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Kevil Kentucky Map

Explore Kevil, 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 Kevil, Kentucky

How to Use This Kevil, Kentucky Map

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

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	Kevil
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Ballard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.085054
Longitude	-88.886728
Population	595
Density	403.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42053
Area Code	270, 364
County Seat	Wickliffe
School District	Ballard County School District

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About Kevil, Kentucky

Kevil is a locality in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 595. The population density is 403.7 people per km². Kevil is located at 37.0851°N, 88.8867°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kevil is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42053.

Kevil emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Jackson Purchase as a quiet intersection of open farmland and dense, deciduous woodlands. It lies 15.8 miles west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-southwest of Metropolis. The air here holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory signature of a landscape shaped by long, humid summers and winters that gray the horizon. Just a mile away, the slow, rhythmic current of Clanton Creek pulls at the silt and limestone, carving a modest path through the fields that defines the local drainage of the plain. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain rises toward the distant, soft silhouette of Round Knob, a subtle landmark that anchors the perspective of those working the fields. The light at dusk settles over Kevil with a peculiar, bruised violet hue, catching the edges of the silos and turning the dusty lanes into ribbons of muted gold.

Kevil functions as an anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, maintaining an economy deeply rooted in the seasonal cycles of grain and soy that have long defined the regional character. While life moves at the pace of planting and harvest, the proximity to the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area provides a necessary counterpoint to the orderly rows of crops, offering a sprawling refuge of timber and swamp where the wilder elements of the region persist. History is not written in grand monuments here, but in the maintenance of family holdings and the persistence of local trade that keeps the center functional despite the pull of larger, more frantic hubs. A traveler might find the stillness of the afternoon almost absolute, broken only by the mechanical hum of farm equipment or the movement of wind through the trees near Brushy Pond. This enduring, quiet industry defines the spirit of the people, who favor the steady reliability of their soil over the noise of modern expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 065° NE
Heath Community Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 082° E
Ballard County Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 257° W
Ballard Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 305° NW
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 061° NE
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 061° NE
George Rodgers Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 068° E
Fort Massac (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 067° NE
Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.7 mi, 016° N
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 089° E
Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 235° SW
Chief's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 235° SW
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.1 mi, 319° NW · 33k acres
Lloyd Tilghman Memorial (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 091° E
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 339° N
Proceeding On (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 244° SW
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 244° SW
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 090° E
Grassy Slough Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 349° N
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 089° E
Market House Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 089° E
Caboose (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 250° W
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 249° W
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.1 mi, 043° NE · 274k acres
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.1 mi, 110° E · 19k acres
Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden And Toyland (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 108° E
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 27.3 mi, 356° N · 7,712 acres
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.9 mi, 032° NE · 6,632 acres
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.5 mi, 021° N · 3,740 acres
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 37.1 mi, 101° E · 171k acres

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