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Boston Kentucky Map

Explore Boston, 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 Boston, Kentucky

How to Use This Boston, Kentucky Map

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

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.

CityBoston
StateKentucky (KY)
CountyDaviess County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude37.781189
Longitude-85.687244
Population253
Density49.8 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes42366, 42256, 41006, 40107
Area Code859, 502
County SeatOwensboro
School DistrictNelson County School District

About Boston, Kentucky

Boston is a locality in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 253. The population density is 49.8 people per km². Boston is located at 37.7812°N, 85.6872°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 42366, 42256, 41006.

Boston defines the horizon where the Lick Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the limestone-rich earth of the Kentucky landscape. It lies 12.6 miles east-southeast of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 117°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Masonville. The land here rises in modest swells toward the distant silhouette of Barnetts Knob, a lonely sentinel watching over the fields where the golden-hour light casts long, amber shadows across the pasture. Near the outskirts, the landscape softens into the verdant sprawl of Whitesville City Park, providing a green expanse that breathes against the encroaching stillness of the woods. The air holds a persistent, cool dampness, smelling faintly of turned soil and the sharp, clean scent of the creek bed, marking the rhythm of a season that lingers longer than the calendar suggests.

Boston persists as a quiet intersection of heritage and the slow, steady hum of regional industry that has sustained families for generations. The economy remains tethered to the land, echoing the deep-rooted traditions of the surrounding countryside where the soil yields to the careful hands of those who work the rows and manage the local trade. While the bustling centers of commerce remain far off, the residents find their own measure of time in the quiet intervals between harvests and the occasional trip toward the waters of Vance Lake. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of the people who recognize their place within the quiet gravity of the interior plains, far removed from the press of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • John C. Williams Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 278° W
  • Vernon-Douglas State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 198° S
  • Lebanon Junction City Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 326° NW
  • Kentucky Railway Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 149° SE
  • Freeman Lake Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 251° W
  • Jim Beam Distillery (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 010° N
  • The Cannonball (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 237° SW
  • Saint Joseph Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 134° SE
  • Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History/Bardstown Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 080° E
  • Bourbon Heritage Center (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 086° E
  • My Old Kentucky Home State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 084° E
  • Willett Distillery (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 089° E
  • Bardstown Civil War Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 080° E
  • Confederate Monument of Bardstown (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 077° E
  • Pine Creek Barrens Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 013° N
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 192° S
  • Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 189° S
  • Fort Duffield (Historic Castle / Fort) — 20.3 mi, 317° NW
  • Big Vista Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 019° N
  • Taylorsville Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 053° NE
  • Colonel Sanders Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 359° N
  • Broadbent Arena (Stadium) — 29.2 mi, 354° N
  • Louisville zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.3 mi, 358° N
  • Petting Zoo Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.4 mi, 358° N
  • Butterfly Garden (Nature Reserve) — 29.5 mi, 358° N
  • Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 40.2 mi, 208° SW · 51k acres
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 45.6 mi, 303° NW · 204k acres
  • Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 58.5 mi, 089° E · 463 acres

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About This Boston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boston, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.781189, -85.687244. 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 Boston includes the ZIP code (42366, 42256, 41006), telephone area code (859, 502), county seat of Daviess County (Owensboro), and school district assignment (Nelson County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.