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Owenton Kentucky Map

Explore Owenton, 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 Owenton, Kentucky

How to Use This Owenton, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.536456
Longitude	-84.841893
Population	1,682
Density	341.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40359
Area Code	502
County Seat	Owenton
School District	Owen County School District

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About Owenton, Kentucky

Owenton is a locality in Owen County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,682. The population density is 341.6 people per km². Owenton is located at 38.5365°N, 84.8419°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Owenton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40359.

Owenton occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet movement of North Severn Creek, which carves a modest path through the limestone-rich earth of the region. It lies 23.2 miles north of Frankfort, KY (from Frankfort, KY: bearing 4°T), and is situated 16.7 miles west-southwest of Williamstown. The terrain here rises and falls in long, muscular swells of pasture and woodland, far removed from the sharp peaks of the Appalachian Mountains that loom as a faint, hazy suggestion on the eastern horizon. During the golden hour, the low light catches the fine, dusty particles above the fields, turning the air into a shimmering veil that softens the edges of the barns and fence lines. Just a short distance away, the quiet waters of Elmer Davis Lake provide a tranquil mirror for the changing sky, while the grounds at Owen County Parks And Recreation offer a public space where the land is kept in close, careful communion with the people who walk its paths.

Owenton holds a history built upon the steady labor of the soil and the resilience of those who settled these interior ridges. The local economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of agriculture, where the legacy of tobacco and the steady pulse of livestock farming have shaped the character of the daily routine. Far from the industrial rush of larger centers, the life here persists with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the heavy, fertile clay and the deep-rooted habits of a place that values its own privacy. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the rugged depression of Gold Mine Hollow serves as a reminder of the geologic depth beneath the surface. Everything in Owenton seems to move in accordance with the turning of the seasons, maintaining a quiet dignity that respects the land’s capacity to sustain its inhabitants through the years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Owen County Parks And Recreation (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 013° N
Elmer Davis Lake (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 218° SW
Kentucky River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 203° SW
Jonesville Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 028° NE
Dr. James R. Rich Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 157° SE
Mud Madness Motorsports (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 212° SW
Corinth Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 099° E
Fossil find (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 066° NE
Noah’s Village (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 066° NE
Twelve Stones Monument (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 066° NE
Punishment and promise (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 066° NE
Cain murders Abel (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 066° NE
General Butler State Resort Park (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 298° NW
Butler-Turpin House Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 298° NW
General Butler State Park Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.8 mi, 299° NW
Buffalo Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 155° SE
Grand Theater Ticket Office (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 185° S
Big Bone Lick State Historic Site (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 012° N
Adams Family Manor (Nature Reserve) — 25.6 mi, 267° W
Theaters of Georgetown (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 143° SE
Midway Art Studio (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 162° S
Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 152° SE
Adena Mound (Historic Ruins) — 33.1 mi, 142° SE
Rosebrook Art Center (Arts Centre) — 34.3 mi, 020° N
Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 35.3 mi, 318° NW
Dietz Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.7 mi, 021° N
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 52.5 mi, 166° S · 463 acres
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.2 mi, 297° NW · 16k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 72.3 mi, 137° SE · 564k acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 75.3 mi, 298° NW · 204k acres

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