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St. Charles Kentucky Map

Explore St. Charles, 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 St. Charles, Kentucky

How to Use This St. Charles, Kentucky Map

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

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	St. Charles
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Hopkins County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.1866
Longitude	-87.555476
Population	273
Density	106.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	42453, 42442
Area Code	270
County Seat	Madisonville
School District	Hopkins County School District

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About St. Charles, Kentucky

St. Charles is a locality in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 273. The population density is 106.1 people per km². St. Charles is located at 37.1866°N, 87.5555°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. Charles is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42453, 42442.

St. Charles occupies a quiet basin where the low, persistent murmur of Caney Creek defines the local topography. It lies 10.3 miles south-southwest of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 198°T), and is situated 18.8 miles east-northeast of Princeton. This waterway carves a path through the landscape, drawing a silver line past the gentle rise of Cat Hill, which looms as the singular, modest elevation against the horizon. The air here holds a heavy, damp quality, particularly in the quiet hours of morning when the mist clings to the fields like a shroud. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain stretches out in a series of undulations that eventually taper toward the distant, wooded reaches of Pennyrile State Forest. Within the local Saint Charles City Park, the grass grows thick and resilient, offering a steady, green anchor for the surrounding open space that feels as though it has been shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and wind over many generations.

St. Charles carries the deep, resonant echoes of a coal-camp memory, its foundations built upon the labor that once defined the regional economy. While the industrial fervor of the past has softened into a more tempered existence, the influence of those early extraction days remains etched into the local character, visible in the weathered architecture and the unpretentious nature of its residents. The nearby Beech Hollow serves as a reminder of the rugged, subterranean wealth that once drew people to this corner of the state, though today the pace of life favors the slow cycles of the seasons rather than the frantic output of the mines. Residents often look toward the broader horizon, perhaps considering the waters of Lake Beshear, yet they remain tethered to the familiar rhythms of their own streets. Here, the economy persists in a quiet, steady state, defined by a modest independence that honors the legacy of its founders while looking toward a future that moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saint Charles City Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 346° N
Pennyrile State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 234° SW
Tradewater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 242° SW
December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 263° W
Lake Beshear (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 239° SW
Peabody Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 055° NE
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 216° SW
Madisonville City Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 025° NE
AMC Classic Madisonville 8 (Cinema) — 10.1 mi, 026° NE
Coal Miner Statue (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 322° NW
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 254° W
Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 253° W
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.0 mi, 260° W
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 170° S
Lake Barkley State Resort Park (State Park) — 29.6 mi, 220° SW
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 30.9 mi, 240° SW · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 30.9 mi, 240° SW · 171k acres
Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 234° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 36.2 mi, 306° NW · 274k acres
Cave In Rock State Park (Viewpoint) — 38.2 mi, 301° NW
Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 172° S
Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms (Public Artwork) — 39.7 mi, 251° W
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 40.3 mi, 064° NE
Kids Jump (Attraction) — 40.6 mi, 255° W
The Rock (Attraction) — 40.6 mi, 255° W
Malfunction Junction (Attraction) — 40.6 mi, 255° W
Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 43.0 mi, 150° SE
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 45.3 mi, 357° N
APSU CECA Downtown Gallery (Arts Centre) — 46.8 mi, 167° S
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.8 mi, 240° SW · 19k acres

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