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Breckinridge Center Kentucky Map

Explore Breckinridge Center, 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 Breckinridge Center, Kentucky

How to Use This Breckinridge Center, Kentucky Map

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

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	Breckinridge Center
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Union County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.682822
Longitude	-87.863078
Population	1,282
Density	188.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	42437
Area Code	270
County Seat	Morganfield
School District	Union County School District

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About Breckinridge Center, Kentucky

Breckinridge Center is a locality in Union County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,282. The population density is 188.6 people per km². Breckinridge Center is located at 37.6828°N, 87.8631°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42437.

Breckinridge Center occupies a quiet expanse of Kentucky where the land folds into gentle, limestone-rich slopes that catch the amber light of late afternoon. It lies 18.3 miles southwest of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 235°T), and is situated 2.9 miles east of Morganfield. High above the low-lying fields, the silhouettes of the Chalybeate Hills trace a jagged, hazy line against the horizon, anchoring the sky to the earth. To the east, the steady, narrow path of Mason Creek draws a thin ribbon of moisture through the soil, carving a subtle depression in the topography that sustains the local greenery. Nearby, the still, reflective surface of Mortons Lake holds the stillness of the afternoon, acting as a mirror for the shifting clouds and the quiet, pervasive humidity of the inland plains.

Generations of labor have defined Breckinridge Center, where the economy remains tethered to the patient cycles of agriculture and the rhythms of the soil. Beyond the cultivated plots, the land opens toward the distant, expansive reach of Cypress Flats, a reminder of the vast, sediment-rich basins that characterize this section of the state. Residents often find a reprieve from the heat of the workday at Morganfield Park, a space that preserves the wilder, unmanicured edges of the regional woods. The pace of daily life here follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, marked by the scent of drying hay and the cool, damp air that settles over the fields after the sun has retreated behind the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Morganfield Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 262° W
Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 205° SW
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 272° W
Dunbar Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 274° W
Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 009° N
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 228° SW · 274k acres
Wild Turkey Cock (Public Artwork) — 18.3 mi, 054° NE
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 18.4 mi, 053° NE
Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 053° NE
Bieker-Wilson Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 324° NW
Coal Miner Statue (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 164° S
John James Audubon State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 051° NE
Cave In Rock State Park (Viewpoint) — 21.6 mi, 227° SW
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.7 mi, 046° NE · 2,073 acres
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.4 mi, 257° W
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 23.9 mi, 275° W · 7,712 acres
Harmonie State Park (State Park) — 25.0 mi, 351° N
Alhambra Theater (Theatre) — 25.2 mi, 040° NE
Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 039° NE
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.0 mi, 259° W · 3,978 acres
Mound H (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 051° NE
1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 353° N
Matthias Scholle House (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 353° N
George Keppler House (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 353° N
Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 353° N
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 31.1 mi, 053° NE
New Harmony Contemporary Gallery & Shop (Gallery) — 31.1 mi, 353° N
Hoosier Salon (Gallery) — 31.1 mi, 353° N
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.8 mi, 254° W · 6,632 acres
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 45.9 mi, 196° S · 171k acres

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