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Elkton Kentucky Map

Explore Elkton, 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 Elkton, Kentucky

How to Use This Elkton, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	36.810042
Longitude	-87.154168
Population	2,056
Density	311.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42220
Area Code	270
County Seat	Elkton
School District	Todd County School District

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About Elkton, Kentucky

Elkton is a locality in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,056. The population density is 311.4 people per km². Elkton is located at 36.8100°N, 87.1542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elkton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42220.

Elkton occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennyroyal Plateau, where the earth gives way to limestone bedrock and fertile, dark soil. It lies 18.9 miles east-southeast of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 102°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north-northeast of Saint Bethlehem. The Elk Fork meanders through the landscape, its currents carving a subtle path through the fields and providing a constant, low-voiced companion to the surrounding agrarian sprawl. To the east, the distant slopes of Tucker Ridge provide a faint, serrated edge to the horizon, while the land itself remains defined by wide, open stretches of cultivation rather than the rugged verticality found elsewhere in the state. In the cool hours of the morning, a thin, pale mist often clings to the low-lying pastures, softening the sharp lines of the fence rows and the dark silhouettes of the barns that stand as silent sentinels over the grass.

Elkton remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, its identity shaped by a long history of tobacco cultivation and the steady commerce of a seat of government. Residents often gather at the Elkton - Todd County Park, a space that serves as a communal anchor, offering a quiet green reprieve where the pace of the afternoon slows to match the movement of the clouds. While the economy continues to pivot with the changing demands of modern trade, the core of the local character persists in a preference for stillness and a neighborly regard for the land. Beyond the immediate center, the terrain dips toward the shadows of Dead Man Hollow, and those seeking the stillness of deeper water often travel the short distance to Spa Lake, where the surface reflects the expansive, unhurried sky of the Upper South.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Elkton - Todd County Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 185° S
Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 192° S
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 285° W
Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 183° S
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 080° E
Lake Malone (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 013° N
Historic Bell Witch Cave (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 161° S
Peacekeeper (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 275° W
Briggs Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 073° E
Lake Malone State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 016° N
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 282° W
Lake Barkley (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 194° S
Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 235° SW
Green Man (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 210° SW
APSU CECA Downtown Gallery (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 210° SW
Peabody Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.1 mi, 018° N
Coopertoen Drive-In Theater (Cinema) — 30.5 mi, 152° SE
Giant Aboriginal Statue (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 124° SE
White House Inn Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 131° SE
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.6 mi, 235° SW · 13k acres
Lost River Cave Entrance (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 075° E
Blue Hole 3 (Attraction) — 39.0 mi, 075° E
Cold Springs Museum (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 113° SE
AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 39.3 mi, 333° NW
Bear Spring Iron Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 40.4 mi, 235° SW
Bowling Green Ballpark (Stadium) — 41.4 mi, 072° E
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 43.1 mi, 255° W · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 43.1 mi, 255° W · 171k acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 56.3 mi, 060° NE · 51k acres
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.6 mi, 237° SW · 22k acres

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