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Manitou Kentucky Map

Explore Manitou, 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 Manitou, Kentucky

How to Use This Manitou, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.371156
Longitude	-87.579726
Population	173
Density	101.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	42436
Area Code	270
County Seat	Madisonville
School District	Hopkins County School District

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About Manitou, Kentucky

Manitou is a locality in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 101.4 people per km². Manitou is located at 37.3712°N, 87.5797°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42436.

Manitou occupies a quiet expanse of Kentucky where the earth stretches out in low, rhythmic swells of fertile soil and dense thickets. It lies 5.3 miles northwest of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 304°T), and is situated 18.6 miles southeast of Williams. The horizon is broken only by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Shake Rag Hills, which catch the bruised purple light of late afternoon and hold it against the sky. Pogue Creek meanders through the lowlands nearby, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace that marks the slow passage of days in this corner of the interior. A few miles away, the surface of Lake Peewee offers a mirror to the clouds, providing a stillness that defines the physical character of the landscape, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp loam and the faint, sweet decay of autumn leaves.

Manitou maintains a steady, internal pace, shaped by a long history of agrarian labor and the quiet industry of the regional plains. Life here flows away from the frantic centers of commerce, anchored instead by the rhythms of the seasons and the maintenance of local life, where neighbors congregate at the Youth Athletic Association Sports Complex to watch the evening games under humming floodlights. While the influence of larger, more industrial centers remains a distant abstraction, Manitou continues to honor its roots through the steady cultivation of the surrounding fields and the maintenance of rural traditions. The people here possess a grounded resilience, looking toward the far-off rise of the landscape as they go about their work, finding a modest beauty in the unchanging, honest labor of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Youth Athletic Association Sports Complex (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 142° SE
Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 238° SW
Madisonville City Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 128° SE
AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 6.8 mi, 123° SE
Peabody Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 128° SE
Coal Miner Statue (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 280° W
December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 203° SW
Pennyrile State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.1 mi, 193° S
Lake Beshear (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 200° S
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 191° S
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 23.7 mi, 227° SW
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 223° SW
Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 223° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 29.1 mi, 291° W · 274k acres
Cave In Rock State Park (Viewpoint) — 32.1 mi, 282° W
Wild Turkey Cock (Public Artwork) — 32.4 mi, 359° N
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 32.5 mi, 359° N
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 172° S
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.7 mi, 002° N · 2,073 acres
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 36.2 mi, 228° SW · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 36.2 mi, 228° SW · 171k acres
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 37.8 mi, 082° E
Mound H (Historic Ruins) — 39.7 mi, 009° N
Mound F (Historic Ruins) — 39.8 mi, 009° N
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 41.2 mi, 013° N
Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 41.3 mi, 218° SW
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 41.5 mi, 293° NW
Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 41.6 mi, 001° N
The Rock (Attraction) — 44.4 mi, 239° SW
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.0 mi, 291° W · 3,978 acres

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