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Rockport Kentucky Map

Explore Rockport, 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 Rockport, Kentucky

How to Use This Rockport, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.333933
Longitude	-86.996106
Population	262
Density	145.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	42369
Area Code	270
County Seat	Hartford
School District	Ohio County School District

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About Rockport, Kentucky

Rockport is a locality in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 145.6 people per km². Rockport is located at 37.3339°N, 86.9961°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42369.

Rockport defines the character of the western Kentucky landscape through the deliberate, heavy currents of the Green River that carve a slow passage through the earth nearby. It lies 27.6 miles east of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 89°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-northeast of Central City. The horizon remains low and expansive, dominated by a flat, fertile bottomland that holds the sun’s warmth long after the afternoon light has deepened into a bruised, atmospheric purple. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the terrain rises into subtle, verdant swells that provide a quiet frame for the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of Backbone Ridge marks the boundary of the sky. Within the immediate footprint of the land, Rockport Park provides a modest, open space where the air often carries the damp, mineral scent of the soil and the faint, persistent rustle of wind moving through dense stands of hardwoods.

Rockport maintains a rhythm dictated by the cyclical demands of the land, reflecting a heritage built upon the extraction of coal and the steady cultivation of the surrounding fields. The economy here remains tethered to the quiet tenacity of those who navigate the river for transport or work the deep-seated deposits beneath the surface, a legacy that lingers in the weathered architecture of the older storefronts. Daily life moves with a deliberate, unforced pace, where the shadow of the past informs the present utility of the local thoroughfares. While the stillness of the afternoon might be broken by the occasional heavy machinery or the sound of water shifting against the riverbed, the people of Rockport operate with a pragmatic grace, finding a sense of permanence in the persistence of the seasons and the slow, inevitable movement of the Green River toward the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rockport Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 030° NE
Peabody Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 161° S
Everly Brothers Monument (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 249° W
Cypress Creek State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 277° W
Highview Hill (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 092° E
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 035° NE
Washburn Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 033° NE
Lake Malone State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 187° S
Lake Malone (State Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 186° S
Big Twigs (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 188° S
Confederate-Union Veterans Monument (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 113° SE
AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 26.4 mi, 268° W
Tango Statue (Public Artwork) — 38.3 mi, 129° SE
Bowling Green Ballpark (Stadium) — 38.4 mi, 127° SE
Lost River Cave Entrance (Attraction) — 39.0 mi, 132° SE
Blue Hole 3 (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 132° SE
Butterfly House (Attraction) — 39.3 mi, 132° SE
Blue Hole 2 (Attraction) — 39.4 mi, 132° SE
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 40.9 mi, 102° E · 51k acres
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 42.1 mi, 220° SW
Perry County Museum (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 019° N
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.6 mi, 329° NW · 2,073 acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 44.0 mi, 017° N · 204k acres
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 47.9 mi, 317° NW
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 48.2 mi, 332° NW
Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 48.3 mi, 191° S
Mound H (Historic Ruins) — 48.8 mi, 329° NW
Mound B (Historic Ruins) — 48.9 mi, 329° NW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 60.6 mi, 283° W · 274k acres
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 63.4 mi, 242° SW · 171k acres

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