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Blackey Kentucky Map

Explore Blackey, 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 Blackey, Kentucky

How to Use This Blackey, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.140096
Longitude	-82.979051
Population	109
Density	96.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41804
Area Code	606
County Seat	Whitesburg
School District	Letcher County School District

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About Blackey, Kentucky

Blackey is a locality in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 109. The population density is 96.3 people per km². Blackey is located at 37.1401°N, 82.9791°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Blackey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41804.

Blackey occupies a slender corridor of land where the North Fork Kentucky River carves a deliberate, winding path through the dark, compressed earth. It lies 43.0 miles north-northwest of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 336°T), and is situated 14.0 miles east-southeast of Hazard. Steep slopes rise sharply on either side, their limestone foundations hidden beneath a dense mantle of hardwoods that catch the amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate tree line, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains frames the horizon, while the quiet descent into Back Hollow provides a sheltered reprieve from the wind. Within the immediate perimeter, Blackey City Park offers a modest expanse of green where the stillness is interrupted only by the rhythmic, low-frequency rush of the river against its banks.

Economic life in Blackey remains tethered to the enduring memory of coal-camp industry, a legacy that has shaped the town's architecture and the resilient character of its residents. The transit of goods and the slow, steady pace of local commerce follow the river’s course, echoing a time when the rails and the water dictated the flow of labor. Though the industry has shifted, the quietude of the surroundings remains, punctuated by the occasional traveler seeking the stillness of Lake Tom, located just a short distance away. Life here moves with the deliberate gravity of the landscape, where the soft vernacular of the region colors every exchange and the daily cycle is governed more by the changing shadows on the hillsides than by the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lilley Cornett Woods Appalachian Ecological Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 3.3 mi, 184° S
Carr Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 003° N
Carr Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 003° N
Isom Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 053° NE
Carr Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 001° N
Red Fox Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 014° N
Carr Creek State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 349° N
Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 153° SE
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 131° SE
Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 100° E
War memorial Honor Roll (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 100° E
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 174° S
12 O'clock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 180° S
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 173° S
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 12.3 mi, 173° S
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 164° S
Train (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 164° S
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 164° S
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 102° E · 733k acres
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 163° S
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 163° S
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 17.5 mi, 243° SW · 146k acres
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 088° E
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.5 mi, 146° SE
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.3 mi, 170° S · 3,273 acres
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 149° SE
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 24.0 mi, 126° SE
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 088° E
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.7 mi, 089° E
Jettie Baker Center (Cinema) — 28.8 mi, 088° E

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