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Beattyville Kentucky Map

Explore Beattyville, 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 Beattyville, Kentucky

How to Use This Beattyville, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.586809
Longitude	-83.70688
Population	2,176
Density	366.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41311
Area Code	859
County Seat	Beattyville
School District	Lee County School District

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About Beattyville, Kentucky

Beattyville is a locality in Lee County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,176. The population density is 366.1 people per km². Beattyville is located at 37.5868°N, 83.7069°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Beattyville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41311.

Beattyville occupies a quiet confluence of rugged terrain where the persistent flow of Crystal Creek carves a path through the limestone bedrock of the landscape. It lies 32.3 miles east of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 89°T), and is situated 17.1 miles east-southeast of Irvine. This expanse of land is defined by the deep, narrow reaches of Mulberry Hollow Valley, which cradles the settlement in a basin of shadow and light. To the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, hazy boundary to the east, while the immediate surroundings are characterized by thick woodlands and the quiet erosion of centuries. During the humid shift of late afternoon, the air in Beattyville takes on a heavy, golden quality, settling into the hollows with a stillness that suggests the earth itself is pausing to catch its breath.

History in Beattyville remains tethered to the slow extraction of resources and the remnants of a once-industrious timber and coal-reliant economy that shaped its early growth. The architecture reflects a resilience born of necessity, with modest structures built to withstand the seasonal swelling of the local waterways and the persistent damp of the valley floor. Residents often find their way to the Happy Top Recreation Area, a place where the high ground offers a reprieve from the dense thickets below and a view of the surrounding ridges. Life follows the unforced cadence of a region that has learned to adapt to its isolation, valuing the strength of its local ties over the rapid, often jarring, pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Three Forks Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 174° S
Happy Top Recreation Area (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 221° SW
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 284° W · 564k acres
Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 343° N
Ashland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 018° N
Cave Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 321° NW
Ross Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 284° W
Southeast Mountain Guides (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 015° N
Muir Valley Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 027° NE
Natural Bridge State Resort Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 004° N
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.5 mi, 177° S · 146k acres
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 006° N
Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 040° NE
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 mi, 023° NE · 13k acres
Kentucky Reptile Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.3 mi, 001° N
Cottage Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 16.4 mi, 316° NW
Red, Kentucky Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.6 mi, 012° N · 3,337 acres
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 143° SE
Battle of Richmond (Registered Battlefield) — 30.3 mi, 280° W
Boone Trace DAR Monument (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 286° W
Fort Twitty (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 284° W
West Liberty Dough Boy (Public Artwork) — 33.6 mi, 047° NE
Wildcat Off-road (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 226° SW
Graffiti Bridge (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 282° W
Bourbon Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 36.5 mi, 357° N
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 248° W
Bluegrass Heritage Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 317° NW
Regency Cinema (Cinema) — 39.3 mi, 213° SW
McHargue's Mill (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 209° SW
Beaver Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 59.3 mi, 220° SW · 4,854 acres

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