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Cottondale Alabama Map

Explore Cottondale, 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 Cottondale, Alabama

How to Use This Cottondale, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.193047
Longitude	-87.454861
Population	3,130
Density	350.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	35453, 36301, 35404
Area Code	334, 256
County Seat	Tuscaloosa
School District	Tuscaloosa County School District

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About Cottondale, Alabama

Cottondale is a locality in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,130. The population density is 350.9 people per km². Cottondale is located at 33.1930°N, 87.4549°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 35453, 36301, 35404.

Cottondale occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of red-clay soil and the dense, encroaching shadow of longleaf pine. It lies 6.9 miles east-southeast of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 102°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-southeast of Northport. The air here holds a heavy, humid weight that seems to slow the progression of the afternoon, pressing against the low-slung canopy where Cottondale Creek carves its path through the undergrowth. To the west, the silhouettes of Pleasant Ridge rise like a muted, jagged spine against the horizon, while the nearby basin of Opossum Hollow collects the lingering dampness of the morning fog. A mile away, the stillness of Canyon Lake Lower mirrors the sky in a dark, glassy expanse, offering a sharp contrast to the tangled, vibrant life thriving within the boundaries of Hurrican Creek Park.

Cottondale retains the remnants of a legacy built upon the foundational rhythms of industry and the steady, unyielding labor of the inland South. The local economy persists as a mosaic of commercial transit and suburban expansion, reflecting a shift from the agrarian cycles of the past toward the functional architecture of modern infrastructure. Here, the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the subtle oxidation of iron fixtures and the way the light catches the dust on the rural back roads during the golden, cooling hours of dusk. Life in Cottondale moves with a deliberate, singular intensity, sustained by the memory of those who worked the land and the quiet, industrious pulse of a population navigating the demands of the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hurrican Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 349° N
The University Of Alabama Arboretum (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 267° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 355° N
J Oviatt Browers Park & Belk Activity Center (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 252° W
Woody Clements Stadium (Stadium) — 3.5 mi, 328° NW
Untitled Pathway Test #1 (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 290° W
Huey (Bell UH-1 Iroquois) (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 270° W
Vought A-7E Corsair (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 270° W
USS Tuscaloosa Mast (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 270° W
Tuskaloosa Capitol Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 278° W
Alabama Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 284° W
Allen Bales Theatre (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 284° W
Queen City Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 283° W
Bama Theatre (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 279° W
Lorrie Lane Studio (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 279° W
Old Lock 14 (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 024° NE
Bama Belle (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 282° W
Old Tavern (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 279° W
Virginia Shirley Studio-Gallery (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 284° W
Kentuck Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 293° NW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 177° S · 395k acres
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 091° E
Lake Lurleen State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 300° NW
Mound D (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 219° SW
Reed Brake Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 17.1 mi, 168° S
Sipsey River Complex (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 278° W
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 111° E · 8,383 acres
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.9 mi, 066° NE · 48 acres
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 39.7 mi, 078° E
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 55.8 mi, 002° N · 182k acres

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