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Stanton Kentucky Map

Explore Stanton, 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 Stanton, Kentucky

How to Use This Stanton, Kentucky Map

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

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	Stanton
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Powell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.845637
Longitude	-83.858252
Population	3,251
Density	558.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	40380
Area Code	502
County Seat	Stanton
School District	Powell County School District

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About Stanton, Kentucky

Stanton is a locality in Powell County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,251. The population density is 558.6 people per km². Stanton is located at 37.8456°N, 83.8583°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Stanton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40380.

Stanton emerges from the limestone-heavy soil of the Kentucky interior as a quiet intersection of creek-bottom lowlands and rising, forested ridges. It lies 20.2 miles east-southeast of Winchester, KY (from Winchester, KY: bearing 120°T), and is situated 15.3 miles south-southeast of Mount Sterling. Judy Creek carves a narrow, winding path near the center of the landscape, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting light that filters through the dense canopy of the Daniel Boone National Forest, which begins its sprawling expanse just a mile from the town limits. The terrain here is defined by deep, shadowed inclines and the sudden, sharp cuts of Napier Hollow, where the earth seems to hold the damp, cooling breath of the soil long after the sun has slipped behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains.

Stanton maintains a rhythm calibrated by the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding timber and agriculture, echoing the long-standing tradition of a region defined by its rugged, land-locked isolation. While the distant, expansive waters of Cave Run Lake remain a destination for the occasional traveler, the local economy keeps its focus closer to the immediate timbered slopes and the quiet industry of the county seat. Beyond the reach of the bustling, modern thoroughfares, life here adheres to the steady, unadorned habits of the Upper South, where the heritage of the nineteenth-century frontier persists in the weathered wood of older barns and the enduring, soft vernacular of those who call these hills home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 267° W · 564k acres
Stanton City Community Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 290° W
Powell County Conservation Tracts (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 310° NW
Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 316° NW
Cottage Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 207° SW
Cocktail Point (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 114° SE
Natural Bridge State Resort Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 123° SE
Natural Bridge State Park State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 119° SE
Kentucky Reptile Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.2 mi, 113° SE
Red, Kentucky Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.7 mi, 089° E · 3,337 acres
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 117° SE
Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.9 mi, 083° E · 13k acres
Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 149° SE
Southeast Mountain Guides (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 129° SE
Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 114° SE
Bourbon Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 018° N
Bluegrass Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 300° NW
Downtown Commercial District (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 301° NW
Three Forks Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 156° SE
Fort Boonesborough State Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 279° W
Malco Cinema (Cinema) — 22.3 mi, 301° NW
Kentucky River Museum (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 279° W
Boone Trace DAR Monument (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 248° W
County Quad Point (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 345° N
Battle of Richmond (Registered Battlefield) — 24.9 mi, 240° SW
Daniel Boone Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.2 mi, 253° W
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 31.6 mi, 164° S · 146k acres
Morehead Cinemas (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 045° NE
Kentucky Folk Art Center (Arts Centre) — 32.7 mi, 045° NE
Camp Nelson National Monument (National Monument) — 39.8 mi, 265° W · 463 acres

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