Question for Kentucky Residents.

Nancy T · Postby **Nancy T** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:38 am

Whats the weather like in the summer months? as far as humidity levels? We are looking this weekend at a 63 acre piece of land in Colombia Kentucky area. Would like to retire to an area where we can have less cold but don't want to drown in humidity

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:57 pm

Nancy T, I am a transplant to Kentucky, myself. Our winters are usually fairly mild.. the very odd one has a lot of snow, but this winter has been wonderful with days hovering between 45 and 65, one minor snow in early December that vanished quickly and not very many freezes. Summer is very nice, 80-95, humidity around 70 percent up. Occasionally hotter.. but I moved up from North Florida, having moved there from South Florida, where summer is as close as you can get to hell and remain alive.

The compensation of having winter is that it is short and I get to live in endless horse country. Louisville is a delightful city. While I have never actually worked much in Kentucky, it is a very convenient spot to commute from (frequent flights, small airport with easy access). Traffic is pretty easy and light. Shopping is outstanding.

BJ · Postby BJ » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:03 pm

madelyn wrote:Nancy T, I am a transplant to Kentucky, myself. Our winters are usually fairly mild.. the very odd one has a lot of snow, but this winter has been wonderful with days hovering between 45 and 65, one minor snow in early December that vanished quickly and not very many freezes. Summer is very nice, 80-95, humidity around 70 percent up. Occasionally hotter.. but I moved up from North Florida, having moved there from South Florida, where summer is as close as you can get to hell and remain alive.

The compensation of having winter is that it is short and I get to live in endless horse country. Louisville is a delightful city. While I have never actually worked much in Kentucky, it is a very convenient spot to commute from (frequent flights, small airport with easy access). Traffic is pretty easy and light. Shopping is outstanding.

Madelyn,

What does a decent sized farm that can accommodate up to 20 horses go for in your neck of the woods? What is the zoning re: number of horses per acre there? Thinking very seriously about trading in the old ocean view for waking up to the horses, myself.

Marli · Postby **Marli** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:03 pm

Here ya' go BJ, maybe this can help-

http://www.landandfarm.com/lf/asp/search_results.asp?state=Kentucky

Nancy T · Postby **Nancy T** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:06 pm

thanks for the info, I have my brother meeting a Realtor this weekend. He is posted at fort Knox and I bought my ticket to day to fly down for the Derby !

Our Mims · Postby **Our Mims** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:09 pm

Nice area to live...but you want a storm shelter or basement.
I don't think there are any zoning restrictions as far as how many horses per acre in agricultural zones.

I'm a transplanted yankee who grew up in the snow belt of upstate NY...I find the summers miserable but then again without a Great Lake to swim in I guess I'd be unhappy with any summer.