Looney Creek
Looney Creek is a stream in Harlan, Kentucky. Looney Creek is situated nearby to the town Cumberland, as well as near the hamlet Sand Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kingdom Come State Park and Kentucky Coal Museum.
Kingdom Come State Park
Park
Kingdom Come State Park is a part of Kentucky's state park system in Harlan County atop Pine Mountain near the city of Cumberland. It was named after the 1903 best-selling novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by native Kentuckian John Fox, Jr. Kingdom Come State Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Looney Creek.
Kentucky Coal Museum
Museum
The Kentucky Coal Museum is a heritage center located in Benham, Kentucky. Its focus is the history of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky, featuring specific exhibits on the company towns of Benham and neighboring Lynch. Kentucky Coal Museum is situated 2½ miles southeast of Looney Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cumberland and Clutts.
Cumberland
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Cumberland is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population according to the 2010 Census was 2,237, down from 2,611 at the 2000 census.
Clutts
Hamlet
Clutts is a coal town and an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The coal it produced was distributed through the Clutts railroad station that gave the community its original name. It has also been referred to as Pee Vee.
Gordon
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Gordon is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. Gordon is situated 2 miles northwest of Looney Creek.
Looney Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Big Looney Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Harlan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.97864° or 36° 58′ 43″ northLongitude
-82.98847° or 82° 59′ 19″ westElevation
1,437 feet (438 metres)Open location code
868VX2H6+FJGeoNames ID
4299212
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