Hecla
Hecla is an unincorporated community located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It was also called Hechla. Hecla began as a company town where the workers of a mine operated by the Hecla Coal and Mining Company lived.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States
- Also known as: “Hechla”, “Hecla, Kentucky”, and “Hecla, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grapevine and Oriole.
Grapevine
Hamlet
Grapevine is an unincorporated community located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. Grapevine is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hecla.
Oriole
Hamlet
Oriole is a place located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. The origin of the name Oriole is unknown, and the place never had a post office. Oriole is located four miles south-west of Madisonville, on Clear Creek. Oriole is situated 2½ miles west of Hecla.
Barnsley
Hamlet
Barnsley is an unincorporated community in Hopkins County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Barnsley is situated 3 miles southeast of Hecla.
Hecla
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.28505° or 37° 17′ 6″ northLongitude
-87.52694° or 87° 31′ 37″ westElevation
413 feet (126 metres)Open location code
869J7FPF+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 153715340OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Hecla” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “赫克拉”
- French: “Hecla”
- Irish: “Hecla”
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