Editing Eddyville, Kentucky (section)

==Geography==
Eddyville is located in north-central Lyon County and is bordered to the west by [[Kuttawa, Kentucky|Kuttawa]] and to the south by [[Lake Barkley]] on the Cumberland River.

Two Interstate highways, [[Interstate 24|I-24]] and [[Interstate 69|I-69]], intersect in Eddyville. I-24 leads southeast {{convert|102|mi}} to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], and west {{convert|34|mi}} to [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]], while I-69 leads northeast {{convert|94|mi}} to [[Evansville, Indiana]], and southwest {{convert|66|mi}} to the [[Tennessee]] border at [[Fulton, Kentucky|Fulton]]. The two highways lead west together from Eddyville for {{convert|16|mi}} before splitting near [[Calvert City, Kentucky|Calvert City]]. [[U.S. Route 62]] passes through the center of Eddyville, leading northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Princeton, Kentucky|Princeton]] and southwest {{convert|4|mi|0}} into Kuttawa. [[U.S. Route 641]] passes through Eddyville with US 62 but splits off at the northeast border of the city and leads north {{convert|18|mi}} to its northern terminus in [[Marion, Kentucky|Marion]].

[[Mineral Mound State Park]] occupies a peninsula in Lake Barkley in the southern part of the city. The park, golf course and peninsula extend southwest into the city limits of Kuttawa. The [[Kentucky State Penitentiary]], also fronting on Lake Barkley, is within the southernmost extent of the Eddyville limits, {{convert|5|mi|0}} by road south of the center of town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Eddyville has a total area of {{convert|20.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|17.9|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 10.56%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_21.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Kentucky| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>