Little Yellow Creek

Little Yellow Creek is a stream in Bell County, Kentucky. Little Yellow Creek is situated nearby to the town Middlesboro, as well as near the hamlet Binghamtown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cumberland Gap and Middlesboro–Bell County Airport.

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 east of Little Yellow Creek.

Middlesboro–Bell County Airport

Aerodrome

Middlesboro–Bell County Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located 1 mile west of the central business district of Middlesboro, a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Middlesboro–Bell County Airport is situated 1½ miles west of Little Yellow Creek.

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 Little Yellow Creek.

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.

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 east of Little Yellow Creek.

Stony Fork Junction

Hamlet

Stony Fork Junction is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Stony Fork Junction is situated 2½ miles west of Little Yellow Creek.

Little Yellow Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Yellow Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Bell County, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.61286° or 36° 36′ 46″ north

Longitude

-83.7088° or 83° 42′ 32″ west

Elevation

1,138 feet (347 metres)

Open location code

868RJ77R+4F

GeoNames ID

4298791

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