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Hyden Kentucky Map

Explore Hyden, 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 Hyden, Kentucky

How to Use This Hyden, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.160925
Longitude	-83.373237
Population	303
Density	90.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41749
Area Code	606
County Seat	Hyden
School District	Leslie County School District

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About Hyden, Kentucky

Hyden is a locality in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 303. The population density is 90.3 people per km². Hyden is located at 37.1609°N, 83.3732°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hyden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41749.

Hyden occupies a narrow, steep-walled basin where the Middle Fork Kentucky River carves a serpentine path through the rugged terrain. It lies 58.0 miles east-southeast of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 119°T), and is situated 11.6 miles west-southwest of Hazard. The landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of the earth, where the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains deepen early in the afternoon, casting long, cool gray shapes across the valley floor. Just a mile away, the quiet depth of Winding Star Hollow offers a respite from the main thoroughfare, its damp, mossy air holding the scent of damp shale and cooling earth. The Buckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Area extends across the immediate surroundings, providing a vast, untamed expanse where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through the hardwoods or the sudden, sharp cry of a hawk circling the timberline.

Economic life in Hyden has long been tethered to the extraction of resources from the surrounding hills, a legacy that remains visible in the weathered architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of the local streets. While the coal-camp memory persists in the rhythms of the day, the character of the place has evolved into a quiet persistence, where the focus centers on the slow passage of light over the limestone cliffs and the changing colors of the canopy. The influence of the Appalachian Mountains dictates the horizon, providing a constant, immovable frame for the daily transit of inhabitants. Life here unfolds with a certain gravity, grounded by the steady, unhurried flow of the Middle Fork Kentucky River, which continues its journey through the landscape, indifferent to the shifting demands of modern industry or the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 053° NE
Boone Forestlands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 208° SW
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 336° NW · 146k acres
Mary Breckinridge Memorial Preserve Site (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 169° S
Mary Breckinridge Memorial Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 169° S
Grover Sizemore Community Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 359° N
Leslie County Saddle Club (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 139° SE
Buckhorn Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 334° NW
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 341° N
Narrow (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 160° S
Lions Den (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 158° S
The Ledge (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 151° SE
Multifunctional Junction (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 157° SE
Plateau (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 145° SE
Doughboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.9 mi, 172° S
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 23.8 mi, 120° SE
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 120° SE
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 120° SE
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 104° E
Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 095° E
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 123° SE
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 32.3 mi, 310° NW · 564k acres
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.1 mi, 136° SE · 3,273 acres
Three Forks Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 328° NW
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 37.0 mi, 118° SE
Once site of the Collier Hill Inn (Historic Ruins) — 37.2 mi, 249° W
McHargue's Mill (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 262° W
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 38.6 mi, 122° SE
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 39.8 mi, 091° E
Regency Cinema (Cinema) — 39.9 mi, 265° W

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