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Albany Kentucky Map

Explore Albany, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Albany, Kentucky

How to Use This Albany, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Albany, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Albany.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Albany
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.690899
Longitude	-85.134678
Population	1,760
Density	298.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42602
Area Code	270
County Seat	Albany
School District	Clinton County School District

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About Albany, Kentucky

Albany is a locality in Clinton County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,760. The population density is 298.8 people per km². Albany is located at 36.6909°N, 85.1347°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Albany is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42602.

Albany occupies a rugged expanse of the Kentucky plateau, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Clear Fork Branch as it carves through the limestone foundation of the region. It lies 40.3 miles southwest of Somerset, KY (from Somerset, KY: bearing 227°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Pickett. The landscape around Albany is characterized by a series of uneven ridges and deep, verdant pockets like the nearby Duvall Valley, where the air holds a heavy, damp stillness in the early hours. To the distant east, the hazy, charcoal-blue silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon, serving as a reminder of the vast, folded topography that defines the eastern edge of the state. Those wandering the local terrain might encounter the quiet, reflective surface of Sawyers Pond or the sudden, dramatic descent of Seventy Six Falls, where the water fractures against the rock in a perpetual, cooling mist.

Agriculture and the quiet persistence of local industry form the backbone of life in Albany, grounding the daily experience in the slow, seasonal turn of the earth. Long before modern commerce shaped the streetscapes, the area served as a crossroads for those traversing the interior, leaving behind a legacy of self-reliance that persists in the way the residents maintain the local Clinton County Park. The economy remains tethered to the character of the soil and the resources of the surrounding woodlands, favoring a pace of life that prizes consistency over the rapid shifts of larger, more frantic centers. As the light fades over the limestone outcrops, the town settles into a deep, familiar quiet, the kind that settles over the fields long after the machinery has been turned off and the day’s labor has been committed to the ledger.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clinton County Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 008° N
Dale Hollow Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 197° S
Dale Hollow Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 197° S
Dale Hollow Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 198° S
Lake Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 012° N
Wolf River Marina (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 217° SW
Wisdom Marina (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 259° W
Eagle Cove Marina (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 225° SW
Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 252° W
Handcock Falls (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 037° NE
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 011° N
Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 135° SE
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 15.3 mi, 112° E · 564k acres
Wayne County Doughboy (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 059° NE
Wayne County Historic Theater (Cinema) — 18.5 mi, 059° NE
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 059° NE
Mesa Top Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 123° SE
Tommy Jones Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 011° N
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 148° SE
Standing Stone State Park (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 206° SW
Massengale Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 33.6 mi, 134° SE
Showplace Cinemas (Cinema) — 36.9 mi, 050° NE

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