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Carlisle-Rockledge Alabama Map

Explore Carlisle-Rockledge, 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 Carlisle-Rockledge, Alabama

How to Use This Carlisle-Rockledge, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carlisle-Rockledge, 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 Carlisle-Rockledge.

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.

CityCarlisle-Rockledge
StateAlabama (AL)
CountyEtowah County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude34.114451
Longitude-86.124073
Population2,167
Density51.6 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes35954, 35956
Area Code334, 205
County SeatGadsden
School DistrictEtowah County School District

About Carlisle-Rockledge, Alabama

Carlisle-Rockledge is a locality in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,167. The population density is 51.6 people per km². Carlisle-Rockledge is located at 34.1145°N, 86.1241°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 35954, 35956.

Carlisle-Rockledge occupies a quiet expanse of red-clay earth where the horizon is defined by the modest, weathered silhouette of Walker Mountain. It lies 8.0 miles northwest of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southeast of Boaz. The landscape here is characterized by a deliberate, slow-moving topography, where the land dips into the shaded floor of Little Sand Valley and the air carries the heavy, humid weight of the inland South. Only a mile away, the dark, steady current of Line Creek carves its path through the soil, feeding the moisture that sustains the dense stands of longleaf pine and hardwoods. As evening approaches, the light across Carlisle-Rockledge flattens into a pale, bruised gold, illuminating the dust that rises from back roads and settles upon the leaves of the surrounding timber.

History in Carlisle-Rockledge remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet persistence of those who worked the soil long before the modern era. The local economy relies on the steady cultivation of the land, with orchards and small-scale timber operations providing the primary fiber for the region’s livelihood. While the bustle of larger centers remains distant, residents often find their way toward the expanse of H Neely Henry Lake to seek a moment of stillness, or spend their leisure time within the quiet boundaries of Town Hall Park. Life here proceeds with a predictable, grounded gravity, shaped by the memory of the land and the persistent, unadorned work required to keep the community moving forward through the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sardis Community Park (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 005° N
  • Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 342° N
  • Boaz Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 333° NW
  • Noccalula Falls Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 134° SE
  • Fat Man's Squeeze (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 132° SE
  • Noccalula Statue (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 131° SE
  • Main Battle Tank (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 133° SE
  • Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 133° SE
  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 9.9 mi, 142° SE
  • Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 139° SE
  • Mountain Air Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 341° N
  • Albertville Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 335° NW
  • SMPA Artist House (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 332° NW
  • Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 347° N
  • Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 17.5 mi, 056° NE
  • Mabrey's Rock of Ages (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 345° N
  • Mabrey Outlook (Viewpoint) — 20.0 mi, 348° N
  • Janney Furnace (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 165° S
  • Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 27.4 mi, 063° NE · 11k acres
  • Carlton Ward Theater (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 133° SE
  • Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 29.4 mi, 129° SE · 395k acres
  • Alabama Fan Club and Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 045° NE
  • Walter Cotton Gin (Historic Ruins) — 31.5 mi, 271° W
  • Dekalb Theatre (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 045° NE
  • The band Alabama (Public Artwork) — 32.4 mi, 045° NE
  • Fort Payne Depot and Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 045° NE
  • Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.6 mi, 122° SE · 8,947 acres
  • Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.6 mi, 141° SE · 18k acres
  • Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 32.7 mi, 002° N · 16k acres
  • Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 47.2 mi, 066° NE · 752k acres

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About This Carlisle-Rockledge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carlisle-Rockledge, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.114451, -86.124073. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Carlisle-Rockledge includes the ZIP code (35954, 35956), telephone area code (334, 205), county seat of Etowah County (Gadsden), and school district assignment (Etowah County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.