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Fincastle Kentucky Map

Explore Fincastle, 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 Fincastle, Kentucky

How to Use This Fincastle, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.308194
Longitude	-85.541468
Population	848
Density	1537.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	41311, 40241
Area Code	859, 502
County Seat	Louisville
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Fincastle, Kentucky

Fincastle is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 848. The population density is 1537.2 people per km². Fincastle is located at 38.3082°N, 85.5415°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fincastle is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 41311, 40241.

Fincastle emerges from the limestone bedrock of the Kentucky landscape, defined by the persistent, winding path of Hite Creek as it cuts through the local terrain. It lies 4.8 miles northeast of Lyndon, KY (from Lyndon, KY: bearing 42°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Jeffersontown. Lush, vibrant greenery characterizes the surrounding fields, where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp edges of the limestone outcroppings into a muted, silver-gray haze. E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park sits just a mile away, preserving a expanse of open space that mirrors the quiet, agrarian character of the immediate environment. While the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunt the far horizon on the clearest days, the immediate geography remains defined by the rhythmic, low-lying topography of the interior plateau.

Fincastle retains a quiet, deliberate pace, reflecting a history rooted in the slow, methodical development of the regional economy. The local character is shaped by a legacy of land stewardship, where the proximity to fertile soil and the steady flow of Hite Creek have long dictated the rhythms of agricultural life. Unlike the more frantic energy of larger urban centers, Fincastle favors a stillness that allows the texture of the changing seasons to become the primary measure of time. Residents often find themselves looking toward the broader, more expansive vistas found at Tucker Lake, yet they remain tethered to the specific, intimate geography of their own fields and pastures. Life here follows a subtle, internal logic, driven by the quiet resilience of a place that values the steady, grounded continuity of its daily routines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gallapalooza Horse Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 118° SE
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 208° SW
Briar Hill Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 040° NE
Wolf Pen Corridor (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 300° NW
Little Stonehenge (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 315° NW
Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 296° NW
Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 095° E
The Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 148° SE
Party Center (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 194° S
Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 141° SE
Garden Gateway Overlook - Beckley Creek Park (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 141° SE
Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 275° W
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 306° NW
Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 338° N
Village 8 (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 224° SW
Bingo City (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 210° SW
WaterWorks Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 258° W
Fourteen Mile Creek Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 332° NW
Walden theater (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 245° SW
Prather Site (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 300° NW
Bingham Park (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 250° W
Market Street line sign (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 249° W
Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 249° W
Wyatt Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 236° SW
Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 235° SW
Vintage Fire Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 259° W
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 42.5 mi, 280° W · 204k acres

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