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Ballplay Alabama Map

Explore Ballplay, 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 Ballplay, Alabama

How to Use This Ballplay, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.023047
Longitude	-85.801478
Population	1,437
Density	23.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	35903
Area Code	334, 205
County Seat	Gadsden
School District	Etowah County School District

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About Ballplay, Alabama

Ballplay is a locality in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,437. The population density is 23.6 people per km². Ballplay is located at 34.0230°N, 85.8015°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35903.

Ballplay maintains a quiet presence amid the deep, clay-heavy earth of the interior, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Big Mountain. It lies 11.8 miles east-northeast of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 75°T), and is situated 5.4 miles northeast of Hokes Bluff. The landscape stretches out in a series of gentle swells and wooded thickets, offering a respite from the swelter of the afternoon as the light turns to a bruised, golden honey. Dry Creek meanders through the low ground only two miles away, its path marked by the dark, dense stands of hardwoods that drink from the moisture of the soil. Not far from the stillness of Thornton Number 6 Lake, the land settles into the quietude of Owl Hollow, where the shadows grow long and cool against the red-dusted terrain long before the sun vanishes behind the western ridge.

Ballplay emerged from the enduring rhythms of an agrarian history, where the stubborn vitality of the soil once dictated the patterns of daily work and seasonal harvest. While modern life has moved toward a different cadence, the remnants of those older, slower industries remain etched into the social character of the residents who cultivate their gardens and maintain the quiet order of their properties. A sense of collective memory permeates the area, occasionally drawing visitors toward the quiet paths of Ethel Morrison Memorial Park to reflect on the legacy of the landscape. Life in Ballplay proceeds with a deliberate, unforced consistency, defined by the steady rotation of the seasons and the unwavering persistence of the trees that have stood here for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 333° NW
Hokes Bluff City Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 238° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 244° SW
Twin Bridges Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 9.7 mi, 271° W
Spirit of American Citizenship (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 264° W
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 11.7 mi, 145° SE · 395k acres
Rose Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 11.9 mi, 153° SE · 161 acres
Noccalula Statue (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 276° W
Noccalula Falls (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 276° W
Fat Man's Squeeze (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 275° W
Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 274° W
Carlton Ward Theater (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 170° S
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.0 mi, 137° SE · 8,947 acres
Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 16.5 mi, 346° N
Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 020° N · 11k acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 174° S · 18k acres
Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 167° S
Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 218° SW
Weaver Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.4 mi, 018° N
Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 23.6 mi, 301° NW
Greyhound Mural (Public Artwork) — 25.3 mi, 184° S
Mushroom Rock (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 022° N
Mountain Air Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 307° NW
AmStar Stadium Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 28.3 mi, 183° S
Alabama Fan Club and Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 008° N
Albertville Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 306° NW
Dekalb Theatre (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 009° N
Fort Payne Depot and Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 009° N
Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 31.2 mi, 315° NW
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.2 mi, 180° S · 7,400 acres

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