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Beechwood Kentucky Map

Explore Beechwood, 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 Beechwood, Kentucky

How to Use This Beechwood, Kentucky Map

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

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	Beechwood
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Owen County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Kentucky/Louisville)

Latitude	38.412292
Longitude	-84.746058
Population	1,280
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	40359
Area Code	502
County Seat	Owenton

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About Beechwood, Kentucky

Beechwood is a locality in Owen County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,280. Beechwood is located at 38.4123°N, 84.7461°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Kentucky/Louisville) timezone. ZIP code: 40359.

Beechwood emerges from a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Indian Creek, which carves a narrow, cooling path through the limestone-rich soil of the region. It lies 16.2 miles north-northeast of Frankfort, KY (from Frankfort, KY: bearing 25°T), and is situated 17.3 miles northwest of Georgetown. The earth here holds a heavy, dark quality, nourishing dense stands of timber that shift from vibrant green in the humid summer to a burnt, brittle copper when the autumn frost settles over the fields. Only a mile away, the Dr. James R. Rich Wildlife Management Area provides a quiet buffer of unmanaged thicket and timber, where the low-slung light of late afternoon catches the dust motes rising from the deer tracks. To the west, the ground rises toward the gentle, folded shadows of Clark Hollow, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the far edge of the horizon, a reminder of the vast, ancient spine that dictates the weather and the temperament of the land.

Beechwood maintains an economy tethered to the slow cycles of the soil and the legacy of the surrounding woodland, reflecting a history built on small-scale timber harvests and the careful cultivation of the valley floor. The pace of daily life is measured by the seasonal movement of equipment and the occasional passage of machinery heading toward the more open, fertile tracts of the county. Residents often look toward Wild Deer Lake for a reprieve during the stifling heat of July, finding a stillness there that mirrors the quietude of the local roads. Despite the changing demands of the modern world, the character of Beechwood remains rooted in the specific, localized knowledge of the creek’s flood patterns and the reliable yield of the limestone-filtered wells, ensuring that the rhythm of the place stays firmly fixed to the realities of its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dr. James R. Rich Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 148° SE
John A. Kleber Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 176° S
Elmer Davis Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 315° NW
Stonetown (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 160° S
Owen County Parks And Recreation (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 334° NW
Buffalo Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 161° S
Corinth Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 057° NE
Mud Madness Motorsports (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 266° W
Lakeview Park (Local Park) — 13.9 mi, 197° S
Northern Bluegrass Fee (Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 104° E
Colored Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 199° S
Angel of Hope Ashley Lyons Memorial (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 142° SE
Capitol Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.0 mi, 205° SW
Grand Theater Ticket Office (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 206° SW
Noah’s Village (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 030° NE
Fossil find (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 029° NE
Theaters of Georgetown (Cinema) — 17.6 mi, 140° SE
Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 153° SE
Midway Art Studio (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 169° S
Adena Mound (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 139° SE
General Butler State Resort Park (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 309° NW
Manchester Music Hall (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 153° SE
Red Mile Grandstands (Stadium) — 28.4 mi, 154° SE
Lexington Children's Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 152° SE
Morlan Gallery (Gallery) — 28.4 mi, 151° SE
Institute 193 (Arts Centre) — 28.6 mi, 151° SE
Big Bone Lick State Historic Site (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 360° N
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 43.0 mi, 169° S · 463 acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 62.6 mi, 135° SE · 564k acres
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.9 mi, 301° NW · 16k acres

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