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Anchorage Kentucky Map

Explore Anchorage, 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 Anchorage, Kentucky

How to Use This Anchorage, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Anchorage, 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 Anchorage.

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	Anchorage
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.266737
Longitude	-85.533016
Population	2,500
Density	326.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40223
Area Code	502
County Seat	Louisville
School District	Anchorage Independent School District

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About Anchorage, Kentucky

Anchorage is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,500. The population density is 326.2 people per km². Anchorage is located at 38.2667°N, 85.5330°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Anchorage is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40223.

Anchorage unfolds across a verdant expanse of rolling woodland and shaded lanes where the light filters through ancient oaks in long, amber needles of afternoon sun. It lies 3.8 miles east of Lyndon, KY (from Lyndon, KY: bearing 79°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-northeast of Jeffersontown. Goose Creek cuts a quiet path through the terrain, its waters carving a subtle, moss-lined corridor that defines the drainage of the local earth. Beyond the immediate canopy, the landscape maintains a steady, pastoral dignity, far removed from the jagged heights of the distant Appalachian Mountains. Within the verdant boundaries of Berrytown, the air holds a stillness that seems to preserve the silence of the Kentucky soil, grounding the traveler in a landscape of limestone and dense, leafy shade.

Anchorage emerged as a deliberate sanctuary, its character shaped by a history of rail-side arrival that transitioned into a quiet, residential enclave of thoughtful architecture and sprawling estates. The economy remains rooted in the preservation of this domestic tranquility, favoring private, wooded lots over the industrial clamor found elsewhere in the commonwealth. While Tucker Lake lies a short distance away, the spirit of the place remains firmly tethered to its terrestrial history, where the pace of life reflects the steady growth of the surrounding timber. Residents move through their days with a measured intention, maintaining the distinctive, leafy corridors that have come to define Anchorage as a place apart from the haste of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berrytown (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 123° SE
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 316° NW
The Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 112° E
Party Center (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 226° SW
Gallapalooza Horse Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 005° N
Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 050° NE
Garden Gateway Overlook - Beckley Creek Park (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 121° SE
Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 137° SE
Wolf Pen Corridor (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 331° NW
Blackacre State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 181° S
Little Stonehenge (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 336° NW
Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 322° NW
Village 8 (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 247° SW
Bingo City (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 226° SW
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 319° NW

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