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Boykin Alabama Map

Explore Boykin, 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 Boykin, Alabama

How to Use This Boykin, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.068375
Longitude	-87.294343
Population	208
Density	28.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	36474, 36426, 36723
Area Code	251, 334
County Seat	Andalusia
School District	Wilcox County School District

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About Boykin, Alabama

Boykin is a locality in Covington County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 208. The population density is 28.7 people per km². Boykin is located at 32.0684°N, 87.2943°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36474, 36426, 36723.

Boykin anchors itself firmly in the red-clay expanse of the Alabama Black Belt, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue that clings to the tires of passing trucks. It lies 41.0 miles west-southwest of Troy, AL (from Troy, AL: bearing 240°T), and is situated 14.9 miles north-northwest of Andalusia. Turkey Creek winds its way through the landscape just a stone’s throw from the settlement, its dark, slow-moving waters carving a quiet path through dense thickets of bottomland hardwood and longleaf pine. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the dust motes that dance above the fields and casting long, spindly shadows that stretch across the unpaved back roads. Roughly eight miles away, the surface of Gantt Lake reflects the sky in a mirror of still, inland water, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a wild, untamed silence that speaks to the ancient rhythm of the woods.

Boykin remains defined by the legacy of its soil, which has dictated the patterns of labor and the slow, deliberate pace of the days for generations. The economy retains the steady pulse of agriculture, with the land yielding harvests that mirror the seasonal shifts of the humid, inland air. History here is not a distant abstraction but a tangible presence, felt in the architecture of the modest dwellings and the quietude of the fields that once served as the backbone of the local industry. To the west, the subtle depressions of Mayberry Gully remind observers of the constant, geological work of rain and runoff upon the terrain. In the stillness of the evening, when the heat finally relents, the atmosphere of Boykin settles into a profound, resonant calm, leaving only the sound of insects in the tall grass and the distant, cooling breath of the evening wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 273° W
William Dannelly Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 273° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 195° S
Roland Cooper State Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 114° SE
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 180° S
Old Cahawba Prairie Tract (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 026° NE
Red Hills Complex (State Conservation Area) — 18.6 mi, 187° S
Dallas County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 056° NE
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 033° NE
Craig Field WW2 Memorial (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 042° NE
Bloch Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 033° NE
Civil Rights Memorial Mural (Public Artwork) — 28.2 mi, 035° NE
Selma Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 034° NE
Sturdivant Hall (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 033° NE
Eastside-Pickard Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 034° NE
Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 033° NE
Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 34.5 mi, 304° NW
Lowndes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 36.1 mi, 058° NE
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 229° SW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 38.9 mi, 021° N · 395k acres
Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 132° SE
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 44.3 mi, 315° NW
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 45.0 mi, 313° NW
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 47.3 mi, 338° N
Dal Hotel (Attraction) — 49.9 mi, 172° S
Alabama Safari Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 53.5 mi, 079° E
P'Zazz Art Studio (Gallery) — 55.0 mi, 060° NE
Prattaugan Museum (Museum) — 55.1 mi, 060° NE
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.1 mi, 010° N · 8,383 acres
Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 69.6 mi, 154° SE · 85k acres

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