A guide to the map of Kentucky

The state of Kentucky, 15th state to join the union, is located in East central America. It is known as The Bluegrass State for the native bluegrass that predominates in the fertile pastures throughout the state, particularly the North-East, which is the breeding ground of many thoroughbred horses. It has the motto of ‘United we stand, divided we fall’. In this article, I will give a guide to a Kentucky map.

North

North
Roughly marking the whole, meandering boundary of North Kentucky state is the large Ohio River, the largest tributary of the Mississippi, which forms a small part of Kentucky’s Western border, after the confluence of the two rivers at Cairo, Illinois. To the North-East, Kentucky borders Ohio and Indiana to the North.
To the North-West, lies Illinois. Bluegrass regions
The largest city in Kentucky is Louisville, home to world-famous Kentucky derby, which is often referred to as either the ‘Northermost Southern City’ or ‘Southernmost Northern city’, due to its mix of ‘Northern sensibility’ and Southern culture.
From here, following U.S. Route 71 to the North-East, you get to Covington, a prominent suburb of Cincinnati which is located just inside Ohio.
In between are the Outer and Inner Bluegrass regions.
The former comprises many short, steep and narrow hills while the latter boasts of hundreds of horse farms.

The rest of Kentucky

Overview
East of Kentucky’s North-Eastern tip, Ohio flows off to form the boundary between Ohio and West Virginia.
From here, one of The Ohio River’s tributary, Big Sandy River, provides a meandering boundary with West Virginia.
To the South-East, lies the Cumberland Plateau, a group of hills and mountains in the Appalachian foothills.
This includes the highest point in Kentucky – Black Mountain at 4,139 feet.
South to the South lies the bottom of the Cumberland Plateau. Final word
This is a low lying plateau that contains many waterways which drain into the Mississippi, such as the Cumberland Ake and river.
An oddity to the South-East is Kentucky Bend.
This is the only area in the US to be completely enclaved from the rest of the state.
In the heart of the Bluegrass region lies the ‘Horse Capital of the World’ and Lexington.
It should be noted that Lexington has the tenth highest rate of college education in the US (39.5%)