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Carlisle Kentucky Map

Explore Carlisle, 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 Carlisle, Kentucky

How to Use This Carlisle, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.31202
Longitude	-84.027427
Population	2,093
Density	608.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40311
Area Code	502
County Seat	Carlisle
School District	Nicholas County School District

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About Carlisle, Kentucky

Carlisle is a locality in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,093. The population density is 608.5 people per km². Carlisle is located at 38.3120°N, 84.0274°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Carlisle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40311.

Carlisle holds the quiet geography of the Bluegrass region, where the limestone soil beneath the surface feeds the deep green of the pastures and the sturdy oaks that frame the horizon. It lies 14.1 miles east-northeast of Paris, KY (from Paris, KY: bearing 60°T), and is situated 18.2 miles north-northwest of Mount Sterling. The Brushy Fork carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-slung pace that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding fields. At the edge of the residential grid, Van Landigham Park offers a stretch of open ground where the late afternoon light flattens against the grass, turning the blades into a pale, metallic gold. Though the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy suggestion in the far east, the immediate terrain is defined by an intimate folding of earth and wood, softened by a climate that moves slowly from the humid, heavy air of summer into the crisp, biting cold of the winter months.

Carlisle maintains the steady, measured pulse of a place built on the cycles of agriculture and the legacy of the regional tobacco trade. The economy remains rooted in the land, with the rhythm of the workweek dictated by the needs of the surrounding farms and the modest commerce that keeps the center of the grid functioning. History here is found in the brickwork of older facades and the way the local vernacular carries the soft, extended vowels common to this part of the state, a vocal marker of generations who have stayed to work the same soil. Residents often look toward the nearby Lake Cannigo for a quiet afternoon of stillness, finding in the water a reflection of a life that values the absence of noise. The character of the people is as enduring as the limestone foundations, marked by a reserved hospitality and a preference for the reliable routines that allow Carlisle to remain a place of distinct, unhurried continuity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kentucky Doll and Toy Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 283° W
Van Landigham Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 116° SE
Jockey Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 265° W
Kingsolver Tracts Stream Restoration Project (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 069° E
Clay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 069° E
Wendt's Wildlife Adventure (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.5 mi, 304° NW
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 014° N
Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 013° N
Foundation of Old Farm House (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 012° N
Battle Of Blue Licks Battlefield, Revolutionary War (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 013° N
Burial Site (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 013° N
County Quad Point (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 162° S
Duncan Tavern (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 241° SW
Eiffel Tower (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 240° SW
Bourbon Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 132° SE
Malco Cinema (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 206° SW
Bluegrass Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 200° S
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 25.4 mi, 136° SE · 564k acres
Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 031° NE
Theaters of Georgetown (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 257° W
Kincaid Lake State Park (State Park) — 30.9 mi, 334° NW
Morlan Gallery (Gallery) — 31.0 mi, 235° SW
Painting With A Twist (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 228° SW
Institute 193 (Arts Centre) — 31.3 mi, 234° SW
Ockerman Globe Monument (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 236° SW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 042° NE · 6,562 acres
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.0 mi, 142° SE · 13k acres
Red, Kentucky Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.3 mi, 149° SE · 3,337 acres
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 46.9 mi, 221° SW · 463 acres
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 65.2 mi, 164° S · 146k acres

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