36 mi from Jeff, United States Penitentiary leads the list
Jeff has 13 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Visits to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park run to about 765K a year. Red River Gorge lies 50 mi out, the pick for a day trip.
Black Mountain
Mountain in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park marks the outer edge, 40 mi away.
Orange: Jeff. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place, in and near Jeff
These 13 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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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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9U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
10East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
12Magoffin 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 Jeff → · Jeff’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 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountain Homeplace: 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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