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Pathfork Kentucky Map

Explore Pathfork, 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 Pathfork, Kentucky

How to Use This Pathfork, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	36.76222
Longitude	-83.474259
Population	326
Density	101.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	40863
Area Code	606
County Seat	Harlan
School District	Harlan County School District

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About Pathfork, Kentucky

Pathfork is a locality in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 326. The population density is 101.3 people per km². Pathfork is located at 36.7622°N, 83.4743°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40863.

Pathfork emerges from the earth as a series of low, limestone-rich ridges that catch the long, honeyed light of the afternoon. It lies 21.1 miles north-northeast of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 27°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southwest of Harlan. Flat Branch cuts a narrow, persistent path through the limestone, its current often muted by the shade of overhanging sycamores that lean toward the water as if listening to the steady, rhythmic pulse of the ground. Four miles to the east, the Cumberland Mountains rise as a jagged, dark silhouette against the Kentucky sky, their presence dictating the cool, descending air that settles into Cedar Hollow every evening. The landscape here does not shout; it holds its own gravity, defined by the way the light fractures against the uneven terrain and the quiet, persistent movement of water carving through the stone.

Pathfork retains the memory of an economy tethered to the deep, dark seams of the earth, though the quiet of the present day suggests a slow reclamation by the woods. The rhythm of life here remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, echoing the labor of those who once looked toward the distant slopes for their livelihood, while the proximity to Shillalah Creek Wildlife Management Area ensures that the surrounding wild remains a dominant neighbor. Residents often navigate the local geography with an intuitive sense of place, whether they are traversing the rugged terrain toward the Chadwell Gap Trail or finding solitude near the waters of Spruce Pine Lake. In the quiet intersections of the road and the field, the heritage of the region persists in the wood-frame houses and the way the morning mist clings to the valley floor, grounded in a landscape that has long been shaped by both the patient work of the river and the labor of those who call Pathfork home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shillalah Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 180° S
Boone Forestlands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 339° N
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 273° W
Wilderness Road State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 203° SW
Joseph Martin monument (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 198° S
Coal Mine (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 084° E
Martins Fork Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 101° E
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 10.3 mi, 016° N · 146k acres
Doughboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 055° NE
Kentucky Ridge State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 253° W
Harlan ATV Park (Local Park) — 12.7 mi, 058° NE
Hawkeye Overlook (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 058° NE
Narrow (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 061° NE
Railhouse (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 060° NE
The Cedars (State Wilderness) — 14.8 mi, 125° SE
Building (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 059° NE
Stone Face Rock (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 088° E
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 27.6 mi, 086° E · 733k acres
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.6 mi, 084° E · 3,273 acres
Bean Station Original Site (Historic Ruins) — 30.8 mi, 169° S
Clinchdale Farm (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 172° S
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 32.1 mi, 064° NE
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 064° NE
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 33.8 mi, 072° E
Sander's Cafe and Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 292° W
McHargue's Mill (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 305° NW
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 079° E
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 39.5 mi, 075° E
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 40.9 mi, 095° E
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 65.7 mi, 166° S · 521k acres

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