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McRoberts clings to the steep slopes of the Cumberland Mountains, a place where the sky feels both vast and intimately close. It lies 43.9 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 359°T), and is situated 3.3 miles north-west of Jenkins. The terrain here is a testament to the region's geological drama, with hollows and ravines that carve deep into the earth, their sides cloaked in a dense, mixed hardwood forest. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating the damp, moss-covered rocks and the intricate patterns of fallen leaves. The air carries the perpetual scent of pine and damp soil, a fragrance deepened by the recent passage of rain, and the distant murmur of water can be heard, a constant reminder of the small creeks that thread their way through the landscape. The houses, often built close to the narrow roads that follow the contours of the land, seem to be part of the mountain itself, their weathered paint and sturdy construction speaking of resilience. The story of McRoberts is inextricably linked to the coal that once pulsed through its veins. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the mine shafts that burrowed into the mountainside, a powerful engine that fueled both the local economy and the broader nation. The company store, now a quiet relic, once hummed with the activity of miners and their families, a central hub for goods and gossip. While the deep seams are largely depleted, the legacy of that era remains in the stoic character of its people, a blend of hard-won independence and a deep sense of community forged in shared labor and challenge. The landscape itself, scarred in places by past extraction but also vigorously re-claimed by nature, tells a silent, powerful narrative of boom and bust, of human endeavor against the formidable, enduring beauty of Appalachia.
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| Location | McRoberts, Letcher County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.207604°N, 82.671823°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41835 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McRoberts, Kentucky, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for McRoberts includes coordinates 37.207604°N, 82.671823°W, situated in Letcher County. ZIP code 41835. Telephone area code: 606. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.