The nearest draw to Blackey: United States Penitentiary, 30 mi away
Look within 40 miles for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Blackey. On the list: an ancient site, a mountain and a state park, among others. For a full day, there is Red River Gorge, 59 mi away.
Black Mountain
Mountain in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the south.
Orange: Blackey. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every entry
Look within 60 miles for all 14.
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5Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
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11U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
13Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum
Open-air museum in Salyersville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Blackey → · Blackey’s history →
Photo credits
Red River Gorge: Robert G. Davis, NWSRS, Public domain · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
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