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Axis Alabama Map

Explore Axis, 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 Axis, Alabama

How to Use This Axis, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	30.929905
Longitude	-88.027221
Population	561
Density	62.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	36505
Area Code	251
County Seat	Mobile
School District	Mobile County School District

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About Axis, Alabama

Axis is a locality in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 561. The population density is 62.0 people per km². Axis is located at 30.9299°N, 88.0272°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36505.

Axis emerges from the dense, humid embrace of longleaf pine forests and tangled bottomland hardwoods, where the red clay soil holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 8.0 miles north-northeast of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 19°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north-northeast of Satsuma. The landscape surrounding Axis is defined by a quiet, terrestrial stillness, far removed from the movement of the open water, characterized instead by the subtle depressions of The Basin six miles to the west and the distant, silent presence of Big Rock rising against the horizon. When the light turns amber at dusk, it catches the fine, suspended dust hanging above the unpaved back roads, casting a golden, hazy glow over the fields of pecan trees that stand in orderly, rhythmic rows. A traveler seeking the cooling spray of water might venture toward the gentle descent of Cedar Creek Falls, nine miles away, or wander the quiet trails of Cedar Creek State Park, where the forest floor is a mosaic of fallen needles and shadow.

Industrial echoes define the modern pulse of Axis, where the machinery of large-scale manufacturing hums against the backdrop of a slower, agrarian history. The local economy relies on the steady labor of those who manage the plants and the fields alike, creating a life that is measured in shift changes and the seasonal turning of the crops. Despite the mechanical presence, the spirit of the locale remains tethered to the slow accumulation of time, where the memory of civil rights struggles and the enduring weight of the southern sun shape the character of the people who call this place home. Life in Axis moves with a deliberate, singular gravity, favoring the persistence of the land and the quiet endurance of those who work it, finding its own beauty in the stark contrast between the heavy industrial steel and the soft, moss-draped silence of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Municipal Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 192° S
W. L. Holland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 140° SE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 205° SW
River Delta Marina & Campground (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 120° SE
Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 039° NE
Satsuma Municipal Park (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 201° S
Satsuma Lions Park (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 196° S
Satsuma Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 198° S
Live Oak Landing (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 083° E
Tensaw River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.0 mi, 155° SE
Saint Mary (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 196° S
Bay Minette Skatepark (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 103° E
Battle of Mobile Bay (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 183° S
Holy Cross (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 183° S
Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 185° S
Phoenix Fire Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 183° S
Anchor (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 177° S
Lvtp5a1 (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 177° S
Oakleigh (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 187° S
Meaher State Park (State Park) — 18.4 mi, 166° S
Fort Mims (Historic Castle / Fort) — 20.6 mi, 033° NE
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 22.5 mi, 001° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 262° W · 20k acres
Fairhope Museum of History (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 165° S
Island Fire Glass Art Gallery and Espresso Bar (Gallery) — 32.1 mi, 189° S
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 34.4 mi, 278° W · 532k acres
Wind Creek Cinema (Cinema) — 34.4 mi, 070° E
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 297° NW
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 214° SW · 31k acres
John Snook Telephone Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 149° SE

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