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Centre Alabama Map

Explore Centre, 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 Centre, Alabama

How to Use This Centre, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.152041
Longitude	-85.678853
Population	3,587
Density	118.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35960
Area Code	334, 205
County Seat	Centre
School District	Cherokee County School District

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About Centre, Alabama

Centre is a locality in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,587. The population density is 118.3 people per km². Centre is located at 34.1520°N, 85.6789°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Centre is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35960.

Centre defines the quiet intersection of red-clay earth and the expansive, shimmering reaches of the inland landscape. It lies 20.3 miles south of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 173°T), and is situated 19.8 miles northeast of Glencoe. The horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of Coloma Mountain, a jagged contrast to the low-slung, fertile expanse of Shinbone Valley that stretches toward the periphery. Water shapes the character of the soil here, as the quiet movement of Big Nose Creek winds through the undergrowth, feeding the expansive, man-made basin of Weiss Lake just a short distance away. Within the town limits, Ethel Morrison Memorial Park offers a pause in the pace of the day, where the humid air hangs heavy and thick, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth under a sky that turns the color of a bruised peach at dusk.

Economic life in Centre persists with a steady, deliberate pulse, rooted in the agrarian traditions of the surrounding plains and the practical industry of a regional seat. The architecture reflects a history of persistence, with brick storefronts and modest homes that have weathered the cycles of change, standing as evidence of the generations who have worked the pecan groves and timberlands. Life moves with an internal rhythm dictated by the seasons rather than the demands of a larger world, favoring the slow accumulation of local memory over the fleeting trends of the modern era. Even as the modern world encroaches, the people of Centre maintain a grounded perspective, finding a quiet, enduring beauty in the simple persistence of their fields and the stillness of the water that defines their geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ethel Morrison Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 154° SE
Centre City Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 059° NE
Ed Yarbrough Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 133° SE
City Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 031° NE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 242° SW
Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 359° N · 11k acres
Little River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 005° N
Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 13.0 mi, 303° NW
Weaver Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.4 mi, 000° N
Mushroom Rock (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 010° N
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 142° SE · 395k acres
Indian Mountain Complex (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 122° SE
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 mi, 164° S · 8,947 acres
Alabama Fan Club and Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 351° N
Dekalb Theatre (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 353° N
The band Alabama (Public Artwork) — 20.3 mi, 353° N
Fort Payne Depot and Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 354° N
Fort Payne Opera House (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 353° N
Spirit of American Citizenship (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 241° SW
Noccalula Falls (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 249° W
Noccalula Statue (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 249° W
Fat Man's Squeeze (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 249° W
Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 248° W
Fort Payne Cinema (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 357° N
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 24.1 mi, 048° NE · 752k acres
Old Rock Schoolhouses (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 006° N
Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 277° W
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 185° S · 18k acres
Barron Stadium (Stadium) — 29.6 mi, 076° E
Martha Berry Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 073° E

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