Slade is an unincorporated community in Powell County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office [2] closed in 2004.[3]
Slade | |
|---|---|
| Slade | |
| Motto: "Your hometown's meeting spot" (Unofficial) | |
  Slade Location within the state of Kentucky  Slade Slade (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′42″N 83°42′15″W / 37.79500°N 83.70417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Powell |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.62 sq mi (14.56 km2) |
| • Land | 5.62 sq mi (14.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 303 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EST) |
| ZIP codes | 40376 |
| GNIS feature ID | 515466[1] |
Landmarks
editThe community is home to the Natural Bridge State Resort Park.
Slade is a popular location for accommodations for climbers of the Red River Gorge. The campground operated by Miguel's Pizza has been called Camp 4 of the East.[4] Slade and the campground were featured in the 2004 documentary movie Red River Ruckus by Victory Productions.[5][6][citation needed]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slade, Kentucky
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slade, Kentucky
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS". About.usps.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Pegg, Dave. Red River Gorge, Kentucky, USA Archived 2015-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, UK Climbing, March 2009.
- ^ Red River Ruckus, Mountain Film Database.
- ^ Red River Ruckus (2004), AVAXHome.
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