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McCarr Kentucky Map

Explore McCarr, 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 McCarr, Kentucky

How to Use This McCarr, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.610938
Longitude	-82.169857
Population	158
Density	249.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	41544
Area Code	859
County Seat	Pikeville
School District	Pike County School District

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About McCarr, Kentucky

McCarr is a locality in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 158. The population density is 249.0 people per km². McCarr is located at 37.6109°N, 82.1699°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 41544.

McCarr occupies a narrow, rugged corridor where the Tug Fork carves a serpentine path through the dense, verdant folds of the earth. It lies 65.1 miles south-southeast of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 157°T), and is situated 7.3 miles southeast of Williamson. High, steep ridges rise abruptly from the riverbank, their slopes cloaked in thick deciduous timber that turns a bruised, rusted orange when autumn descends into the low-lying terrain. The air here holds a particular weight, damp and cool, rising from the damp ground of Shop Hollow to cling to the eaves of weathered houses. When the late afternoon sun strikes the limestone outcrops, the stone glows with a pale, ghostly luminescence that seems to suspend the landscape in a fragile, quiet amber.

McCarr remains defined by the persistent memory of coal seams that once dictated the movement and livelihood of the people inhabiting these tight, shadowed draws. While the industrial pulse has softened, the economy lingers in the quiet persistence of those who call these wooded slopes home, often seeking recreation or solitude in the expansive, quiet green of Praise Park. The history of the region is written in the sharp bends of the Tug Fork and the slow reclamation of the land by thickets of laurel and oak. Life here follows the unforced pace of the seasons, marked by the steady, rhythmic flow of the water and the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the horizon against the vast, changing sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 012° N
Praise Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 310° NW
Hardy Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 273° W
Big South Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 041° NE
Tomblin Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 353° N
Fishtrap Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 202° S
R.D. Bailey Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 094° E
Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 060° NE
Chief Logan State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 021° N
Appalachian Wireless Arena (Stadium) — 21.1 mi, 244° SW
Breaks Interstate Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 198° S
Grassy Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.9 mi, 199° S
Grundy Community Center Cinema (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 171° S
Crazy Eyes Elk (Public Artwork) — 23.4 mi, 205° SW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 24.0 mi, 197° S · 733k acres
Shelby Valley Wildcats (Stadium) — 25.6 mi, 232° SW
Main Street Cinema (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 312° NW
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 079° E
Bartley Mine Disaster (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 128° SE
John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 30.3 mi, 079° E
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 30.7 mi, 119° SE
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 206° SW
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 35.6 mi, 206° SW
Sipp Theatre (Arts Centre) — 37.5 mi, 292° W
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 41.4 mi, 220° SW
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 136° SE
Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 48.9 mi, 199° S
Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.7 mi, 134° SE · 5,613 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 56.9 mi, 132° SE · 110k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 67.6 mi, 289° W · 564k acres

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