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Clarkson Kentucky Map

Explore Clarkson, 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 Clarkson, Kentucky

How to Use This Clarkson, Kentucky Map

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

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	Clarkson
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Grayson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.495333
Longitude	-86.221361
Population	933
Density	338.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42726
Area Code	270
County Seat	Leitchfield
School District	Grayson County School District

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About Clarkson, Kentucky

Clarkson is a locality in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 933. The population density is 338.6 people per km². Clarkson is located at 37.4953°N, 86.2214°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarkson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42726.

Clarkson holds a quiet gravity, anchored by the dense, limestone-rich earth that defines the central Kentucky plateau. It lies 24.1 miles southwest of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 235°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-northeast of Leitchfield. The landscape surrounding Clarkson unfolds in a series of stubborn, verdant rises, where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold against the treeline, softening the hard edges of the local limestone. A mile to the west, the modest flow of Barton Run cuts through the soil, a persistent silver thread that eventually gives way to the deeper, broader waters of Rough River Lake a few miles further out. To the southeast, the distant silhouettes of Bland Knobs break the skyline, while the nearby expanse of Mulberry Flats provides a level, fertile respite from the uneven, woodland-patched terrain that characterizes this inland stretch of the Upper South.

Clarkson persists as a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons and the demands of the surrounding agricultural tracts. The legacy of the region is rooted in the labor of those who cleared these thickets, and today, life in Clarkson remains tethered to the steady pulse of local trade and the maintenance of a grounded, uncomplicated existence. Residents often gather at Clarkson Community Park, a patch of green that serves as a communal hearth for the neighborhood, offering a brief stillness in the shadow of the regional timber and farm economy. There is an enduring, unpretentious clarity here, where the air smells faintly of turned earth and the quiet persistence of a place that has long ago ceased to chase the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clarkson Community Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 076° E
James D. Belville Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 240° SW
Rough River Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 336° NW
Nolin River Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 148° SE
Nolin Rv Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 148° SE
Baumberger Barrens Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 247° SW
Baumberger Barrens Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 247° SW
Rough River Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 340° N
Nolin Lake State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 178° S
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 15.6 mi, 184° S · 51k acres
Rough River Dam State Resort Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 298° NW
Three County Corner (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 010° N
Dixon Cave (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 163° S
Railroad Engine No. 4 (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 163° S
The Cannonball (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 055° NE
Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 132° SE
Site of the Boundary Oak (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 085° E
Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 085° E
The Boy Lincoln (Public Artwork) — 26.9 mi, 078° E
National Cave Museum and Library (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 161° S
Diamond Caverns (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 161° S
Kentucky Action Park (Theme Park) — 27.7 mi, 154° SE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 35.1 mi, 332° NW · 204k acres
Kentucky Railway Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 072° E
Bowling Green Ballpark (Stadium) — 36.5 mi, 199° S
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 37.3 mi, 265° W
Fort Duffield (Historic Castle / Fort) — 37.7 mi, 024° NE
Fort Williams Civil War Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 38.0 mi, 155° SE
Perry County Museum (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 316° NW
Pine Acres Miniature Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 41.0 mi, 007° N

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