Elkhorn Lake
Elkhorn Lake is a reservoir in Letcher, Kentucky. Elkhorn Lake is situated nearby to the village Jenkins, as well as near the hamlet Payne Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pound Gap.
Pound Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Pound Gap of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between Jenkins, Kentucky and Pound, Virginia. It served as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Payne Gap and Dunham.
Payne Gap
Hamlet
Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 329 as of the 2010 census. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community.
Dunham
Hamlet
Dunham is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Dunham's post office operated in the community from 1913 to 1960.
Gaskill
Hamlet
Gaskill is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.
Elkhorn Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Letcher, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.16651° or 37° 9′ 59″ northLongitude
-82.63672° or 82° 38′ 12″ westElevation
1,562 feet (476 metres)Open location code
869V5987+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 781142873OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
4291075
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Highlights include Jenkins Post Office and Jenkins Volunteer Fire Department.
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