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Brilliant Alabama Map

Explore Brilliant, 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 Brilliant, Alabama

How to Use This Brilliant, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.02538
Longitude	-87.758357
Population	845
Density	30.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35548, 35594
Area Code	205
County Seat	Hamilton
School District	Marion County School District

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About Brilliant, Alabama

Brilliant is a locality in Marion County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 845. The population density is 30.8 people per km². Brilliant is located at 34.0254°N, 87.7584°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brilliant is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35548, 35594.

Brilliant occupies a quiet expanse of the Alabama interior where the earth turns to a stubborn, iron-rich red beneath the shade of longleaf pine and hardwood. It lies 30.7 miles west-northwest of Jasper, AL (from Jasper, AL: bearing 296°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-northeast of Winfield. Moisture clings to the heavy summer air here, muffling the sound of the wind as it moves through the canopy toward the nearby waters of Brilliant Lake and the steady, narrow flow of Bostick Creek. To the west, the distant elevation of Hoggle Ridge marks the boundary of the horizon, while the terrain closer to the settlement settles into a series of modest, wooded inclines that shelter the low-lying hollows. The morning light often breaks in a thin, translucent gold, catching the dampness on the leaves and revealing the quiet, unforced geometry of a landscape shaped by inland rainfall and the slow, persistent work of the seasons.

Brilliant emerged from the intersection of timber harvesting and the modest ambitions of those who settled the inland woods, carving a life from the dense growth that defines the region. The economy remains tethered to the timber and modest agriculture that have long dictated the pace of the days, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger hubs. Beyond the immediate clearing of the settlement, the deeper woods of the Fayette State Experiment Forest and the managed grounds of the Lamarion Wildlife Management Area preserve the integrity of the local ecosystem, while the secluded depths of Chastine Cove offer a glimpse into the topographical variety of the surrounding basin. Life in Brilliant follows a predictable, measured rhythm, where the significance of the place is found in the stillness of a Saturday afternoon or the way the local character remains anchored to the soil and the legacy of the interior woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sam R. Murphy Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 256° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 232° SW
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 8.5 mi, 063° NE · 182k acres
Winston County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 062° NE
Marion County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 278° W
Indian Mound (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 292° W
Jackson's Military Road (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 284° W
Toll Gate Historic Marker (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 295° NW
Wolf Creek Community Hunting Area (Conservation Area) — 19.3 mi, 138° SE
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 036° NE · 26k acres
Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.4 mi, 036° NE · 10k acres
Bee Branch Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 26.5 mi, 041° NE
Old Car (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 048° NE
Canal Section Wma (State Conservation Area) — 36.6 mi, 283° W
HA Alexander park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 40.7 mi, 040° NE
Star Theater (Historical) (Cinema) — 41.1 mi, 040° NE
Coca Cola Historic Mural (Public Artwork) — 41.3 mi, 040° NE
The Point (Viewpoint) — 41.4 mi, 357° N
Amory Regional Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 266° W
Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (Museum) — 41.9 mi, 296° NW
Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 44.0 mi, 345° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 44.1 mi, 049° NE
Clarkson Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 074° E
Crooked Creek Civil War Museum (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 073° E
Brunton Mound (Historic Ruins) — 47.8 mi, 334° NW
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.7 mi, 358° N · 2,106 acres
Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 50.2 mi, 028° NE
Oak Grove Football Stadium (Stadium) — 51.7 mi, 138° SE
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 054° NE · 35k acres
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 62.1 mi, 272° W · 67k acres

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