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Ekron Kentucky Map

Explore Ekron, 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 Ekron, Kentucky

How to Use This Ekron, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.929235
Longitude	-86.179414
Population	175
Density	417.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40117
Area Code	502
County Seat	Brandenburg
School District	Meade County School District

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About Ekron, Kentucky

Ekron is a locality in Meade County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 417.1 people per km². Ekron is located at 37.9292°N, 86.1794°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ekron is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40117.

Ekron occupies a quiet reach of Kentucky where the earth hums with the slow, deliberate weight of limestone and deep-rooted clay. It lies 14.0 miles west-northwest of Radcliff, KY (from Radcliff, KY: bearing 296°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south of Brandenburg. The horizon is defined by the subtle, persistent rise of Pilot Ridge, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the fields as the sun begins its descent. Moisture lingers in the low-lying pockets of the land, feeding the thickets of hardwood that stand in patient, silent rows against the sky. A few miles away, the cool, dark currents of Doe Run carve a path through the limestone, while the serene, still surface of Doe Valley Lake mirrors the passing clouds with a clarity that feels almost heavy. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and coming rain, a persistent, grounding presence that defines the rhythm of the day as it shifts from the sharp clarity of morning to the amber, thickening light of dusk.

Ekron bears the quiet marks of a landscape defined by agriculture and the slow passage of generations who have worked the soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, an inheritance of labor that finds its echo in the nearby expanse of Meade-Olin Park Annex, where the wilder edges of the forest reclaim the spaces left behind by industry. While the grandeur of The Big Falls pulls the curious toward its rushing descent, the local character of Ekron is found in the stillness of the back roads and the way the light catches the dust on a porch rail. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the way the fences follow the contours of the terrain and how the proximity to Froman Hollow shapes the wind. It is a place that demands little and offers a steady, unadorned peace to those who recognize the value in the quiet, limestone-filtered light that settles over the fields at the end of a long, honest day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

1974 Tornado Victims (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 003° N
Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 003° N
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 009° N
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 006° N
Otter Creek Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 078° E
Harrison County Glades - Ohio River Bluffs (Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 071° E
Harrison County Glades - Mosquito Creek (Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 054° NE
Squire Boone Caverns (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 015° N
Mosquito Creek (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 046° NE
Harrison - Crawford State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.4 mi, 354° N
Pine Acres Miniature Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.1 mi, 016° N
Fort Duffield (Historic Castle / Fort) — 13.7 mi, 071° E
Yellowbank Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 282° W
O'bannon Woods State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 343° N
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 18.5 mi, 322° NW · 204k acres
Harrison-Crawford State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 18.7 mi, 342° N
O'Bannon Woods Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 346° N
Hoosier Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 19.5 mi, 325° NW · 35 acres
Rough River Dam State Resort Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 219° SW
Fallen Soldier (Public Artwork) — 28.2 mi, 050° NE
Jim Beam Distillery (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 089° E
Kentucky Derby Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 049° NE
Broadbent Arena (Stadium) — 30.1 mi, 051° NE
Perry County Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 268° W
Kentucky Shakespeare in Central Park (Theatre) — 30.8 mi, 047° NE
Cinema 66 (Cinema) — 31.6 mi, 271° W
Tortoise Area (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 053° NE
Penguin Cove (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 053° NE
Louisville zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 32.1 mi, 053° NE
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 45.6 mi, 184° S · 51k acres

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