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.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,030 feet (310 metres)
- …is also known as “Blue Heron, Kentucky”
- Description: coal town in Kentucky, United States
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.
Blue Heron
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Latitude
36.67129° or 36° 40′ 17″ north
Longitude
-84.54779° or 84° 32′ 52″ west
Open location code
868QMFC2+GV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Blue Heron” goes by many names.
布盧希倫Chinese
布盧希倫 (肯塔基州)Chinese
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