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Rockport is located at (37.336428, −86.992778 The city is situated along the Green River northeast of Central City. U.S. Route 62 traverses the city.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) (5.00%) is water.
The stone and marble industry is one of the largest industries in Palestine, contributing 20-25% of its total industrial revenues, generating USD $400–$450 million in revenue annually. The industry employs 15,000–20,000 workers across the West Bank across 1200–1700 facilities, and amounts to 4.5% of the nation's GDP.
The city is set among small hills in the valley of the Town Branch, a north-flowing tributary of the Mud River and part of the Green River watershed flowing to the Ohio River. Russellville is served by U.S. Routes 68, 79 and 431. The nearest limited-access highway is the Natcher Parkway , 24 miles (39 km) to the northeast.
Kentucky (US: / k ə n ˈ t ʌ k i / ⓘ, UK: / k ɛ n-/), [5] officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, [c] is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
The highest point located in Harlan County. Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve , 2,639-acre (11 km 2 ) state nature preserve on southern slope of Pine Mountain in Letcher County . Includes one of the largest concentrations of rare and endangered species in the state, [ 41 ] as well as a 60-foot (18 m) waterfall and a Kentucky Wild River.
Seventeen percent of the state's population lives in Jefferson County and 25% live in counties in the Louisville CSA, and also Jefferson County has two-and-a-half times more people than Kentucky's second-most populous county, Fayette County. Fourteen of the 18 buildings in Kentucky over 300 feet are located in Downtown Louisville.
A portion of Mammoth Cave National Park and the cave for which it is named is located in western Hart County.. The Fisher Ridge Cave System is located in Hart County. As of 2018 it has been mapped to a length of 125 miles (201 km) and is the fifth-longest cave in the United States and the tenth-longest cave in the world.
Jackson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,955. [1] Its county seat is McKee. [2] The county was formed in 1858 from land given by Madison, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Laurel, and Rockcastle counties. [3] It was named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. [4]