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Crab Orchard Kentucky Map

Explore Crab Orchard, 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 Crab Orchard, Kentucky

How to Use This Crab Orchard, Kentucky Map

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

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	Crab Orchard
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Lincoln County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.464527
Longitude	-84.506604
Population	744
Density	164.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40419
Area Code	502
County Seat	Stanford
School District	Lincoln County School District

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About Crab Orchard, Kentucky

Crab Orchard is a locality in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 744. The population density is 164.5 people per km². Crab Orchard is located at 37.4645°N, 84.5066°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Crab Orchard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40419.

Crab Orchard rests upon a foundation of ancient limestone, where the earth shifts from the flat expanse of the bluegrass toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 13.6 miles west-southwest of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 238°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Stanford. Flax Creek traces a thin, silver line through the nearby landscape, fed by the runoff of seasonal rains that keep the surrounding soil heavy and dark. The light here at dusk settles thick and golden over the fields, catching the edges of the limestone outcroppings that emerge from the grass like the spines of a buried creature. Only a mile away, the Dix River Wildlife Management Area preserves a stretch of wilder terrain, offering a quiet sanctuary where the local flora thrives in the humid, inland air.

Crab Orchard carries the weight of a long history as a gateway for travelers moving through the interior, its economy shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the legacy of the mineral springs that once drew visitors from across the region. Four miles away, the wide expanse of Hamilton Valley provides a fertile corridor that has sustained generations, while the proximity of Lake Linville offers a stillness that contrasts with the steady, industrious hum of the main thoroughfare. Even as the modern world encroaches, the pace of life remains tethered to the seasons, defined by the labor of the harvest and the persistent, quiet endurance of a place that remembers its own beginnings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Helicopter (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 186° S
Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 087° E
Dix River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 026° NE
Cedar Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 250° W
Sportsman's Hill (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 279° W
Rockastle County Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 136° SE
Logan Hubble Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 323° NW
Site of Historic Stanford Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.4 mi, 296° NW
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 119° SE
Buck Creek (Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 197° S
Boone Gap (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 067° NE
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 102° E · 564k acres
Graffiti Bridge (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 027° NE
Pioneer Playhouse (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 311° NW
Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 013° N
Farris Stadium (Stadium) — 19.4 mi, 309° NW
AEGON Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 309° NW
Battle of Richmond (Registered Battlefield) — 19.6 mi, 045° NE
Danville Cinema (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 308° NW
Short Creek Cave (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 169° S
Daniel Boone Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 031° NE
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 22.7 mi, 348° N · 463 acres
Hickman Creek Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 22.7 mi, 349° N
Fort Jones (Historic Castle / Fort) — 22.9 mi, 349° N
Fort McKee (Historic Castle / Fort) — 23.2 mi, 349° N
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 300° NW
Beaver Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.9 mi, 175° S · 4,854 acres
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 39.9 mi, 125° SE · 146k acres
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 46.1 mi, 182° S · 114k acres
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.4 mi, 066° NE · 13k acres

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