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Brandenburg Kentucky Map

Explore Brandenburg, 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 Brandenburg, Kentucky

How to Use This Brandenburg, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.998959
Longitude	-86.169414
Population	2,894
Density	272.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40108
Area Code	502
County Seat	Brandenburg
School District	Meade County School District

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About Brandenburg, Kentucky

Brandenburg is a locality in Meade County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,894. The population density is 272.9 people per km². Brandenburg is located at 37.9990°N, 86.1694°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Brandenburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40108.

Brandenburg anchors itself upon a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Flippins Run, which carves a narrow path through the limestone-heavy terrain. It lies 16.3 miles northwest of Radcliff, KY (from Radcliff, KY: bearing 312°T), and is situated 13.4 miles west-northwest of Fort Knox. The horizon to the southeast is broken by the distant, muted silhouette of Turkey Heaven Ridge, a constant presence that frames the sky above the local topography. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the edges of Meade-Olin Park where the earth settles into quiet, open stretches of grass and shade. Only three miles away, the surface of Doe Valley Lake remains a still, reflective mirror, offering a cool counterpoint to the heat that radiates off the fields in the height of summer. The atmosphere is grounded and heavy with the scent of damp soil and the slow, deliberate movement of air across the plains.

History in Brandenburg is measured in the steady persistence of its inhabitants, who have long worked the land and adapted to the changing demands of the regional economy. The memory of early settlement lingers in the architecture of the older sectors, where the permanence of stone foundations speaks to a time when the labor of the day was tied strictly to the soil and the local trade routes. While the proximity to the Harrison-Crawford State Forest provides a wild, untamed backdrop to the west, the daily life of the locality remains anchored by the pragmatic rhythm of commerce and the small-scale agricultural cycles that sustain the neighborhood. Travelers passing through Haunted Hollow may notice the peculiar way the light shifts in the basin, a reminder of the deep, geological time that informs the character of the region. Brandenburg persists as a place where the work of the present is conducted against a backdrop of enduring, silent land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Meade-Olin Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 128° SE
1974 Tornado Victims (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 299° NW
Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 300° NW
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 003° N
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 358° N
Squire Boone Caverns (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 023° NE
Harrison - Crawford State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 343° N
Pine Acres Miniature Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.4 mi, 023° NE
Harrison County Glades - Ohio River Bluffs (Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 092° E
Mosquito Creek Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 075° E
Mosquito Creek (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 073° E
Harrison County Glades - Mosquito Creek (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 084° E
Fort Duffield (Historic Castle / Fort) — 12.3 mi, 091° E
O'bannon Woods State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 335° NW
Harrison-Crawford State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 14.4 mi, 334° NW
O'Bannon Woods Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 14.9 mi, 339° N
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 309° NW · 204k acres
Hoosier Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 16.2 mi, 314° NW · 35 acres
Fallen Soldier (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 058° NE
Kentucky Derby Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 056° NE
Broadbent Arena (Stadium) — 26.9 mi, 059° NE
Kentucky Shakespeare in Central Park (Theatre) — 27.3 mi, 054° NE
Marengo Cave (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 341° N
Jim Beam Distillery (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 099° E
Belle of Louisville (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 051° NE
Louisville zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.0 mi, 060° NE
Butterfly Garden (Nature Reserve) — 29.0 mi, 060° NE
Louisville Ballet (Arts Centre) — 29.0 mi, 052° NE
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 50.5 mi, 184° S · 51k acres
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.3 mi, 294° NW · 20k acres

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