Ax Handle Branch

Ax Handle Branch is a stream in Johnson, Kentucky. Ax Handle Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Odds, as well as near Butcher Hollow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Sandy Regional Airport and United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy.

Big Sandy Regional Airport

Aerodrome

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Big Sandy Regional Airport is a public use airport in southwest Martin County, Kentucky. The airport is ten miles northeast of Prestonsburg, a city in Floyd County. Big Sandy Regional Airport is situated 2 miles east of Ax Handle Branch.

United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy

Prison

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The United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Martin County, Kentucky, near the city of Inez. United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ax Handle Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odds and Butcher Hollow.

Odds

Hamlet

Odds is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at an elevation of 640 feet. Odds is located in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for ZIP code 41265.

Butcher Hollow

Hamlet

Butcher Hollow is a coal-mining community located in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Butcher Hollow is situated 3 miles northwest of Ax Handle Branch.

Nero is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at an elevation of 628 feet. Nero is located in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for ZIP code 41265. Nero is situated 4 miles west of Ax Handle Branch.

Ax Handle Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Johnson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.74482° or 37° 44′ 41″ north

Longitude

-82.67377° or 82° 40′ 26″ west

Elevation

663 feet (202 metres)

Open location code

869VP8VG+WF

GeoNames ID

4282853

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