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Mortons Gap Kentucky Map

Explore Mortons Gap, 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 Mortons Gap, Kentucky

How to Use This Mortons Gap, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.236712
Longitude	-87.475276
Population	728
Density	237.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	42440, 42431
Area Code	270
County Seat	Madisonville
School District	Hopkins County School District

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About Mortons Gap, Kentucky

Mortons Gap is a locality in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 728. The population density is 237.4 people per km². Mortons Gap is located at 37.2367°N, 87.4753°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mortons Gap is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42440, 42431.

Mortons Gap emerges from the landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored to the western Kentucky earth. It lies 6.4 miles south-southeast of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 168°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west-southwest of Central City. The terrain surrounding the settlement consists of low-lying ridges and drainage paths, where the shadows of Moss Hill stretch long across the ground as the afternoon sun begins its descent. To the west, the land dips into the quiet seclusion of Beech Hollow, while the proximity of Flat Creek ensures that the soil remains damp and heavy with the scent of dark loam. Visitors often linger at Frank Stafford Memorial Park, where the wide, open grass provides a vantage point to observe the way the light turns a bruised, metallic violet over the horizon at dusk.

History in Mortons Gap remains tethered to the deep, subterranean veins of coal that once defined the regional industry and shaped the architecture of the local streets. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely quieted, the economy continues to find its rhythm in the slow, persistent pulse of Kentucky life, far removed from the bustle of the larger hubs. Those seeking the cooling influence of deeper waters might travel eight miles to reach the edges of Lake Peewee, though the residents of Mortons Gap often prefer the familiar, humbler character of their own immediate fields and woodlots. Daily life here moves with a steady, unforced cadence, defined less by sudden change than by the quiet endurance of a landscape that has seen generations come and go beneath the shifting Midwestern sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frank Stafford Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 044° NE
Peabody Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 064° NE
Madisonville City Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 358° N
AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 5.6 mi, 360° N
Harris-Dickerson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 046° NE
Pennyrile State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.3 mi, 233° SW
December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 249° W
Lake Beshear (State Recreation Area) — 12.9 mi, 236° SW
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 223° SW
Coal Miner Statue (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 305° NW
Everly Brothers Monument (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 078° E
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 249° W
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.1 mi, 254° W
Lake Malone State Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 115° SE
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 182° S
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 065° NE
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 35.9 mi, 243° SW · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 35.9 mi, 243° SW · 171k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 38.4 mi, 301° NW · 274k acres
Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 233° SW
Cave In Rock State Park (Viewpoint) — 40.5 mi, 294° NW
Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 41.4 mi, 178° S
Wild Turkey Cock (Public Artwork) — 42.2 mi, 351° N
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 42.3 mi, 351° N
Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 157° SE
Kids Jump (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 253° W
The Rock (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 253° W
Malfunction Junction (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 253° W
Mound H (Historic Ruins) — 48.4 mi, 001° N
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 66.5 mi, 091° E · 51k acres

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