Owensboro: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Kentucky
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 59,042
• Coordinates: 37.7742° N, 87.1133° W
• Time zone: America/Chicago (UTC-06:00 standard, UTC-05:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 887 km (551 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB): 6.0 km (3.8 mi), straight line
• Evansville Regional Airport (EVV): 47 km (29 mi), straight line
• Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF): 129 km (80 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Rockport: 13 km (8 mi)
• Calhoun: 29 km (18 mi)
• Boonville: 34 km (21 mi)
• Hawesville: 34 km (21 mi)
• Tell City: 36 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Evansville, 45 km (28 mi)