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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.

City	Boston
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.781189
Longitude	-85.687244
Population	253
Density	49.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	42366, 42256, 41006, 40107
Area Code	859, 502
County Seat	Louisville
School District	Nelson County School District

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About Boston, Kentucky

Boston is a locality in Jefferson 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 occupies a tranquil stretch of Kentucky terrain where the Long Run carves a modest, persistent path through the earth. It lies 7.6 miles east-northeast of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 67°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east of Lyndon. The landscape here favors the quiet accumulation of limestone beneath fields that transition from deep emerald to a parched, golden hue as the season turns. A mile away, the grounds of Eastwood offer a sprawling, verdant expanse that anchors the local ecosystem, providing a sanctuary of hardwood and open meadow. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, though on the clearest days, one might imagine the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains standing as a sentinel far to the east. At dusk, the light catches the moisture rising from the Long Run, casting a violet glow over the fields that renders the entire valley hushed and heavy with the scent of damp soil.

Boston retains the character of a place built upon the steady, deliberate labor of the land, where the rhythms of agriculture and small-scale trade dictate the passage of time. The local economy remains tethered to the fertile potential of the soil and the legacy of regional craftsmanship, a heritage that lingers in the way residents tend to their pastures and outbuildings. While Cow Lake lies four miles distant, serving as a quiet focal point for those seeking the stillness of standing water, the social life of the area remains centered on the interpersonal connections formed over generations. Life in Boston moves with the unforced cadence of a pendulum, defined by the seasonal work of the farm and the enduring presence of families who have watched the same limestone ridges weather the years. This is a place where the modern world feels like a distant hum, kept at bay by the stubborn, grounding reality of the Kentucky countryside.

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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