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New Castle Kentucky Map

Explore New Castle, 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 New Castle, Kentucky

How to Use This New Castle, Kentucky Map

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

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	New Castle
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Henry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.4334
Longitude	-85.169677
Population	884
Density	832.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	40050, 40058
Area Code	502
County Seat	New Castle
School District	Henry County School District

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About New Castle, Kentucky

New Castle is a locality in Henry County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 884. The population density is 832.5 people per km². New Castle is located at 38.4334°N, 85.1697°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. New Castle is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40050, 40058.

New Castle emerges from the limestone-heavy soil of the Kentucky bluegrass, defined by the quiet persistence of Town Creek as it navigates the landscape. It lies 11.5 miles east of La Grange, KY (from La Grange, KY: bearing 81°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north of Eminence. The earth here holds a stubborn, fertile weight, where the light at dusk settles in thin, golden layers against the fields, turning the local timber a deep, bruised violet. Beyond the immediate pastures, the horizon barely hints at the distant Appalachian Mountains, their peaks lost in the hazy blue veil of the east. Residents find the land marked by the nearby Henyry County Land Aqu. And Dev., a space that preserves the quiet temperament of the woods. Further afield, the topography dips into the shadowed silence of Fool Hollow, while the sudden, rhythmic rush of Drennon Falls offers a sharp contrast to the slow, deliberate pace of the local fields.

New Castle persists as an anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, built on a foundation of tobacco heritage and the steady, seasonal labor of the farm. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of the distillery country, where the scent of aging grain often hangs heavy in the humid air. Families here have long cultivated the land, maintaining a connection to the cycles of harvest that define the local character more than any fleeting trend. Even the stillness of Eminence Lake, resting only a few miles away, reflects a life that values the unadorned and the functional. In New Castle, the days are measured not by clocks, but by the gradual shifting of shadows across the barn doors and the familiar, enduring sound of water moving over the limestone bed of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Henyry County Land Aqu. And Dev. (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 353° N
Harry Hill (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 182° S
Kentucky River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 064° NE
Adams Family Manor (Nature Reserve) — 9.7 mi, 306° NW
Mud Madness Motorsports (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 101° E
Guist Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 170° S
General Butler State Resort Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 004° N
Elmer Davis Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 074° E
Butler-Turpin House Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 001° N
General Butler State Park Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 001° N
John A. Kleber Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.4 mi, 105° E
Jeptha Creed Distillery (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 197° S
Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 242° SW
Gallapalooza Horse Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.4 mi, 245° SW
La Jardiniere Garden Club 2002 (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 135° SE
Grand Theater Ticket Office (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 136° SE
William Goebel Statue (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 135° SE
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 275° W
Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 24.1 mi, 253° W
Party Center (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 239° SW
Shechem Ministries (Nature Reserve) — 28.6 mi, 165° S
Village 8 (Cinema) — 28.7 mi, 241° SW
Prather Site (Historic Ruins) — 28.7 mi, 263° W
Bingo City (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 237° SW
WaterWorks Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 250° W
Walden theater (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 246° SW
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.8 mi, 314° NW · 16k acres
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 53.5 mi, 145° SE · 463 acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 63.7 mi, 308° NW · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 72.9 mi, 305° NW · 13k acres

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