Grand Rivers Kentucky Map
Explore Grand Rivers, 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 Grand Rivers, Kentucky
How to Use This Grand Rivers, Kentucky Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Grand Rivers, 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 Grand Rivers.
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 | Grand Rivers |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Livingston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.003111 |
| Longitude | -88.234475 |
| Population | 345 |
| Density | 71.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 42045 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| County Seat | Smithland |
| School District | Livingston County School District |
About Grand Rivers, Kentucky
Grand Rivers is a locality in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 345. The population density is 71.9 people per km². Grand Rivers is located at 37.0031°N, 88.2345°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Grand Rivers is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42045.Grand Rivers occupies a narrow, verdant isthmus where the land yields to the expansive, glass-still surface of Kentucky Lake. It lies 20.9 miles east-southeast of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 105°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-southeast of Calvert City. The horizon holds the faint, bruised outline of Harp Ridge, standing as a quiet sentinel over a landscape defined by the convergence of sky and water. Here, the air carries a persistent, damp coolness, heavy with the scent of damp earth and the subtle, metallic tang of the nearby Cumberland River, which flows only a mile from the center of activity. The light at dusk settles in long, amber ribbons across the open expanses, turning the water into a mirror that reflects the slow, deliberate transition of the day into a star-dusted silence.
Grand Rivers serves as a gateway to the Barkley Recreation Area, a vast expanse that defines the local rhythm and invites a steady migration of travelers seeking the quietude of the woods. The economy remains tethered to this natural abundance, shifting with the seasons as visitors arrive to navigate the inland waters or explore the quiet, shadowed corridors of Nickell Cove. History lingers in the understated architecture and the deliberate pace of the streets, where the influence of the region’s agricultural roots persists in the quiet industry of the inhabitants. Life here unfolds with a measured, cyclical quality, as if the pulse of the surrounding woods and the persistent presence of the water dictate the very pace of the human work that sustains the place.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Barkley Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 163° S
- Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 238° SW
- Lake Barkley (Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 053° NE
- Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 153° SE · 171k acres
- Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 153° SE · 171k acres
- Cumberland River Mussel Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 022° N
- Lake Barkley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 072° E
- The Overlook - Photo Opp (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 306° NW
- Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 283° W
- Rex's Revenge Gravel Climb (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 308° NW
- Kids Jump (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 321° NW
- Memorial Rock (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 312° NW
- Cypress Creek Swamp Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 255° W
- Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 7.8 mi, 234° SW
- Mineral Mound State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 062° NE
- Kentucky Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 176° S · 7,899 acres
- Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.6 mi, 215° SW · 19k acres
- Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 15.1 mi, 291° W
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.2 mi, 312° NW · 274k acres
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 034° NE
- Market House Theatre (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 286° W
- Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 286° W
- US Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 069° E
- Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 069° E
- Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 069° E
- Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 20.9 mi, 063° NE
- Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 285° W
- Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 mi, 311° NW
- Bison Range Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.5 mi, 150° SE
- Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 291° W
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About This Grand Rivers Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grand Rivers, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.003111, -88.234475. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Grand Rivers includes the ZIP code (42045), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Livingston County (Smithland), and school district assignment (Livingston County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
