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Plantation Kentucky Map

Explore Plantation, 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 Plantation, Kentucky

How to Use This Plantation, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.283403
Longitude	-85.591072
Population	826
Density	1578.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40242
Area Code	502
County Seat	Louisville
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Plantation, Kentucky

Plantation is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 826. The population density is 1578.8 people per km². Plantation is located at 38.2834°N, 85.5911°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Plantation is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40242.

Plantation occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon remains flat and open, defined by the steady, measured growth of residential streets and the soft, heavy quality of afternoon light filtering through mature trees. It lies 1.9 miles north-northeast of Lyndon, KY (from Lyndon, KY: bearing 17°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-northeast of Louisville. The landscape here is characterized by its accessible, inland terrain, marked by the presence of Briarwood Park at its center, which serves as a green anchor for the surrounding neighborhood. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Goose Creek traces the edge of the local topography, its waters moving slowly through the earth, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains waits nearly one hundred and fifty miles to the east as a reminder of the wider regional scope. Even in the height of mid-summer, the air retains a slight, damp coolness, carrying the scent of cut grass and the deep, mineral promise of the limestone bedrock that lies just beneath the topsoil.

Plantation reflects the steady, incremental development of the region, growing from the mid-century expansion that defined much of the surrounding county. The local economy relies on the industrious spirit of its residents, who commute to the broader metropolitan hubs that keep the regional commerce moving, while maintaining a domestic atmosphere that favors privacy and orderly lanes. Life in Plantation moves with a rhythmic, predictable grace, punctuated by the seasonal changes in the vegetation and the occasional trip toward the wider, deeper waters of Tucker Lake, which sits seven miles away. While the dense, sprawling canopy of the Jefferson County Memorial Forest remains nineteen miles distant, the local sense of place is drawn from the immediate, daily interaction with the manicured lawns and the quiet, persistent stillness of the Kentucky plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hounz Lane (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 108° E
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 085° E
A.B. Sawyer (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 154° SE
Woodlawn Race Course (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 237° SW
Wolf Pen Corridor (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 022° N
Party Center (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 150° SE
Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 357° N
Little Stonehenge (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 023° NE
Gallapalooza Horse Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 068° E
Village 8 (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 213° SW
Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 301° NW
WaterWorks Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 268° W
Walden theater (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 249° W
Bingo City (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 197° S
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 335° NW
Blackacre State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 155° SE
Bingham Park (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 256° W
Market Street line sign (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 254° W
Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 255° W
Heigold House Facade (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 260° W
Garden Gateway Overlook - Beckley Creek Park (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 116° SE
Wyatt Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 235° SW
Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 235° SW
Petting Zoo Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.1 mi, 229° SW
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 40.2 mi, 283° W · 204k acres

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