Jackson
in Breathitt County of Kentucky, United States
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Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field (72 mi) - Blue Grass Airport (75 mi)
- Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport (92 mi)
- Yeager Airport (113 mi)
- Mercer County Airport (121 mi)
- Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (121 mi)
- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (125 mi)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (125 mi)
- Hazard Country Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Hollow Acres Golf Center (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Big Hickory Golf Course & Country Club (Golf course, 35 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.553 and -83.384 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 33' 11" and W -83° 23' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:53 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:41 am and 8:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -26.133 and 113.417 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Useless Loop - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Jackson
Jackson in Breathitt County (Kentucky) with it's 2,152 inhabitants is a city in United States about 357 mi (or 574 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Jackson is now 03:53 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Jackson, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field in a distance of 72 mi (or 116 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Campton, Booneville, Beattyville, Hazard and Salyersville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 54% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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HDScott and DaDuke ride the Rattler ~ Jackson KY
HD Scott and DaDuke ride a tame portion of the "Venom Tours" Rattler ride around Jackson KY . Scott is way in front of me because I am taking the video....but I am playing catch up. Next...
Unusual CSX Coal Train Consist in Jackson, Ky 6-12-2012
This is a CSX train that consists of two AC4400CW's, a EMD SD70MAC, CSX #2220 an ex. C&O GP35 road slug built in 1964, CSX # 6917 an ex. C&O GP40-2 built in 1980 and many different coal cars: ...
2015 Polaris Ranger 570
Loaded 2015 Polaris Ranger 570 Mid-Size. YPK Motorsports of Jackson 606-666-5333. www.ypkmotorsports.com.
9/4/2014 Storms in Distance
This time lapse spans from 4:45 pm until nightfall at around 8:30 pm and shows building cumulus and some cumulonimbus clouds around 50 miles to the southeast over Pine and Black Mountains....
Ray Watkins
I think this was at Easter, Savannah was about 6 months old when this was taped at Mom's house in Jackson Ky, Ray wrote and sang and, he is still coal mining.
9/4/2014 Thunderstorm
This time lapse spans from 11 am until 315 pm and shows a rapidly developing cumulus cloud field, followed by showers and finally a thunderstorm, which dumped 1.02" of rain at the office in...
9/6/2014 Morning Fog
This time lapse spans from first light around 6:35 am through noon, and shows the undulations of fog below us in the Quicksand Creek drainage before burning off. ---------------------------------...
Victoria's monologue Happy Church.mov
Monologue performed by Victoria of the Happy Church drama team Jackson Kentucky.
Tulsa Time Cover
Josh Collins & Southern Comfort band performing Tulsa Time, Jackson KY, June 7, 2014.
9/7/2014 Multiple Cloud Layers Going Multiple Directions
This time lapse spans from around 4 pm through around 8 pm and shows the movement of multiple cloud layers. The lower clouds in the video were moving from a northeast to southwest direction,...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Jackson, Kentucky
Jackson is an incorporated city and the county seat in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. Originally established as Breathitt Town in 1839, the name was changed to Jackson in 1845. The city is named in honor of the war hero of the War of 1812 and former President of the United States of America, Andrew Jackson, who had died that same year of the name change. The population was 2,244 according to the 2010 census.
Breathitt County High School
Breathitt County High School (aka Breathitt High School) is a public high school located in the city of Jackson, Kentucky nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. The 2009-2010 enrollment is around 520 students. The school colors are royal blue and white. The current principal is Derek McKnight, and the current assistant principal is Michael Bowling.
Jackson City School
Jackson City School (under the Jackson Independent School system) is a school serving grades pre-k through 12. It is located in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, in Jackson, Kentucky -- the county seat for Breathitt County. The elementary school portion is named after Herbert W. Spencer, after it was rebuilt in the 1960s due the original elementary school caught fire. Though, locally, it's still referred to as Jackson Elementary or just Jackson City School.
WEKG
WEKG is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Jackson, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Intermountain Broadcasting Co. , Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio .
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
جاكسون, جکسن، کنتاکی, ジャクソン, Джэксон, Джексон, Џексон, جیکسن، کینٹکی, 杰克逊
