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Chelsea Alabama Map

Explore Chelsea, 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 Chelsea, Alabama

How to Use This Chelsea, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.326887
Longitude	-86.629519
Population	14,982
Density	243.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35805, 35051
Area Code	256, 205
County Seat	Huntsville
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Chelsea, Alabama

Chelsea is a locality in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 14,982. The population density is 243.2 people per km². Chelsea is located at 33.3269°N, 86.6295°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chelsea is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35805, 35051.

Chelsea rises from the inland red-clay earth as a quiet expanse of pine-wooded slopes and persistent, humid air. It lies 3.1 miles south-southwest of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 206°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Madison. Huntsville Spring Branch carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by the thick growth of bottomland hardwoods that lean over the water in the afternoon light. To the west, the distant outline of Chunn Hill provides a rugged anchor to the horizon, while the terrain closer to the center of Chelsea settles into the quiet, sheltered depression of Drake Cove. Residents find a familiar stillness at Chelsea Park, where the canopy of longleaf pines filters the sunlight into thin, golden slivers that dance across the forest floor.

Agriculture and the steady expansion of residential life define the economic pulse of Chelsea, reflecting a transition from the historic rhythm of peach and pecan country to the modern patterns of a growing suburban landscape. The proximity of Byrd Spring Lake, sitting three miles from the core, offers a cool, reflective contrast to the warmth that settles over the fields during the long, humid summers. Local commerce thrives on the steady movement of people who value the slow, deliberate pace of life found in these woods, where the memory of earlier generations remains etched in the quiet roads and the way the shadows lengthen against the timber. In every corner of the landscape, the land maintains a stubborn, earthy character that defines the daily experience of those who call Chelsea their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chelsea Baseball Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 044° NE
Chelsea Recreational Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 264° W
Adams Scenic Overlook (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 008° N
SportsFirst 1996 Fields Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 331° NW
Dunnavant Valley Greenway (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 338° N
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 287° W
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 291° W
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 286° W
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 280° W
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 282° W
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 282° W
Christian Camp Plaque #1 (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 282° W
Christian Camp Plaque #2 (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 282° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 347° N
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 272° W
High Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 292° W
Robert Jemison Jr./The Old Mill Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 325° NW
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.3 mi, 315° NW
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 316° NW
Granite Garden (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 323° NW
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 303° NW
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 343° N
William R. Ireland, Sr. - Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 248° W
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 319° NW
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 320° NW
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 322° NW
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.4 mi, 280° W · 48 acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 26.2 mi, 111° E · 395k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.5 mi, 235° SW · 8,383 acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.9 mi, 082° E · 7,400 acres

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