Shanty Branch
Shanty Branch is a stream in McCreary, Kentucky. Shanty Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Honeybee, as well as near Sawyer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 1½ miles southwest of Shanty Branch.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Honeybee and Sawyer.
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 west of Shanty Branch.
Sawyer
Hamlet
Sawyer is an unincorporated community within McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Sawyer is situated 3½ miles northwest of Shanty Branch.
Shanty Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: McCreary, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.85564° or 36° 51′ 20″ northLongitude
-84.32577° or 84° 19′ 33″ westElevation
778 feet (237 metres)Open location code
868QVM4F+7MGeoNames ID
4308030
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