Blue Heron
Blue Heron, also known as Mine 18, is a former coal mining community or coal town on the banks of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States, that has been recreated and is maintained as an interpretive history area in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: coal town in Kentucky, United States
- Also known as: “Blue Heron, Kentucky”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comargo and Barthell.
Barthell
Hamlet
Barthell is a former coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Barthell is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blue Heron.
Worley
Hamlet
Worley is an unincorporated community and coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Worley is situated 2 miles north of Blue Heron.
Blue Heron
- Categories: museum and locality
- Location: McCreary, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.67129° or 36° 40′ 17″ north
Longitude
-84.54779° or 84° 32′ 52″ west
Elevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)
Open location code
868QMFC2+GV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Blue Heron” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布盧希倫 (肯塔基州)”
- Chinese: “布盧希倫”
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Places to explore: Oz and Yamacraw.
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Highlights: Cracks in the Rocks and Blue Heron.
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