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Emlyn Kentucky Map

Explore Emlyn, 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 Emlyn, Kentucky

How to Use This Emlyn, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	36.704528
Longitude	-84.143266
Population	417
Density	225.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	40769, 40730
Area Code	606
County Seat	Williamsburg
School District	Whitley County School District

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About Emlyn, Kentucky

Emlyn is a locality in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 417. The population density is 225.8 people per km². Emlyn is located at 36.7045°N, 84.1433°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 40769, 40730.

Emlyn occupies a narrow, quiet stretch of land where the Clear Fork carves a deliberate path through the landscape, defining the very character of the earth. It lies 36.9 miles southeast of Somerset, KY (from Somerset, KY: bearing 136°T), and is situated 2.8 miles south-southeast of Williamsburg. The terrain here is defined by the deep, verdant depression of Happy Hollow, which catches the morning mist and holds it against the limestone shelves until the sun reaches its zenith. To the east, the silhouette of the Cumberland Mountains rises thirty-six miles away as a jagged, indigo smudge against the sky, while the nearby expanse of Brier Creek Park provides a constant, wooded buffer of oak and hickory. The air in Emlyn carries a distinct, cool weight, smelling faintly of damp shale and the rich, dark soil that characterizes the Appalachian foothills.

Emlyn bears the quiet, lingering imprint of coal-camp history, a legacy still visible in the weathered foundations and the enduring, slow-moving pace of daily life. The local economy, once tethered tightly to the extraction of minerals, now looks toward the surrounding timber and the modest agricultural plots that cling to the valley floors. Residents often travel toward the greenery of Indian Mountain State Forest for respite, or perhaps further afield to Wilton Lake when the summer heat settles heavily over the limestone. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the changing light across the hollows and the steady, rhythmic flow of the Clear Fork as it moves toward the horizon, indifferent to the passage of generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brier Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 329° NW
Hal Rodgers Waterpark (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 311° NW
Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 309° NW
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 190° S · 564k acres
Indian Mountain (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 181° S
Civil War (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 179° S
Cumberland River Wild River (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 294° NW
Tackett Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 146° SE
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 312° NW
Six Gun City (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 309° NW
Kentucky Ridge State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 15.2 mi, 094° E
Colonel Sanders (Public Artwork) — 17.0 mi, 009° N
Sander's Cafe and Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 009° N
Beaver Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.5 mi, 310° NW · 4,854 acres
Once site of the Collier Hill Inn (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 023° NE
Beast Mode (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 293° NW
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.8 mi, 253° W · 114k acres
Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.1 mi, 204° SW
Scuttle Hole Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 328° NW
McHargue's Mill (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 011° N
Regency Cinema (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 005° N
Winona General Store (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 217° SW
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 28.6 mi, 032° NE · 146k acres
Train Cars (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 212° SW
Hollow Rock (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 265° W
First Boy Scout Troop (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 308° NW
Burnside (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 308° NW
Showplace Cinemas (Cinema) — 35.1 mi, 311° NW
Norris Museum (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 173° S
Museum of Appalachia (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 173° S

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