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Rockholds Kentucky Map

Explore Rockholds, 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 Rockholds, Kentucky

How to Use This Rockholds, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	36.828696
Longitude	-84.116322
Population	330
Density	107.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	40759
Area Code	606
County Seat	Williamsburg
School District	Whitley County School District

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About Rockholds, Kentucky

Rockholds is a locality in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 330. The population density is 107.4 people per km². Rockholds is located at 36.8287°N, 84.1163°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40759.

Rockholds sits low within the limestone-rich embrace of Colonel Hollow, where the land pulls tight around the persistent, rhythmic flow of Watts Creek. It lies 32.5 miles southeast of Somerset, KY (from Somerset, KY: bearing 124°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south of Corbin. The terrain here is defined by sharp, steep-sided rises and dense thickets of hardwoods that turn a bruised, autumnal purple when the light fails at the end of the day. In the distance, the Cumberland Mountains form a jagged, indigo silhouette against the sky, serving as a silent boundary to the wider world beyond these quiet, shadowed slopes. The air in Rockholds holds a damp, mineral weight, carrying the scent of wet shale and decaying leaves, a reminder that the earth beneath is as much a part of the local character as the sky above.

Economic life in Rockholds remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land, echoing a history built upon the extraction of coal and the cultivation of small, stubborn plots of soil. While industry has shifted, the quietude of the surroundings invites a life that favors the endurance of the seasons over the haste of modern commerce. Residents often travel toward Wilton Lake for a reprieve from the heat, or find a different kind of solace in the verdant expanse of the Indian Mountain State Forest. Though the pace is meditative, the influence of the past—of old rail lines and the memory of labor—remains visible in the way the architecture clings to the valley floor, turning its face toward the creek as if waiting for the water to tell it where to go next.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 7.1 mi, 324° NW · 564k acres
Brier Creek Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 200° S
Laurel River Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 327° NW
Colonel Sanders (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 008° N
Sander's Cafe and Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 008° N
Cumberland River Wild River (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 240° SW
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 279° W
Cumberland Falls State Park State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 271° W
Once site of the Collier Hill Inn (Historic Ruins) — 11.6 mi, 032° NE
Lake Cumberland (Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 311° NW
Six Gun City (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 273° W
Scuttle Hole Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.8 mi, 306° NW
Beaver Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.7 mi, 291° W · 4,854 acres
Kentucky Ridge State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.7 mi, 125° SE
Civil War (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 185° S
McHargue's Mill (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 011° N
Regency Cinema (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 003° N
Beast Mode (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 269° W
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 20.8 mi, 041° NE · 146k acres
Pine Mountain State Resort Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 107° E
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.0 mi, 260° W · 114k acres
Wildcat Off-road (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 352° N
Short Creek Cave (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 322° NW
First Boy Scout Troop (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 293° NW
Burnside (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 293° NW
Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 29.6 mi, 200° S
Showplace Cinemas (Cinema) — 31.5 mi, 297° NW
Downtown Somerset Welcome (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 304° NW
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 343° N
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.5 mi, 270° W

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