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Eddyville Kentucky Map

Explore Eddyville, 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 Eddyville, Kentucky

How to Use This Eddyville, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.077409
Longitude	-88.074945
Population	2,375
Density	132.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42038
Area Code	270, 364
County Seat	Eddyville
School District	Lyon County School District

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About Eddyville, Kentucky

Eddyville is a locality in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,375. The population density is 132.9 people per km². Eddyville is located at 37.0774°N, 88.0749°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Eddyville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42038.

Eddyville manifests as a quiet convergence of limestone bluffs and humid, verdant woodlands where the horizon is defined by the steady, low-slung silhouette of Black Sulphur Ridge. It lies 28.7 miles east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 88°T), and is situated 11.0 miles west of Princeton. The landscape here favors the gradual descent of earth toward the water, where the expansive reach of Lake Barkley holds the sky in its reflective, slate-colored surface. Nearby, the modest currents of Crab Creek trace a winding path through the undergrowth, feeding into the basin of Tinsley Hollow where the air retains a heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and ancient growth. Within the boundaries of Eddyville City Park, the sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the grass that carpets the ground in a soft, emerald hue.

Eddyville carries the weight of a long-settled interior, its character shaped by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the sturdy, unadorned work of the local people. The economy has historically looked toward the land and the waterways for sustenance, moving away from the frenetic pace of larger hubs to favor a life governed by the cycle of the harvest and the maintenance of the homestead. While the distance to the distant, jagged ranges remains vast, the inhabitants here possess a localized resilience, finding purpose in the quiet commerce of the trade and the preservation of a regional identity that values memory over novelty. Every street corner in Eddyville reveals a persistent, quiet endurance, where the soft vernacular of the Upper South blends with the rustle of leaves and the distant, rhythmic hum of a life lived close to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mineral Mound State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 163° S
Lee S Jones Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 256° W
Barkley Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 151° SE
Lake Barkley (Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 180° S
Eddyville City Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 329° NW
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 199° S · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 199° S · 171k acres
Lake Barkley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 228° SW
Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 005° N
Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 240° SW
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 067° NE
US Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 078° E
Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 078° E
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 078° E
Kids Jump (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 255° W
The Rock (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 255° W
Malfunction Junction (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 255° W
Sasquatch - Photo Opp (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 255° W
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 248° W
Kentucky Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 203° SW · 7,899 acres
Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 18.0 mi, 237° SW
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 219° SW · 19k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 21.6 mi, 285° W · 274k acres
Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 22.9 mi, 271° W
Cave In Rock State Park (Viewpoint) — 27.4 mi, 351° N
Market House Theatre (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 271° W
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 28.7 mi, 272° W
Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 29.2 mi, 292° W
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 31.2 mi, 271° W
War Bluff Valley Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 34.3 mi, 318° NW

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