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Catherine Alabama Map

Explore Catherine, 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 Catherine, Alabama

How to Use This Catherine, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.184588
Longitude	-87.469443
Population	65
Density	10.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	36728
Area Code	334
County Seat	Camden
School District	Wilcox County School District

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About Catherine, Alabama

Catherine is a locality in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 65. The population density is 10.9 people per km². Catherine is located at 32.1846°N, 87.4694°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36728.

Catherine emerges from the dense, verdant canopy of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood as a quiet collection of structures tethered to the red-clay earth. It lies 30.4 miles west-southwest of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 240°T), and is situated 31.4 miles southeast of Demopolis. The landscape surrounding Catherine is defined by a heavy, humid stillness, where the light at dusk turns the air a deep, bruised gold that catches on the Spanish moss clinging to ancient limbs. Only a mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Shell Creek carve their path through the thicket, providing a cool contrast to the sun-baked soil that characterizes the broader, inland plains. On the distant horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Beach Ridge suggests a rugged world far removed from the immediate, flat expanse of the woods.

Economic life in Catherine remains rooted in the rhythm of the land, where the cultivation of pecans and peaches dictates the slow turning of the seasons. Five miles distant, the expansive waters of William 'Bill' Dannelly Reservoir offer a different cadence to the region, drawing those who seek the quiet recreation provided by the nearby Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area. The history of the area is etched into the very soil, carrying the weight of civil-rights memory and the enduring legacy of generations who have worked these fields under the relentless Alabama sun. Daily life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a resilience born of the land and a deep, quiet connection to the geography that defines the identity of Catherine.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 140° SE
William Dannelly Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 140° SE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 125° SE
Roland Cooper State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 126° SE
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 142° SE
Old Cahawba Prairie Tract (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 064° NE
Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 304° NW
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 066° NE
Red Hills Complex (State Conservation Area) — 27.4 mi, 165° S
Bloch Park Athletic Memorial (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 058° NE
Bloch Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 29.4 mi, 059° NE
David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.0 mi, 331° NW
Sturdivant Hall (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 058° NE
Scotch Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 30.3 mi, 229° SW
Selma Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 30.4 mi, 059° NE
Civil Rights Memorial Mural (Public Artwork) — 30.5 mi, 060° NE
Eastside-Pickard Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 059° NE
Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 058° NE
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 31.4 mi, 317° NW
M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 32.0 mi, 339° N
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 314° NW
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 36.6 mi, 349° N
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 37.2 mi, 041° NE · 395k acres
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 37.4 mi, 209° SW
Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 47.7 mi, 346° N
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 52.5 mi, 294° NW
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 54.7 mi, 218° SW
Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum (Museum) — 56.9 mi, 131° SE
Mound I (Attraction) — 57.3 mi, 351° N
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.0 mi, 020° N · 8,383 acres

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