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Salt Lick Kentucky Map

Explore Salt Lick, 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 Salt Lick, Kentucky

How to Use This Salt Lick, Kentucky Map

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

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	Salt Lick
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Bath County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.120081
Longitude	-83.614635
Population	247
Density	122.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40371
Area Code	502
County Seat	Owingsville
School District	Bath County School District

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About Salt Lick, Kentucky

Salt Lick is a locality in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 247. The population density is 122.1 people per km². Salt Lick is located at 38.1201°N, 83.6146°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Salt Lick is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40371.

Salt Lick draws its character from the slow, persistent pulse of Salt Lick Creek, which carves a path through the limestone bedrock of the landscape. It lies 32.0 miles east-northeast of Winchester, KY (from Winchester, KY: bearing 74°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-northeast of Mount Sterling. Within the quiet confines of Campbell Hollow, the topography shifts from level bottomland to the steep, wooded rises that define this corner of the state. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, particularly as the evening light pulls long, thin shadows across the fields. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Hawkins Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the surrounding woods. While the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate ground is defined by the dense, verdant canopy of Olympia State Forest, which waits just seven miles beyond the local horizon.

Salt Lick Park serves as the central gathering point for the inhabitants, grounding the daily rhythm of life in a space that honors the land’s quiet endurance. History in this region is measured by the steady labor of those who worked the soil and navigated the local timber and agricultural trades, leaving behind a heritage of self-reliance that persists in the modern day. Travelers occasionally pause here, finding their way to the Sheltowee Trace, which winds through the broader region and invites a deeper appreciation for the rugged, unadorned beauty of the backcountry. Life in Salt Lick unfolds without pretense, shaped by the changing seasons and the simple necessity of maintaining a connection to the woods and waterways that have defined this valley for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 105° E · 564k acres
Cave Run Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 124° SE
Pioneer Weapons Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 127° SE
Cave Run Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 094° E
Shallow Flats Wildlife Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 101° E
Bath County Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 280° W
Bourbon Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 267° W
Morehead Cinemas (Cinema) — 10.5 mi, 069° E
Kentucky Folk Art Center (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 067° NE
Clay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 326° NW
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.8 mi, 172° S · 13k acres
Red, Kentucky Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.9 mi, 189° S · 3,337 acres
County Quad Point (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 284° W
Kentucky Reptile Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.1 mi, 192° S
Natural Bridge State Resort Park (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 188° S
West Liberty Dough Boy (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 125° SE
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 188° S
Kentucky Doll and Toy Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 301° NW
Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 172° S
Southeast Mountain Guides (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 185° S
Wendt's Wildlife Adventure (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.5 mi, 301° NW
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 321° NW
Battle Of Blue Licks Battlefield, Revolutionary War (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 317° NW
Foundation of Old Farm House (Historic Ruins) — 29.8 mi, 317° NW
Burial Site (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 317° NW
Old Homestead (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 057° NE
Bluegrass Heritage Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 254° W
Malco Cinema (Cinema) — 33.3 mi, 257° W
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 002° N · 6,562 acres
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 49.5 mi, 185° S · 146k acres

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