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Bloomfield Kentucky Map

Explore Bloomfield, 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 Bloomfield, Kentucky

How to Use This Bloomfield, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.91034
Longitude	-85.316622
Population	961
Density	257.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40008
Area Code	502
County Seat	Bardstown
School District	Nelson County School District

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About Bloomfield, Kentucky

Bloomfield is a locality in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 961. The population density is 257.5 people per km². Bloomfield is located at 37.9103°N, 85.3166°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bloomfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40008.

Bloomfield occupies a quiet basin where the slow, deliberate currents of the East Fork Simpson Creek carve through the soft earth, defining the pace of the landscape. It lies 10.8 miles northeast of Bardstown, KY (from Bardstown, KY: bearing 50°T), and is situated 15.8 miles southeast of Mount Washington. The horizon is framed by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, while the immediate ground is characterized by a limestone-rich soil that supports the lush, persistent greenery of the regional pastureland. In the golden light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the open fields, emphasizing the subtle rise and fall of the terrain as it stretches toward the deeper, wooded corridors of the horizon. Residents often gather in Bloomfield City Park, a space that serves as a quiet anchor for the day’s activities, offering a view of the surrounding meadows that seem to hold the heat of the sun long after it has dipped behind the trees.

Agriculture and the legacy of the distillery trade provide the primary rhythm for the local economy, grounding the daily life of the population in the seasonal cycles of harvest and maturation. History here is marked by the enduring architecture of the nineteenth century, which stands as a silent witness to the generations that navigated the shifts in trade and transport through these inland corridors. While the influence of the nearby Taylorsville Lake brings a shift in the local atmosphere during the warmer months, the core of life remains tied to the steady, agrarian persistence of the valley. Those seeking a deeper immersion in the wilder aspects of the region often look toward the Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area, yet the true character of Bloomfield is found in the stillness of the morning mist rising from the creek and the quiet, unpretentious commerce of its main streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bloomfield City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 300° NW
Bloomfield Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 240° SW
Ten Deere (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 004° N
Taylorsville Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 023° NE
Taylorsville Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 016° N
Taylorsville Lake State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 008° N
Confederate Monument of Bardstown (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 233° SW
My Old Kentucky Home State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 226° SW
Bardstown Civil War Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 229° SW
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History/Bardstown Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 231° SW
Bourbon Heritage Center (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 225° SW
Willett Distillery (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 223° SW
Beaver Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 075° E
Iwo Jima memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 309° NW
Vietnam War memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 309° NW
Shechem Ministries (Nature Reserve) — 17.5 mi, 061° NE
Big Vista Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 316° NW
Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 264° W
Jim Beam Distillery (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 275° W
Jeptha Creed Distillery (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 008° N
Guist Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.2 mi, 024° NE
Kentucky Railway Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 221° SW
73rd 10-8-62 (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 135° SE
Village 8 (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 322° NW
Colonel Sanders Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 314° NW
Petting Zoo Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.3 mi, 314° NW
Louisville zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.3 mi, 314° NW
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 39.3 mi, 103° E · 463 acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 59.1 mi, 221° SW · 51k acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 60.5 mi, 286° W · 204k acres

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