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Riverwood Kentucky Map

Explore Riverwood, 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 Riverwood, Kentucky

How to Use This Riverwood, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	38.283126
Longitude	-85.661628
Population	492
Density	913.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40207
Area Code	502
County Seat	Louisville
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Riverwood, Kentucky

Riverwood is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 492. The population density is 913.3 people per km². Riverwood is located at 38.2831°N, 85.6616°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Riverwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40207.

Riverwood emerges from the damp, limestone-rich soil where the Muddy Fork carves a slow, deliberate path through the Kentucky basin. It lies 3.1 miles north-northwest of St. Matthews, KY (from St. Matthews, KY: bearing 333°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east-northeast of Louisville. The landscape holds the quiet weight of the earth, defined by broad, undulating fields that catch the pale, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the grasses into shades of burnished copper and deep, bruised plum. To the north, the distant outline of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, hazy backdrop against the sky, while the low, marshy ground of Caperton Swamp offers a sanctuary for reeds and silent, wading birds. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and cooling stone, a sensory reminder that the land is ancient, persistent, and indifferent to the hurried passage of the modern day.

Riverwood retains the industrious spirit of its founding, when the fertile riverbanks first drew settlers to establish the trade routes that still pulse through the local economy. Though the pace of life has settled into a contemplative rhythm, the legacy of the region remains visible in the sturdy masonry of older buildings and the carefully tended acreage that surrounds the perimeter. Locals often look toward the nearby Falls of the Ohio to witness the raw, churning power of the water, a stark contrast to the stillness found at Putneys Pond where the surface mirrors the clouds with glassy precision. Whether through the seasonal labor of the fields or the quiet maintenance of the local infrastructure, Riverwood functions as a place where the work of the hands remains tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding woodland and the enduring character of the Kentucky interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Caperton Swamp (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 291° W
Blankenbaker Corner (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 322° NW
Thurman Hutchins (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 281° W
Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 337° NW
LeMaster/Signature (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 263° W
WaterWorks Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 266° W
Woodlawn Race Course (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 128° SE
George Warren Fuller (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 209° SW
Charles Hermany (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 209° SW
Walden theater (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 220° SW
Bingham Park (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 238° SW
John Hultgren Photography (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 215° SW
Market Street line sign (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 235° SW
Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 238° SW
Heigold House Facade (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 249° W
Village 8 (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 156° SE
Jeffersonville Overlook (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 257° W
River Stage and Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 257° W
Preservation Station Caboose (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 259° W
Vintage Fire Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 264° W
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 264° W
Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 050° NE
Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 4.9 mi, 208° SW
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 089° E
Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 011° N
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 36.5 mi, 285° W · 204k acres

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