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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	Trimble 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	Bedford
School District	Webster County School District

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About Providence, Kentucky

Providence is a locality in Trimble 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 occupies a modest stretch of western Kentucky where the horizon is defined by the steady, measured geometry of agricultural fields and the deep green of hardwood thickets. It lies 14.3 miles northeast of La Grange, KY (from La Grange, KY: bearing 36°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southwest of Carrollton. The land here slopes away from the higher ground toward the modest flow of Georges Creek, which cuts a quiet path through the soil just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips into the low, shadowed creases of Science Hollow, a place where the stillness feels heavy and the evening light takes on a bruised, violet quality. While the distant, jagged spine of the Appalachian Mountains waits far to the east, the immediate world around Providence remains defined by the intimate scale of limestone-rich earth and the slow, seasonal pulse of the plains.

Coal-camp memory still lingers in the architecture of the streets, where the sturdy, unadorned storefronts reflect the grit of an economy that once looked entirely to the deep seams of the earth for its survival. Though the coal industry has long since surrendered its dominance, the local character retains a certain resilience, a quiet toughness that survives in the way the residents maintain their homes and tend to the land. Travelers looking for a moment of respite often find their way to the quiet perimeter of Milton City Park, or perhaps drift toward the banks of Baxter Lake when the summer heat begins to press against the afternoon. Life in Providence moves with a deliberate, unadorned consistency, favoring the simple weight of tradition over the rapid, flickering changes of the modern world.

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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