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Jackson Kentucky Map

Explore Jackson, 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 Jackson, Kentucky

How to Use This Jackson, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.565446
Longitude	-83.376244
Population	2,237
Density	344.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	40330, 41339
Area Code	502, 859
County Seat	Harrodsburg
School District	Breathitt County School District

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About Jackson, Kentucky

Jackson is a locality in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,237. The population density is 344.4 people per km². Jackson is located at 37.5654°N, 83.3762°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Jackson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40330, 41339.

Jackson possesses a landscape defined by the deliberate, rhythmic folding of earth that characterizes this interior region, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 13.5 miles north-northwest of Danville, KY (from Danville, KY: bearing 337°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-northwest of Harrodsburg. The ground here is heavy with limestone, a bedrock that influences the mineral clarity of the local springs and the sharp, sudden quality of light during the late afternoon. Salt River carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the silvered, humid air of the evening, while the nearby Anderson Dean Community Park offers a quiet expanse of mown grass and cooling shade. The atmosphere carries a faint, dry scent of soil and turning leaves, a sensory reminder that the land is far removed from the cooling influence of any open water, save for the stillness found at Herrington Lake.

Jackson remains a place where the memory of an industrious past is etched into the very grain of its architecture, reflecting a history shaped by the extraction of resources and the slow, steady labor of those who settled these slopes. The local economy persists through a quiet endurance, moving at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of larger hubs, with the soft vernacular of the Upper-South coloring the daily commerce of the streets. Education and community service form the bedrock of social life, keeping the town anchored even as the wider world changes beyond its borders. In the quiet hours of dusk, as shadows lengthen across the porch fronts and the heat of the day dissipates into the cooling limestone, Jackson reveals a character marked by a profound, unpretentious stability.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jackson City Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 239° SW
Doughitt Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 248° W
Robinson Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 141° SE
Paul Van Booven Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 131° SE
Elk Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 14.0 mi, 130° SE
Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 321° NW
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 15.3 mi, 217° SW · 146k acres
Dawkins Line Rail Trail (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 088° E
Buckhorn Lake (Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 191° S
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.3 mi, 325° NW · 13k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 17.4 mi, 341° N · 564k acres
Red, Kentucky Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.6 mi, 334° NW · 3,337 acres
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 191° S
Three Forks Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 272° W
Southeast Mountain Guides (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 304° NW
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 311° NW
Kentucky Reptile Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.8 mi, 311° NW
West Liberty Dough Boy (Public Artwork) — 25.3 mi, 014° N
Cottage Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 32.3 mi, 294° NW
Sipp Theatre (Arts Centre) — 35.5 mi, 061° NE
Morehead Cinemas (Cinema) — 42.2 mi, 356° N
Kentucky Folk Art Center (Arts Centre) — 42.6 mi, 356° N
Bourbon Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 43.0 mi, 332° NW
Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 43.2 mi, 136° SE
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 44.6 mi, 141° SE
The Ledge (Attraction) — 47.1 mi, 168° S
Narrow (Attraction) — 47.2 mi, 167° S
Appalachian Wireless Arena (Stadium) — 47.5 mi, 097° E
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 47.7 mi, 151° SE
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 56.6 mi, 156° SE · 3,273 acres

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