Emlyn, KY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Emlyn, Kentucky, shaded from 910 ft on the northeast side to 1,080 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,080 ft 330 m1,040 ft 315 m1,020 ft 310 m970 ft 295 m930 ft 285 m910 ft 275 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Emlyn sits at about 1,000 ft (305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,000 ft 305 m
most residents: 960–1,030 ft
Lowest
910 ft 275 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,080 ft 330 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
970 ft 295 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Emlyn spans about 170 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,000 ft305 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
1,080 ft330 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
910 ft275 m
Town center
USGS map point for Emlyn
970 ft295 m
Airport (BYL)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.4 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
1,178 ft359 m
Average of all land970 ft295 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Emlyn, Kentucky, shaded from 910 ft on the northeast side to 1,080 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States
Population
417 2020 Census
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
585 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7045° N, 84.1433° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Cumberland River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Williamsburg-Whitley County (BYL) 1,178 ft
ZIP codes 1
40769
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pine Knot1,380 ft
  2. Stearns1,320 ft
  3. Whitley City1,310 ft
  4. North Corbin1,160 ft
  5. Corbin1,150 ft
  6. Jellico, TN1,060 ft
  7. Williamsburg1,030 ft
  8. Rockholds1,020 ft
  9. Emlyn1,000 ft
  10. Pleasant View1,000 ft
  11. Barbourville980 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cross Mountain3,535 ft
  • White Rocks3,510 ft
  • Stallion Mountain3,340 ft
  • Bryson Mountain3,130 ft
  • Stout Knob2,950 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Emlyn is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.