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Burgin Kentucky Map

Explore Burgin, 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 Burgin, Kentucky

How to Use This Burgin, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.753411
Longitude	-84.766615
Population	979
Density	301.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	40310, 40330
Area Code	502
County Seat	Harrodsburg
School District	Burgin Independent School District

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About Burgin, Kentucky

Burgin is a locality in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 979. The population density is 301.0 people per km². Burgin is located at 37.7534°N, 84.7666°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Burgin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40310, 40330.

Burgin emerges from the limestone-heavy soil of the Kentucky Bluegrass, defined by the narrow, persistent path of Cane Run as it cuts through the local topography. It lies 7.5 miles north of Danville, KY (from Danville, KY: bearing 2°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east of Harrodsburg. The landscape here is characterized by a deliberate, patient flatness that eventually yields to the deeper, limestone-carved contours of Jessamine Gorge, which lies several miles to the northeast. Sunlight in Burgin possesses a particular weight, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that seem to thicken the air as the heat of the day dissipates. While the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains remain merely a suggestion on the horizon, the immediate earth is dominated by the presence of Herrington Lake, whose deep, cool reservoirs temper the climate and provide a quiet, reflective stillness to the surrounding woods.

History in Burgin remains tethered to the iron rails that once dictated the pulse of commerce and migration, leaving behind a legacy of industry that has since softened into a slower, agrarian rhythm. The local economy finds its footing in the fertile productivity of the land and the quiet maintenance of a life centered on the seasonal turning of crops and the upkeep of the surrounding thoroughbred pastures. Residents often venture toward Lions Park for a sense of communal leisure, a space that serves as a modest anchor for the social fabric of the area. Life in Burgin moves with the predictability of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the health of the harvest and the clarity of the water, maintaining a grounded, unpretentious character that honors the deep, rocky veins of the Kentucky landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boone Cave (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 313° NW
Beriah Magoffin MOnument (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 285° W
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 284° W
Old Fort Harrod State Park (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 278° W
Kentucky River Palisades Deed Restriction (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 039° NE
Sally Brown, Crutcher and Earl Wallace Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 038° NE
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 019° N
Anderson Dean Community Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 309° NW
High Bridge Kentucky River Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 032° NE
Far Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 049° NE
Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 084° E
Jessamine Creek Gorge Nature Preserve (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 056° NE
Danville Cinema (Cinema) — 7.4 mi, 197° S
AEGON Gallery (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 187° S
Farris Stadium (Stadium) — 7.7 mi, 186° S
Pioneer Playhouse (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 176° S
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 8.5 mi, 076° E · 463 acres
John Wesley Statue (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 038° NE
Fort Jackson (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.7 mi, 071° E
Fort Putnam (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.7 mi, 072° E
Fort Pope (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.9 mi, 072° E
Hickman Creek Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 10.0 mi, 077° E
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 236° SW
73rd 10-8-62 (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 233° SW
Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 095° E
Waveland Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 040° NE
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 34.5 mi, 128° SE · 564k acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 76.8 mi, 244° SW · 51k acres

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