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South Shore Kentucky Map

Explore South Shore, 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 South Shore, Kentucky

How to Use This South Shore, Kentucky Map

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

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	South Shore
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Greenup County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.72091
Longitude	-82.958228
Population	1,066
Density	626.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41175
Area Code	859
County Seat	Greenup
School District	Greenup County School District

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About South Shore, Kentucky

South Shore is a locality in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,066. The population density is 626.5 people per km². South Shore is located at 38.7209°N, 82.9582°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. South Shore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41175.

South Shore commands a quiet presence where the land yields to the persistent, rhythmic carving of Tygarts Creek. It lies 24.1 miles northwest of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 314°T), and is situated 2.3 miles east-southeast of Portsmouth. The topography here favors a subtle complexity, marked by the nearby depression of Still Hollow and the expansive, verdant reach of the regional landscape that stretches toward the distant, hazy blue silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Light at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, catching the limestone dust that drifts from the quarries and settling over the fields like a fine, golden veil. At South Shore Community Park, the air holds the damp, cool scent of earth and turning leaves, offering a grounded space where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the low, steady hum of insects and the distant, metallic chime of a passing freight train.

Economic life in South Shore pulses in time with the industrial cadence of the valley, drawing strength from the deep-rooted legacies of transit and resource extraction that have defined this corner of the Commonwealth for generations. The legacy of the railroad and the proximity of the waterway have long dictated the pace of labor, forging a character defined by persistence and a pragmatic, blue-collar resilience. While the quietude of the surroundings might suggest a static existence, the rhythm of daily life is maintained by those who look toward Bear Creek Lake for recreation or navigate the local thoroughfares with a practiced, unhurried precision. It is a place where the weight of history is not an abstraction but a lived reality, visible in the weathered brick of older structures and the steady, quiet endurance of the families who have staked their future on this particular stretch of the Kentucky earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Shore Community Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 322° NW
Stan Spence Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 347° N
Branch Rickey Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 303° NW
South Shore Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 044° NE
Clark Planetarium (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 290° W
Human Rights Diversity Walkway (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 299° NW
River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 287° W
Spock Memorial (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 289° W
Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 295° NW
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 300° NW
Welcome to the Portsmouth City Floodwall Murals (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 287° W
Portsmouth Stars Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 285° W
Candyland Children's Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 287° W
Shawnee State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 269° W
Elks Country Club (Park) — 6.3 mi, 334° NW
Greenup Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 135° SE
Musketeer Field (Stadium) — 7.9 mi, 143° SE
Shawnee State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 249° W
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 9.8 mi, 092° E · 243k acres
Greenbo Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 15.2 mi, 166° S
Ro-Na Cultural Center and Theater (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 131° SE
Dogwood Pass (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 010° N
Lewis County Historical Society (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 247° SW
Piketon Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 352° N
Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.2 mi, 049° NE
E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 mi, 276° W
Brush Creek Iron Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 24.5 mi, 287° W
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 201° S
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.9 mi, 267° W · 6,562 acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 33.6 mi, 223° SW · 564k acres

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