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Sorgho Kentucky Map

Explore Sorgho, 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 Sorgho, Kentucky

How to Use This Sorgho, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.74587
Longitude	-87.212854
Population	1,972
Density	160.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	42301
Area Code	270
County Seat	Owensboro
School District	Daviess County School District

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About Sorgho, Kentucky

Sorgho is a locality in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,972. The population density is 160.6 people per km². Sorgho is located at 37.7459°N, 87.2129°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42301.

Sorgho unfolds across a landscape defined by the deliberate, quiet passage of Rhodes Creek, which snakes through the low-lying terrain like a silver thread pulled taut against the dark soil. It lies 7.5 miles west of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 259°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east-southeast of Henderson. The horizon offers no jagged peaks, but rather the distant, muted suggestion of the Bon Harbor Hills, rising softly against the sky to frame a world of moisture-heavy air and expansive, fertile fields. Shadows stretch long and thin across the pastures during the golden hour, turning the fields into a patchwork of deep emerald and bruised violet. Here, the ground holds the dampness of the earth, and the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity that makes every fence post and leaf appear carved from the very air itself.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Sorgho, a steady rhythm maintained by those who understand the temper of the local silt and the demands of the seasons. History here is written in the furrows of the fields and the endurance of the small, weathered structures that dot the acreage, remnants of a time when the land dictated the tempo of all human industry. Residents find a familiar respite at Panther Creek Park, where the woods offer a sanctuary from the relentless sun, while those seeking the stillness of deeper waters might venture out toward Windy Hollow Lakes or the basin of Windy Hollow. Life moves with an unforced cadence, shaped by the practical demands of the soil and the quiet, persistent influence of the waterways that have guided the character of Sorgho for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Panther Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 186° S
Ben Hawes Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 020° N
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 070° E
Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 298° NW
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.9 mi, 309° NW · 2,073 acres
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 17.6 mi, 324° NW
Mound B (Historic Ruins) — 18.9 mi, 316° NW
Mound A (Historic Ruins) — 18.9 mi, 316° NW
11-6-05 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 313° NW
John James Audubon State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 300° NW
Scales Lake State Beach (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 355° N
Wild Turkey Cock (Public Artwork) — 21.8 mi, 287° W
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 21.8 mi, 288° W
Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 288° W
Alhambra Theater (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 308° NW
Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 25.0 mi, 309° NW
Merchand Bridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.9 mi, 308° NW
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 27.0 mi, 140° SE
Cinema 66 (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 062° NE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 28.2 mi, 061° NE · 204k acres
Perry County Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 066° NE
Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 033° NE
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 38.1 mi, 030° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.6 mi, 006° N · 20k acres
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 46.5 mi, 335° NW
Matthias Scholle House (Museum) — 47.3 mi, 304° NW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 49.6 mi, 252° W · 274k acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 62.4 mi, 122° SE · 51k acres

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