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Hindman Kentucky Map

Explore Hindman, 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 Hindman, Kentucky

How to Use This Hindman, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.335931
Longitude	-82.980441
Population	701
Density	87.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41822
Area Code	606
County Seat	Hindman
School District	Knott County School District

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About Hindman, Kentucky

Hindman is a locality in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 701. The population density is 87.0 people per km². Hindman is located at 37.3359°N, 82.9804°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hindman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41822.

Hindman occupies a narrow, verdant corridor where the shadows of high ridges deepen the cool, morning air. It lies 73.9 miles east-southeast of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 102°T), and is situated 13.1 miles east-northeast of Hazard. The Right Fork Troublesome Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the settlement, its waters often reflecting the muted gray of the sky as it moves past the steep, forested slopes of Tadpole Hollow. While the distant, blue-tinted haze of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon, the immediate landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of the terrain and the dense, encroaching woodland. Even a short walk toward the Knott County Skate Park reveals the quiet, persistent pressure of the hills, which seem to hold the light in the valley until the sun dips prematurely behind the peaks, casting the town into an early, velvet-soft dusk.

Hindman carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the rugged extraction of coal and the resilience of a people forged by the isolated geography of the plateau. The local economy, having shifted away from the industrial intensity of the past, now finds its rhythm in the slow, deliberate pace of daily life and the preservation of traditional Appalachian crafts. Residents gather near the banks of the Right Fork Troublesome Creek, where the sound of the water provides a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the chatter of the main street. Though Carr Fork Lake remains a distant, tranquil presence six miles away, the character of Hindman is shaped by these immediate hollows, where the culture remains as sturdy and unyielding as the limestone foundations beneath the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Knott County Skate Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 142° SE
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 249° W
Kentucky Fuel Corporation Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 071° E
Carr Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 183° S
Carr Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 183° S
Carr Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 186° S
Carr Creek State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 190° S
Elk Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 302° NW
Dawkins Line Rail Trail (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 348° N
Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 151° SE
War memorial Honor Roll (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 151° SE
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 162° S
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 20.6 mi, 142° SE · 733k acres
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 20.8 mi, 261° W · 146k acres
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 125° SE
Wise County (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 123° SE
Shelby Valley Wildcats (Stadium) — 24.6 mi, 082° E
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 176° S
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 176° S
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 172° S
Train (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 172° S
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 172° S
Appalachian Wireless Arena (Stadium) — 27.2 mi, 069° E
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 171° S
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 114° SE
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.5 mi, 114° SE
Jettie Baker Center (Cinema) — 31.6 mi, 114° SE
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.7 mi, 160° S
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.7 mi, 173° S · 3,273 acres
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.1 mi, 317° NW · 13k acres

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