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Welcome to Hurricane ...

Hurricane is located in Pike County<1>.

Hurricane is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hurricane lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hurricane: 606

Communities Also Named Hurricane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Hurricane - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hurricane.

Communities near Hurricane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hurricane.

  • Williamson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grundy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
  • Elkhorn City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Delbarton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Matewan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradshaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Iaeger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Paw Paw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Paw Paw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hurricane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurricane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hurricane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurricane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane. See our Newspapers Page for Hurricane.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurricane ...

Looking for more information about Hurricane? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hurricane, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hurricane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hurricane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.