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Dayton Alabama Map

Explore Dayton, 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 Dayton, Alabama

How to Use This Dayton, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.350973
Longitude	-87.64195
Population	28
Density	10.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36738
Area Code	334
County Seat	Linden
School District	Marengo County School District

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About Dayton, Alabama

Dayton is a locality in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 10.8 people per km². Dayton is located at 32.3510°N, 87.6419°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36738.

Dayton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth reveals itself in layers of deep, iron-rich clay and the persistent growth of bottomland hardwoods. It lies 36.4 miles west of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 264°T), and is situated 16.2 miles southeast of Demopolis. The Dayton Branch meanders through this landscape, carving a modest path through the fields and providing a steady, rhythmic pulse to the local hydrology. Beyond the immediate terrain, the silhouette of Beach Ridge defines the distant horizon, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this inland expanse. The air here holds the heavy, humid weight of the interior, often catching the golden, honeyed light of late afternoon that turns the longleaf pines into dark, vertical pillars against a pale sky. Four miles to the east, the waters of Stallworths Shadow Lake offer a cooling stillness, reflecting the shifting clouds in a quiet, mirror-like surface that seems to hold the silence of the woods.

Dayton maintains a character defined by its agricultural roots and the steady, unpretentious labor of those who cultivate the soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, echoing a history built on the careful stewardship of pecan groves and the cultivation of the surrounding plains. Life in Dayton moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers and sustained by the shared memory of the land. Eight miles away, the protected expanse of Chickasaw State Park serves as a refuge for the native flora and fauna, preserving the integrity of the woods that have long surrounded these small, scattered settlements. Through the changing decades, the people of Dayton have kept to their own pace, finding a particular contentment in the simple, enduring cycle of planting and harvest that persists beneath the vast, open canopy of the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 273° W
Demopolis Parks & Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 318° NW
David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 344° N
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 16.1 mi, 316° NW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 16.5 mi, 315° NW
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 16.8 mi, 310° NW
M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 356° N
Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.1 mi, 139° SE
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 006° N
Old Cahawba Prairie Tract (State Recreation Area) — 27.7 mi, 094° E
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 094° E
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 140° SE
Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 34.7 mi, 357° N
Bloch Park Athletic Memorial (Monument) — 35.2 mi, 084° E
Bloch Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 084° E
UWA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 298° NW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 35.9 mi, 017° N · 395k acres
Sturdivant Hall (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 083° E
Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 082° E
Selma Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 36.4 mi, 084° E

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