Happy Hollow

Happy Hollow is a valley in Bell County, Kentucky and has an elevation of 1,158 feet. Happy Hollow is situated nearby to the hamlet Binghamtown, as well as near the town Middlesboro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cumberland Gap and Tri-State Peak.

Cumberland Gap

Mountain saddle

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The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains and near the tripoint of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. Cumberland Gap is situated 2 miles southeast of Happy Hollow.

Tri-State Peak

Peak

Tri-State Peak is a mountain located in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, near the "saddle" of the gap. It gets its name from being on the tripoint of the state of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Tri-State Peak is situated 2 miles southeast of Happy Hollow.

Gap Cave

Cave

Gap Cave is located just underneath Pinnacle Overlook in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Claiborne County, TN. The entrance to the cave is at the tristate area of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky, just over the border into Virginia. Gap Cave is situated 2½ miles southeast of Happy Hollow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middlesboro and Cumberland Gap.

Middlesboro

Town

Photo: K smith8907, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Middlesboro is a home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census, while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060. Middlesboro is situated 1½ miles southwest of Happy Hollow.

Cumberland Gap

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Cumberland Gap is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 313 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 315 in 2023. The town is located below the Cumberland Gap, a historic mountain pass for which is the town's namesake, and inside of the boundaries of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Cumberland Gap is situated 2½ miles southeast of Happy Hollow.

Meldrum

Hamlet

Meldrum is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Meldrum is situated 3 miles north of Happy Hollow.

Happy Hollow

Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,158 feet
Category: landform
Location: Bell County, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.62564° or 36° 37′ 32″ north

Longitude

-83.69769° or 83° 41′ 52″ west

Elevation

1,158 feet (353 metres)

Open location code

868RJ8G2+7W

GeoNames ID

4293992

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