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Whitesburg Kentucky Map

Explore Whitesburg, 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 Whitesburg, Kentucky

How to Use This Whitesburg, Kentucky Map

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

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

Latitude	37.118432
Longitude	-82.826826
Population	1,773
Density	218.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	41858
Area Code	606
County Seat	Whitesburg
School District	Letcher County School District

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About Whitesburg, Kentucky

Whitesburg is a locality in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,773. The population density is 218.6 people per km². Whitesburg is located at 37.1184°N, 82.8268°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Whitesburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41858.

Whitesburg emerges from the deep, pleated folds of the earth where the North Fork Kentucky River carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 38.8 miles north-northwest of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 346°T), and is situated 16.9 miles north-northwest of Big Stone Gap. The air here holds the damp, mineral scent of limestone, and the light at dusk settles into the hollows with a heavy, bruised violet hue that softens the jagged edges of the surrounding terrain. While the high, weathered peaks of the Appalachian Mountains loom thirty-eight miles to the east, the immediate world of Whitesburg is defined by the intimate, vertical scale of timbered slopes and the quiet transition of land toward the nearby depths of Loggy Hollow. Residents often find their way to Whitesburg City Park, where the slow, steady pulse of the river provides a rhythmic backdrop to the stillness of the afternoon.

Coal-camp memory remains an indelible fiber of the local character, a quiet weight that informs the way Whitesburg carries itself into the modern era. The economy has shifted away from the frantic pace of the extraction industry, leaving behind a place that now favors a slower, more deliberate reclamation of its own identity. Visitors might find a brief respite at Snake Valley Lake, four miles away, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky and offers a space of profound, uncomplicated silence. Life in Whitesburg moves with the measured cadence of a long-settled population, where the vernacular of the Upper South colors the daily exchanges of those who walk the streets, preserving a distinct, grounded grace amidst the changing seasons of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 198° S
War memorial Honor Roll (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 181° S
Whitesburg River Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 123° SE
Letcher County Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 135° SE
Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 162° S
Bad Branch State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 152° SE
Bad Branch Macrosite Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 119° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 4.4 mi, 106° E · 733k acres
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 210° SW
Wildcat Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 092° E
The Nature Conservancy Land Holding (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 093° E
North Fork Of Pound Rv Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 091° E
Carr Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 324° NW
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 222° SW
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 078° E
Wise County (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 077° E
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 206° SW
Train (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 205° SW
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 205° SW
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 213° SW
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 213° SW
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 195° S
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 171° S
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 139° SE
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 171° S
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.9 mi, 192° S · 3,273 acres
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 084° E
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 20.5 mi, 084° E
Jettie Baker Center (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 084° E
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 24.8 mi, 255° W · 146k acres

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