| Static | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky, Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clinton, KY and Pickett, TN |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1004 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6219°N -85.085°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Area Code: | 606 and 931 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1271280 |
Static is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Pickett County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It is located on the Tennessee–Kentucky state line south of Albany, Kentucky, and north of Byrdstown, Tennessee.
According to tradition, Static has the name of a resident's dog,[1] named in the early days of radio.[2] Static has been noted for its unusual place name.[3] [4]
Static is located at a crossroads intersection involving U.S. Route 127 (US 127, accompanied by the unsigned SR 28 on the Tennessee side), Tennessee State Route 111 (SR 111; formerly SR 42), and Kentucky Route 1076 (KY 1076).[5] [6] Its coordinates are 36°37′19″N latitude, and 85°5′6″W longitude. Using US 127, Jamestown, Tennessee, is 21miles southeast, and Albany, Kentucky, is 6miles north. Byrdstown, Tennessee, however, lies the same distance southwest via SR 111.
Dale Hollow Lake is located just west of Static.
In terms of public schools, the Kentucky side of the Static area attends Clinton County Schools based in Albany, while students on the Tennessee side attend the small Pickett County Public Schools system.