Map of Owensboro, United States

Owensboro is a city in Kentucky, United States, with a population of about 59,042. It lies at 37.7742°N, 87.1133°W, about 120 m above sea level. Owensboro is about 887 km (551 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Evansville, 45 km to the northwest.

Owensboro at a glance

Where is Owensboro?

• The 6th largest city in Kentucky on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Owensboro

• Evansville — 45 km northwest
• Bowling Green — 105 km southeast
• New Albany — 126 km northeast
• Louisville — 130 km northeast
• Jeffersonville — 133 km northeast
• Clarksville — 140 km south
• Bloomington — 163 km north
• Gallatin — 165 km south
• Hendersonville — 169 km south
• Hermitage — 181 km south

Largest cities in Kentucky

• Louisville — 624,444
• Lexington — 320,347
• Lexington-Fayette — 314,488
• Meads — 288,649
• Bowling Green — 63,616
• Covington — 40,997
• Richmond — 33,533

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.