McKee Bend

McKee Bend is a stream bend in Whitley, Kentucky. McKee Bend is situated nearby to the hamlet Honeybee.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cumberland Falls and Eagle Falls.

Cumberland Falls

Waterfall

Photo: ChrisKuehl, Public domain.

Cumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky. Cumberland Falls is situated 2 miles north of McKee Bend.

Eagle Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Kysailor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eagle Falls is located in Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Water from Eagle Creek descends 44 feet before landing on the rocks below on the Cumberland River shoreline. Eagle Falls is situated 2½ miles north of McKee Bend.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Honeybee.

Honeybee

Hamlet

Honeybee is an unincorporated community in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in 1983. A post office was established in the community in 1905. Honeybee is situated 2½ miles northwest of McKee Bend.

McKee Bend

Type: Stream bend
Category: body of water
Location: Whitley, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.80953° or 36° 48′ 34″ north

Longitude

-84.35188° or 84° 21′ 7″ west

Elevation

1,050 feet (320 metres)

Open location code

868QRJ5X+R6

GeoNames ID

4300354

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Satellite Map

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