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Crestwood Kentucky Map

Explore Crestwood, 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 Crestwood, Kentucky

How to Use This Crestwood, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.343668
Longitude	-85.477656
Population	6,183
Density	589.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	40503, 40014
Area Code	606, 502
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Oldham County School District

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About Crestwood, Kentucky

Crestwood is a locality in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,183. The population density is 589.9 people per km². Crestwood is located at 38.3437°N, 85.4777°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Crestwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40503, 40014.

Crestwood unfolds across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of limestone and the deep, verdant reach of bluegrass pastures. It lies 2.3 miles northwest of Lexington, KY (from Lexington, KY: bearing 309°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-northeast of Nicholasville. The land here leans into an easy, undulating topography, where the humidity of the afternoon hangs heavy enough to catch the light, turning the horizon into a soft, blurred watercolor of green and gold. Beneath the surface, the earth remains porous and ancient, a karst foundation that dictates the path of water; near the quiet flow of Wolf Run, the soil is dark and fecund, supporting thickets of hardwoods that stand as silent sentinels over the water’s edge. Further out, the terrain reveals the occasional deeper depression, a reminder of the geologic patience that shaped the broader Big Sink region miles to the west, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the eastern sky on the clearest days of the year.

Crestwood maintains a pace that feels deliberately measured, a holdover from an era when the rhythm of the day was dictated by the movement of livestock and the seasonal demands of the fields. While the economy has shifted toward the varied needs of a modern workforce, the legacy of the land—the thoroughbred farms and the sprawling, managed pastures—remains the primary architect of the local identity. Residents often find themselves at the University of Kentucky & Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Arboretum, where the intersection of botanical study and public space offers a respite from the mechanical hum of the modern transit corridor. Life here is punctuated by the steady, unpretentious commerce of the roadside, and despite the proximity to Lake Hickman, the spirit of the place remains firmly rooted in the inland soil, favoring the sturdy stability of the meadow over the restlessness of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Briar Hill Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 240° SW
Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 179° S
Gallapalooza Horse Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 225° SW
The Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 174° S
Little Stonehenge (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 257° W
Wolf Pen Corridor (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 253° W
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 228° SW
Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 261° W
Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 304° NW
Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 176° S
Garden Gateway Overlook - Beckley Creek Park (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 175° S
Party Center (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 214° SW
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 300° NW
Fourteen Mile Creek Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 311° NW
Blackacre State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 196° S
Village 8 (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 228° SW
Prather Site (Historic Ruins) — 12.1 mi, 281° W
Bingo City (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 218° SW
WaterWorks Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 250° W
Walden theater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 242° SW
Bingham Park (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 245° SW
Market Street line sign (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 244° SW
Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 245° SW
Adams Family Manor (Nature Reserve) — 14.7 mi, 037° NE
Wyatt Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 235° SW
Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 235° SW
Guist Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 118° SE
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.4 mi, 337° NW · 16k acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 45.5 mi, 277° W · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 64.4 mi, 318° NW · 13k acres

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