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Wheelwright Kentucky Map

Explore Wheelwright, 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 Wheelwright, Kentucky

How to Use This Wheelwright, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.332602
Longitude	-82.72099
Population	509
Density	111.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	41669, 41606
Area Code	606
County Seat	Prestonsburg
School District	Floyd County School District

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About Wheelwright, Kentucky

Wheelwright is a locality in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 509. The population density is 111.5 people per km². Wheelwright is located at 37.3326°N, 82.7210°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wheelwright is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 41669, 41606.

Wheelwright occupies a narrow, deep-cut corridor where the topography demands a vertical perspective, with the Right Fork Otter Creek tracing the valley floor in a persistent, dark ribbon of water. It lies 79.3 miles south of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 183°T), and is situated 15.0 miles southwest of Pikeville. The slopes rise sharply from the creek bed, cloaked in dense, deciduous timber that turns a bruised purple under the heavy cloud cover of late autumn. Beyond the immediate ridges, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon, a jagged reminder of the wider, craggy terrain that defines this isolated corner of the Commonwealth. The air here holds a distinct, cool weight, carrying the damp scent of limestone and moss that persists even when the sunlight catches the mist rising from the valley.

Industrial architecture defines the character of Wheelwright, where the legacy of coal-camp engineering remains evident in the stark, utilitarian lines of the remaining structures. Once a company-built bastion of extraction, the local economy shifted as the seams were exhausted, leaving behind a quietude that contrasts sharply with the frantic pace of its mid-century history. Residents maintain a life shaped by the constraints of the terrain, looking toward Beaver Park for recreation or traveling toward Sow Hollow for a reprieve from the confined geometry of the main road. On quiet afternoons, the stillness is broken only by the cadence of the creek, a persistent sound that links the town’s past to a slower, more deliberate present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beaver Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 296° NW
Kentucky Fuel Corporation Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 290° W
Elkhorn Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 339° N
Shelby Valley Wildcats (Stadium) — 10.7 mi, 071° E
Carr Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 243° SW
Carr Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 243° SW
Bryant Gap (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 146° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 13.1 mi, 163° S · 733k acres
Wise County (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 158° S
Pound Gap (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 158° S
Leonard Woods Lynched (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 158° S
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 163° S
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 120° SE
Appalachian Wireless Arena (Stadium) — 15.0 mi, 048° NE
John W Flannagan Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.9 mi, 131° SE
War memorial Honor Roll (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 201° S
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 131° SE
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.3 mi, 131° SE
Jettie Baker Center (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 131° SE
Breaks Interstate Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 098° E
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 001° N
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 203° SW
Train (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 203° SW
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 203° SW
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 170° S
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 207° SW
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 207° SW
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 29.8 mi, 187° S
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.7 mi, 196° S · 3,273 acres
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 36.5 mi, 235° SW · 146k acres

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