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Dora Alabama Map

Explore Dora, 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 Dora, Alabama

How to Use This Dora, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.728717
Longitude	-87.090277
Population	2,297
Density	112.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35062, 35130
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Jasper
School District	Walker County School District

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About Dora, Alabama

Dora is a locality in Walker County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,297. The population density is 112.1 people per km². Dora is located at 33.7287°N, 87.0903°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dora is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35062, 35130.

Dora occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of red clay and the slow, deliberate work of water moving through the earth. It lies 12.9 miles east-southeast of Jasper, AL (from Jasper, AL: bearing 123°T), and is situated 3.0 miles southwest of Sumiton. Heavy, humid air hangs over the terrain, pressing down on the pines and hardwoods that claim the landscape, while the modest depression of Kershaw Hollow gathers the morning mist before the sun can burn it away. To the west, the gentle flow of West Fork Burnt Cane Creek carves a path through the soil, offering a cool relief to the dense, inland woods that stretch toward the horizon. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Williams Lake reflects the sky, its stillness broken only by the occasional ripple of a wading bird. Five miles to the north, the elevation rises toward the modest prominence of Turkey Hill, a landmark that anchors the view against a wide, gray-blue expanse of sky.

Dora grew from the deep-rooted necessity of industry, its early life defined by the dark, subterranean veins of coal that once drew men into the earth to build a livelihood. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely receded, the town maintains a steady, rhythmic pace, where the legacy of those extractive years remains etched into the local character. Leisure finds its place at Dora Park, where the community gathers under the shade of mature trees, maintaining a continuity that feels as sturdy as the ground beneath. Beyond the residential streets, the nearby United States Reservation - Flat Top Experimental Forest stands as a reminder of the region’s long relationship with timber and conservation. The days here move with the unhurried precision of a clock, marked by the shifting light across the fields and the sound of wind moving through the longleaf pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dora Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 050° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 048° NE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 116° SE
April 27, 2011 Tornado memeorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 291° W
Minkin Fossil Site (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 323° NW
Walker County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 301° NW
Mulberry Fork Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 213° SW
Rickwood Caverns State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 052° NE
Oak Grove Football Stadium (Stadium) — 18.4 mi, 192° S
Oak Grove Baseball Stadium (Stadium) — 18.4 mi, 192° S
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 20.6 mi, 354° N · 182k acres
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Theatre (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 131° SE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 131° SE
Steelworker (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 132° SE
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 132° SE
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 132° SE
Blount Springs (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 050° NE
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 133° SE
Magic City Sign (Public Artwork) — 22.3 mi, 132° SE
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 134° SE
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 22.9 mi, 134° SE
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 24.8 mi, 144° SE
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 136° SE
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.1 mi, 137° SE
Bangor Cave (Historic Ruins) — 25.8 mi, 048° NE
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 25.8 mi, 121° SE
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 32.9 mi, 147° SE
Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 35.0 mi, 336° NW · 10k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.7 mi, 339° N · 26k acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 50.2 mi, 193° S · 395k acres

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