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Camden Alabama Map

Explore Camden, 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 Camden, Alabama

How to Use This Camden, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	31.990981
Longitude	-87.290546
Population	1,927
Density	177.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36726
Area Code	334
County Seat	Camden
School District	Wilcox County School District

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About Camden, Alabama

Camden is a locality in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,927. The population density is 177.8 people per km². Camden is located at 31.9910°N, 87.2905°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Camden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36726.

Camden sits upon a landscape defined by the heavy, iron-rich red clay that clings to the boots of those who work the fields. It lies 32.8 miles south-southwest of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 209°T), and is situated 32.1 miles north of Monroeville. The horizon is broken by the low rise of the Grumpton Hills, which provide a quiet anchor to the north, while the dense, humid woods of pine and hardwood stretch across the terrain toward the quiet flow of Pursley Creek. Sunlight here takes on a thick, honeyed quality in the late afternoon, catching the dust stirred up by tires on narrow back roads and illuminating the deep, waxy green of the foliage. Not far from the stillness of Ernest L Dyess Pond, the air holds a permanent, weighted moisture that seems to slow the movement of the day, demanding a patience that mirrors the growth of the timber and the turning of the seasons.

Camden bears the weight of a complex history, where the legacies of agriculture and the struggle for civil rights inform the character of every storefront and street corner. The local economy remains tethered to the land, supported by timber production and the quiet operations that sustain the surrounding rural reaches. Residents often gather near the Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area, where the water offers a place of respite from the heat of the long summer months. Life in Camden follows the deliberate pace of a place that has seen the rise and fall of industrial shifts, maintaining a stoic resilience that values the shade of a porch and the continuity of neighbors who have known one another for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Confederate Monument (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 328° NW
Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 010° N
William Dannelly Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 010° N
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 012° N
Roland Cooper State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 033° NE
Red Hills Complex (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 190° S
Monroe County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 175° S
Old Cahawba Prairie Tract (State Recreation Area) — 22.5 mi, 021° N
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 026° NE
Craig Field WW2 Memorial (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 035° NE
Robert E Radford Momorial (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 039° NE
A Celebration of Reading (Public Artwork) — 32.1 mi, 184° S
Selma Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 32.9 mi, 029° NE
Sturdivant Hall (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 028° NE
Eastside-Pickard Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 028° NE
Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 028° NE
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 236° SW
Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 38.0 mi, 311° NW
Lowndes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 38.4 mi, 056° NE
Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 127° SE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 43.8 mi, 019° N · 395k acres
Dal Hotel (Attraction) — 44.6 mi, 171° S
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 48.3 mi, 319° NW
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 48.9 mi, 317° NW
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 52.4 mi, 340° N
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 53.2 mi, 236° SW
Chesser School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 53.3 mi, 130° SE
Alabama Safari Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 54.5 mi, 073° E
Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 64.7 mi, 152° SE · 85k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 74.4 mi, 009° N · 8,383 acres

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