The nearest draw to Jenkins: United States Penitentiary, 38 mi away
Jenkins has 13 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. A drive of 55 mi brings you to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
Black Mountain
Mountain in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the southwest.
Orange: Jenkins. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Jenkins
The list runs to 13 places, all within 60 miles.
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3Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
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10U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
East 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 Jenkins → · Jenkins’ history →
Photo credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), 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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