Breathitt County Judge - 606-666-3800
Mayor of Jackson - 606-666-7069
Breathitt County Sheriff - 606-666-3805
Local Emergency - 911
Breathitt County Public Library - 606-666-5541
Breathitt County Museum - 606-666-4159
State-wide Emergency Toll Free Number 1-800-222-5555
State-wide Road Conditions for major roads - 1-800-4KY-ROAD
Jackson has two modern motels:
Jackson Inn - phone 606-666-7551 - Highway 15 in Jackson.
Paul's Motel - phone 606-666-2471 - 1186 Main Street in Jackson.
A. From Lexington, Ky. to Jackson - Take I-64 east about 17 miles, just beyond Winchester exit right onto the Bert Combs Mountain Parkway for about 40 miles, exit right onto Highway 15 at the Campton exit, and travel eastward for another twenty miles to Jackson.
B. From Ashand, Ky. to Jackson - Two ways: 1. From Ashland take Highway 23 south for about 64 miles to Paintsville. Turn right onto U.S. 460 toward Saylersville and travel about 20 miles to Salyersville. Get on the Bert Combs Mountain Parkway and head west to the Helechawa exit (a distance of about 20 miles). Turn on to Highway 205 and head south for a distance of eleven miles, coming to Highway 15. Turn left and travel the eight miles on to Jackson.
2. From Ashland, Ky. to Jackson take I-64 West to Grayson (a distance of about 20 miles). Turn south on Highway 7 at Grayson and head to West Liberty, passing through Sandy Hook. At West Liberty, take Highway 460 East for a few miles and turn left on Highway 205. Continue on Highway 205 for about twenty miles until it ends at Highway 15. Turn left and travel the eight miles on to Jackson.
C. From Knoxville, Tennessee to Jackson - Travel along I-75 to London, Kentucky. Turn right at Daniel Boone Parkway exit, just south of London. Travel the sixty miles eastward toward Hazard. At Hazard exit onto Highway 15 and turn left. Travel along northward on Highway 15 for about 26 miles to Jackson.
Kentucky Places and their distances from Jackson, Kentucky:
Albany - 172 miles
Ashland - 112 miles
Bardstown - 145 miles
Barren River State Park - 205 miles
Berea - 84 - miles
Bowling Green - 228 - miles
Buckhorn State Park - 30 miles
Carter Caves State Park - 100 miles
Corbin - 95 miles
Covington - 163 miles
Cumberland Falls State Park - 115 miles
Danville - 106 miles
Elizabethtown - 169 miles
Frankfort - 109 miles
Fulton - 376 miles
General Butler State Park - 156 miles
Glasgow - 195 miles
Greenbo State Park - 105 miles
Harlan - 80 miles
Harrodsburg - 120 miles
Hazard - 32 miles
Henderson - 295 miles
Hodgenville - 171 miles
Hopkinsville - 293 miles
Kenlake State Park - 335 miles
Kentucky Dam Village State Park - 324 miles
Lake Barkley State Park - 328 miles
Lake Cumberland State Park - 163 miles
Lexington - 75 miles
London - 82 miles
Louisville - 157 miles
Madisonville - 280 miles
Mammoth Cave National Park - 221 miles
Maysville - 111 miles
Middlesboro - 121 miles
Morehead - 70 miles
Murray - 350
Natural Bridge State Park - 34 miles
Newport - 165 miles
Owensboro - 267 miles
Paducah - 349 miles
Paintsville - 59 miles
Pennyrile Forest State Park - 293 miles
Pikeville - 89 miles
Pine Mountain State Park - 98 miles
Prestonsburg - 58 miles
Richmond - 73 miles
Rough River Dam State Park - 219 miles
Somerset - 116 miles
Whitesburg - 63 miles
Jackson is 109 miles east of Frankfort. Here is a driving distance chart showing how far our state capital (Frankfort) is from other state capitals. This gives a rough idea of how far Jackson is from their various locations in the United States.