford Nature Park is a park in Daviess, Kentucky. Joe Ford Nature Park is situated nearby to Big Rivers Electric Corp Transmission Operations Center, as well as near the hamlet Rome.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Owensboro Catholic High School.
Owensboro Catholic High School
School
Owensboro Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro. Owensboro Catholic High School is situated 2 miles southeast of Joe Ford Nature Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Owensboro and Rome.
Owensboro
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Owensboro is a town on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields. It bills itself as the Barbecue Capital of the World and has had some interesting figures call it home over the years, such as Beulah Annan, whose story inspired the play and movie Chicago; Florence Henderson, aka Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch; NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip; and Johnny Depp.
Rome
Hamlet
Rome is an unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Clearys Grocery. Rome is also referred to as a subdivision located on Highway 81 just southwest of Owensboro. Athey's Chapel Cemetery is located here. Rome is situated 3½ miles south of Joe Ford Nature Park.
Sorgho
Hamlet
Sorgho, Kentucky, originally named and known as Sorghotown, the boundaries of this unincorporated community were described in an order dated 12 May 1874, by Daviess County, Kentucky Judge Triplett, worded as follows: " Upon the application of ten voters… Sorgho is situated 5 miles west of Joe Ford Nature Park.
Joe Ford Nature Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Daviess, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.77334° or 37° 46′ 24″ northLongitude
-87.1637° or 87° 9′ 49″ westOpen location code
869JQRFP+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 469246961OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Rivers Electric Corp Transmission Operations Center and Crosspointe Baptist Church.
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