Bandana Kentucky Map
Explore Bandana, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Bandana, Kentucky
| City | Bandana |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Ballard County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.146164 |
| Longitude | -88.945898 |
| Population | 177 |
| Density | 36.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 42022 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| County Seat | Wickliffe |
| School District | Ballard County School District |
About Bandana, Kentucky
Bandana is a locality in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 36.2 people per km². Bandana is located at 37.1462°N, 88.9459°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42022.Bandana emerges from the wide, level expanses of the Kentucky lowlands where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the sky. It lies 19.5 miles west-northwest of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 283°T), and is situated 11.8 miles west of Metropolis. The landscape is defined by the steady, quiet passage of Hanley Creek, which weaves through the fields like a silver thread pulled taut across the earth. To the distant southeast, the Twin Mounds rise as soft, rounded silhouettes against the amber light of dusk, offering a solitary contrast to the expansive, productive plains. The air here holds a peculiar, heavy stillness, thick with the scent of damp soil and the seasonal rotation of crops that blanket the floor of the valley.
Bandana carries the quiet weight of an agricultural heritage, built upon the labor of those who turned this fertile dirt into a reliable living. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the seasons, with fields of corn and soybeans dictating the pace of life far more than any clock. Beyond the immediate working lands, the Ballard Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds and local fauna, preserving a wilder, untamed character that feels distinct from the organized rows of the farmsteads. Even the nearby Turkey Lake remains a quiet mirror to the changing seasons, providing a respite where the water sits undisturbed, reflecting the slow, deliberate pulse of a place that prefers the continuity of the harvest to the haste of the modern world.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ballard Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 283° W
- West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 115° SE
- Ballard County Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 204° SW
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.8 mi, 317° NW · 33k acres
- Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.6 mi, 043° NE
- Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 348° N
- Cache River Wetlands Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 359° N
- Grassy Slough Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.5 mi, 001° N
- Jean Farwell Overloop (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 358° N
- Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 088° E
- Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 087° E
- George Rodgers Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 091° E
- Fort Massac (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 091° E
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.9 mi, 342° N · 665 acres
- Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 214° SW
- Chief's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 214° SW
- Proceeding On (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 224° SW
- Caboose (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 231° SW
- GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 231° SW
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 231° SW
- Desert Storm Memorial (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 234° SW
- Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 103° E
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 19.1 mi, 009° N · 274k acres
- Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 19.7 mi, 102° E
- Market House Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 102° E
- Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 23.0 mi, 002° N · 7,712 acres
- Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 007° N
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.5 mi, 348° N · 4,387 acres
- Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.4 mi, 041° NE · 6,632 acres
- Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 41.2 mi, 106° E · 171k acres
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About This Bandana Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bandana, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.146164, -88.945898. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Bandana includes the ZIP code (42022), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Ballard County (Wickliffe), and school district assignment (Ballard County School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
