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Ashford Alabama Map

Explore Ashford, Alabama, 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 Ashford, Alabama

How to Use This Ashford, Alabama Map

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

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	Ashford
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Houston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.182956
Longitude	-85.236321
Population	2,246
Density	139.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36312
Area Code	334
County Seat	Dothan
School District	Houston County School District

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About Ashford, Alabama

Ashford is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,246. The population density is 139.8 people per km². Ashford is located at 31.1830°N, 85.2363°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36312.

Ashford occupies a quiet expanse of the Wiregrass region, where the earth is stained with the deep, iron-rich pigment of red clay and the horizon remains unbroken by any jagged heights. It lies 9.5 miles east-southeast of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 107°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-southeast of Cowarts. The landscape is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition between open agricultural fields and dense stands of longleaf pine that hold the humid air in a heavy, fragrant suspension. Only two miles to the west, the still surface of Garners Pond catches the amber light of the late afternoon, reflecting the surrounding hardwoods that lean low over the water’s edge. Further out, the terrain dips toward the banks of Meadows Creek, a modest artery that winds through the quiet lowlands, carving a path through the quiet solitude of the Alabama interior.

Ashford grew from the steady labor of those who turned the soil to cultivate the bounty of the region, establishing an economy rooted in the resilience of traditional farming and local commerce. The passage of time here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the persistent endurance of a life built upon the land, with the distant, faint silhouette of River Hill visible on the horizon as a constant, stoic sentinel. Residents often seek the quietude of Wiregrass Memorial Park or the natural gravity of Rock Falls when the heat of the day reaches its peak, finding a respite that defines the local character. This is a place where the pace is set by the long, golden shadows of dusk, and the identity of Ashford remains tied to the modest, enduring cycle of the seasons in this inland basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 088° E
George W. Andrews Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 088° E
Schnitzer Pig (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 291° W
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 287° W
World's Smallest City Block (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 288° W
Dothan Leadership Monument (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 288° W
Omussee Creek Mound (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 049° NE
Rip Hewes Ballfield Park (Local Recreation) — 9.9 mi, 279° W
Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 044° NE
Landmark Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 313° NW
Dothan Trail Park (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 279° W
Westgate Memorial Park (Local Park) — 12.2 mi, 286° W
Oktahatko (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 186° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 209° SW
Seminole Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 135° SE
Lake Seminole Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.2 mi, 137° SE
Florida Caverns State Park (State Park) — 24.6 mi, 180° S
Caverns Visitors Center (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 179° S
Indian Village (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 179° S
Kolomoki Mounds State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 040° NE
Sugar Mill (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 178° S
Swamp Gravy - Georgia's Official Folk-Life Theater (Theatre) — 29.8 mi, 091° E
View point (Viewpoint) — 33.3 mi, 020° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.5 mi, 067° NE · 1,786 acres
Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 37.6 mi, 284° W
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 45.3 mi, 194° S · 576k acres
Uniquely Clever LLC (Arts Centre) — 61.0 mi, 239° SW
Pike Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 63.0 mi, 315° NW
Conecuh River Depot (Museum) — 63.0 mi, 315° NW
E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center (Nature Reserve) — 68.8 mi, 225° SW

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