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About South Shore, KY

South Shore is a small Ohio River city in eastern Kentucky, connected mainly by US Route 23 running north-south and State Route 10 along the river. Most visitors come from Ashland (15 miles southwest) or Portsmouth, Ohio (20 miles northeast). The historic 1905 railroad depot, now a museum, highlights the town's transportation heritage at this strategic river crossing between three states.

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South Shore, KY is in United States, at 38.722, -82.965 - about 39 km north-west of Flatwoods, KY.

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The closest airport to South Shore, KY is Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field, 67 km (about 54 min by car).

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