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Providence Kentucky Map

Explore Providence, 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 Providence, Kentucky

How to Use This Providence, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.39908
Longitude	-87.751666
Population	2,892
Density	185.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	42134, 40906, 40011, 42450
Area Code	502, 270
County Seat	Barbourville
School District	Webster County School District

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About Providence, Kentucky

Providence is a locality in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,892. The population density is 185.2 people per km². Providence is located at 37.3991°N, 87.7517°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Providence is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42134, 40906, 40011.

Providence emerges from the broad, undulating plains of the region, where the earth holds the deep, dark memory of carbon beneath its topsoil. It lies 41.3 miles east-southeast of Somerset, KY (from Somerset, KY: bearing 112°T), and is situated 1.3 miles west of Barbourville. The Cumberland River carves a deliberate path through the landscape nearby, its waters moving with a quiet gravity that anchors the horizon. Beyond the immediate fields, the silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains assert themselves against the sky, their distant ridges blue-gray and hazy in the afternoon light. Closer to the center of life here, the quietude of Applegrove Park offers a green reprieve, while the nearby terrain dips into the low, shadowed moisture of California Hollow. Even the air feels heavy with the scent of limestone and damp earth, a sensory weight that defines the atmosphere as the sun shifts low and turns the horizon into a bruised, copper glow.

Providence carries the quiet weight of a place defined by the extraction of minerals, where the legacy of the coal industry remains etched in the architecture of the streets and the collective memory of its residents. The economy has shifted away from the intensive shafts of the past, yet the rhythm of daily life retains a sturdy, pragmatic character that respects the labor of generations. Residents often find their way toward the still waters of Dishman Springs Lake for a moment of reflection, or traverse the land toward the expanse of the Kentucky Ridge State Forest when the seasons turn. There is a particular stillness in the way Providence conducts its business, a slow-turning persistence that honors the endurance of the land itself. Throughout the changing years, the people maintain a vernacular that is soft and unhurried, reflecting a history that is rooted firmly in the limestone-rich soil of this inland territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Westerfield Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 230° SW
Coal Miner Statue (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 260° W
Providence Lake (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 228° SW
Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 153° SE
Lee K. Nelson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 025° NE
December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 167° S
AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 110° E
Lake Beshear (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 168° S
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 296° NW · 274k acres
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.7 mi, 204° SW
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 200° S
US Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 200° S
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 169° S
Cave In Rock State Park (Viewpoint) — 22.5 mi, 283° W
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 31.0 mi, 216° SW · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 31.0 mi, 216° SW · 171k acres
Wild Turkey Cock (Public Artwork) — 31.7 mi, 016° N
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 31.7 mi, 016° N
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 32.1 mi, 296° NW
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.4 mi, 017° N · 2,073 acres
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.5 mi, 293° NW · 3,978 acres
The Rock (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 229° SW
Kids Jump (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 229° SW
Malfunction Junction (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 229° SW
Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 205° SW
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 39.5 mi, 158° S
Bieker-Wilson Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 40.0 mi, 334° NW
Mound H (Historic Ruins) — 40.4 mi, 023° NE
Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 40.9 mi, 014° N
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.6 mi, 282° W · 6,632 acres

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