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Marrowbone Kentucky Map

Explore Marrowbone, 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 Marrowbone, Kentucky

How to Use This Marrowbone, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	36.834803
Longitude	-85.503116
Population	147
Density	44.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	41522, 42717, 42759
Area Code	859, 270
County Seat	Pikeville
School District	Cumberland County School District

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About Marrowbone, Kentucky

Marrowbone is a locality in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 147. The population density is 44.6 people per km². Marrowbone is located at 36.8348°N, 85.5031°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 41522, 42717, 42759.

Marrowbone emerges from the landscape as a quiet confluence of limestone bluffs and the persistent, low-slung currents of the Russell Fork. It lies 77.8 miles south of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 171°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southeast of Pikeville. The terrain here favors the heavy, verdant growth of hardwoods that cling to the steep embankments, casting shadows that lengthen across the soil long before the sun actually dips below the horizon. Two miles to the east, the topography narrows into the shadowed basin of Cox Hollow, where the air holds a persistent, cool dampness that seems to pause the very movement of the afternoon. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the eastern limit of the horizon, the immediate character of the land is defined by this intricate, folded earth, which traps the golden light of dusk against the limestone, turning the gray rock into a soft, glowing amber.

Marrowbone maintains a steady, deliberate pace that reflects the enduring weight of its agricultural and timber-driven history. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with local livelihoods often drawing from the quiet utility of the nearby Fishtrap Recreation Area, a place where the water and woods dictate the seasonal flow of labor and leisure. Life here is punctuated by the occasional transit of goods and the slow, cyclical maintenance of the homesteads, a process as predictable as the seasonal rise of the Russell Fork. Though the modern world hums somewhere far beyond these ridges, the people of Marrowbone move with a particular, measured gravity, as if the soil itself necessitates a careful, unhurried hand in every daily task.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marrowbone Community Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 248° W
Marrowbone Roadside Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 249° W
Marrowbone State Forest and Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 288° W
Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 189° S
Dale Hollow Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 139° SE
Cordell Hull Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 180° S
Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 140° SE
Wisdom Marina (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 127° SE
Eagle Cove Marina (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 136° SE
Star Point Marina (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 140° SE
Wolf River Marina (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 131° SE
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 082° E
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 296° NW
Fort Williams Civil War Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 25.9 mi, 296° NW
Tommy Jones Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 066° NE
American Flag Mural (Public Artwork) — 27.6 mi, 056° NE
Last Recorded Indian Raid (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 328° NW
Bridge View (Viewpoint) — 29.7 mi, 033° NE
Kentucky Action Park (Theme Park) — 34.5 mi, 307° NW
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 35.6 mi, 301° NW · 51k acres
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 090° E
Wayne County Historic Theater (Cinema) — 36.2 mi, 090° E
National Cave Museum and Library (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 302° NW
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 38.0 mi, 114° SE · 564k acres
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 131° SE
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 43.4 mi, 111° E · 114k acres
Backdoor Playhouse (Theatre) — 45.7 mi, 180° S
The Munkey Wrench (Gallery) — 46.3 mi, 180° S
Sandra Bos (Gallery) — 46.3 mi, 180° S
Beaver Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 56.0 mi, 086° E · 4,854 acres

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