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Grayson Kentucky Map

Explore Grayson, 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 Grayson, Kentucky

How to Use This Grayson, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.333895
Longitude	-82.935811
Population	3,834
Density	534.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41143
Area Code	859
County Seat	Grayson
School District	Carter County School District

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About Grayson, Kentucky

Grayson is a locality in Carter County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,834. The population density is 534.8 people per km². Grayson is located at 38.3339°N, 82.9358°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Grayson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41143.

Grayson emerges from the limestone-heavy earth of eastern Kentucky, where the Town Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the center of the landscape. It lies 19.6 miles west-southwest of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 239°T), and is situated 18.1 miles southwest of Flatwoods. The air here holds the weight of the interior, smelling of damp mineral soil and the deep, dark loam of Dark Hollow, which sits just a mile to the west. Broad-leafed trees thicken toward the horizon, suggesting the distant presence of the Appalachian Mountains, though the immediate view is one of modest ridges and sloped meadows that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. Grayson City Park serves as the green lung of the locality, providing a space where the grass grows thick and the shadows of the oaks stretch long across the ground as the day begins to fold into itself.

History in Grayson remains tied to the slow, steady pulse of the land, reflecting a heritage defined by the coal-camp memory of the region and the resilience of those who worked the seams. While the local economy has shifted away from the intensive extractive industries of the past, the spirit of the place endures in the unpretentious architecture and the quiet industry of its residents. Travelers heading further afield might look toward Tygarts State Forest for a deeper immersion into the dense timberland, or perhaps visit Brown Pond to watch the water sit perfectly still under a cloudless sky. Life in Grayson moves with a deliberate, singular gravity, favoring the steady persistence of local traditions over the frantic pace of the modern world, anchored always by the small, steady flow of the water nearby.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grayson City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 313° NW
War Mural (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 262° W
Grayson Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 193° S
Grayson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 193° S
Grayson Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 201° S
Carter Caves State Resort Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 277° W
Greenbo Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 014° N
Cascade Bridge (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 278° W
Box Canyon (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 278° W
Fern Bridge (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 285° W
Raven Bridge (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 284° W
Tygarts State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 286° W
Yatesville Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 151° SE
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 19.3 mi, 031° NE · 243k acres
Ro-Na Cultural Center and Theater (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 045° NE
Marshall Plane Crash Site (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 082° E
Musketeer Field (Stadium) — 20.8 mi, 010° N
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 21.4 mi, 262° W · 564k acres
Camden Park Mound (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 078° E
The Art Spirit (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 078° E
WWI Memorial Trail (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 079° E
Time Capsule (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 079° E
3rd Avenue Art Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 077° E
Windsor House Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 078° E
Huntington Dance Theatre (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 077° E
Touma Museum of Medicine (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 077° E
Barnes Agency Design & Digital Media Studio (Arts Centre) — 27.4 mi, 077° E
Jeslyn Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.5 mi, 077° E
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.1 mi, 306° NW · 6,562 acres
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.1 mi, 228° SW · 13k acres

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