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Powderly Kentucky Map

Explore Powderly, 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 Powderly, Kentucky

How to Use This Powderly, Kentucky Map

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

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	Powderly
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Muhlenberg County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.236987
Longitude	-87.159163
Population	788
Density	194.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42367
Area Code	270
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Muhlenberg County School District

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About Powderly, Kentucky

Powderly is a locality in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 788. The population density is 194.7 people per km². Powderly is located at 37.2370°N, 87.1592°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Powderly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42367.

Powderly occupies a stretch of Western Kentucky where the horizon is defined by the steady, unadorned geometry of coal-bearing earth and the quiet persistence of the Midwestern plains. It lies 19.7 miles east-southeast of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 109°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-southwest of Central City. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the high, thin clouds to sharpen the edges of the fields and cast long, cooling shadows across the modest residential lanes. A mile to the east, the waters of Caney Creek trace a slow, muddy path through the lowlands, providing a consistent, rhythmic pulse to the local ecology. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the distant silhouette of Chestnut Oak Ridge rises as a faint, charcoal-colored spine against the sky, grounding the landscape in a vast, geologic stillness. Even the light seems to linger longer over the open expanses, turning the evening air a deep, bruised violet that settles heavily over the grass.

Powderly maintains a character defined by the legacy of its extraction industries, a history written in the deep strata beneath the topsoil and the enduring work ethic of its residents. Paradise Park serves as the primary gathering point for the locality, offering a expanse of managed green space that stands in contrast to the industrial footprints of the surrounding region. The economy has shifted away from the heavy-handed labor of the past, yet the influence of those coal-camp origins remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the dwellings and the quietude of the daily routine. Residents often look toward the nearby Luzerne Lake for a change in scenery, finding a measure of reprieve in its still, reflective surface. Life in Powderly moves with a deliberate, measured pace, shaped by the weight of the land and the simple, repetitive cycles of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paradise Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 094° E
Luzerne Lake City Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 198° S
Muhlenberg County Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 245° SW
Peabody Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 072° E
Everly Brothers Monument (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 025° NE
Cypress Creek State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 359° N
Lake Malone (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 162° S
Lake Malone State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 152° SE
Big Twigs (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 150° SE
AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 18.3 mi, 288° W
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 20.3 mi, 045° NE
Confederate-Union Veterans Monument (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 092° E
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park (State Park) — 28.7 mi, 249° W
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 215° SW
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 258° W
Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 181° S
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 41.1 mi, 261° W
Tango Statue (Public Artwork) — 42.4 mi, 114° SE
Lost River Cave Entrance (Attraction) — 42.5 mi, 117° SE
Blue Hole 3 (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 117° SE
Butterfly House (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 117° SE
Bowling Green Ballpark (Stadium) — 42.9 mi, 113° SE
Blue Hole 2 (Attraction) — 43.0 mi, 117° SE
Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 202° S
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 48.0 mi, 330° NW
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 49.1 mi, 092° E · 51k acres
APSU CECA Downtown Gallery (Arts Centre) — 50.2 mi, 193° S
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 52.6 mi, 242° SW · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 52.6 mi, 242° SW · 171k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 54.0 mi, 292° W · 274k acres

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