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Brooks Kentucky Map

Explore Brooks, 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 Brooks, Kentucky

How to Use This Brooks, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.061178
Longitude	-85.709682
Population	2,469
Density	258.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	40109
Area Code	502
County Seat	Shepherdsville
School District	Bullitt County School District

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About Brooks, Kentucky

Brooks is a locality in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,469. The population density is 258.8 people per km². Brooks is located at 38.0612°N, 85.7097°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40109.

Brooks defines the transition where the flat plains of the north begin to surrender to the rugged, limestone-rich topography of the interior. It lies 5.0 miles north of Shepherdsville, KY (from Shepherdsville, KY: bearing 4°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Mount Washington. Brooks Run carves a quiet, persistent channel through the landscape, its waters often reflecting the muted, slate-gray light that hangs over the valley during the early spring. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, while the local terrain itself remains defined by the dense, tangled verdure of the Jefferson Memorial Forest, which sits a mere two miles away. The air here holds a particular, heavy moisture, smelling faintly of wet shale and the deep, dark mulch of the forest floor, grounding the locality in the quiet permanence of the Kentucky earth.

Economic life in Brooks has long been tied to the movement of goods through the region, a legacy that mirrors the industrial shifts of the broader Ohio River corridor. While the proximity to Coalpit Hollow serves as a reminder of the coal-camp memory that persists in the regional consciousness, the contemporary rhythms of the locality are more often dictated by the steady hum of logistical hubs and the daily commute toward larger centers of commerce. Residents often seek respite at Crystal Lake, where the water remains cool and still, providing a stark contrast to the utilitarian pace of the nearby transit corridors. Despite the encroachment of modern infrastructure, the character of Brooks remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, where the turning of the leaves in the Jefferson County Memorial Forest marks the passing of time more reliably than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson Memorial Forest (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 341° N
Blue Lick (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 034° NE
McNeely Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 058° NE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 052° NE
Pine Creek Barrens Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 139° SE
Apple Valley Glade State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 135° SE
Bobby Nichols Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 303° NW
Vietnam War memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 089° E
Iwo Jima memorial (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 089° E
Pegasus (sculpture) (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 349° N
Big Vista Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.2 mi, 074° E
Jim Beam Distillery (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 161° S
Colonel Sanders Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 005° N
Broadbent Arena (Stadium) — 9.8 mi, 349° N
Guanaco Area (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 002° N
Puma Area (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 001° N
Lynx Area (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 001° N
Louisville zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.9 mi, 001° N
Petting Zoo Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.0 mi, 002° N
Butterfly Garden (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 001° N
Kentucky Derby Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 341° N
Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 002° N
Wyatt Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 002° N
Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 174° S
The Caravan (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 358° N
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 028° NE
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 010° N
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 37.4 mi, 279° W · 204k acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 57.5 mi, 198° S · 51k acres

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