Map of Bowling Green, United States

Bowling Green is a city in Kentucky, United States, with a population of about 63,616. It lies at 36.9903°N, 86.4436°W, about 161 m above sea level. Bowling Green is about 851 km (529 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gallatin, 67 km to the south.

Bowling Green at a glance

Where is Bowling Green?

• The 5th largest city in Kentucky on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 37 min on the shortest day to 14 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bowling Green

• Gallatin — 67 km south
• Hendersonville — 78 km south
• Hermitage — 90 km south
• Clarksville — 96 km southwest
• Nashville — 97 km south
• Owensboro — 105 km northwest
• La Vergne — 109 km south
• Brentwood — 111 km south
• Smyrna — 112 km south
• Franklin — 124 km south

Largest cities in Kentucky

• Louisville — 624,444
• Lexington — 320,347
• Lexington-Fayette — 314,488
• Meads — 288,649
• Owensboro — 59,042
• 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.