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Douglas Alabama Map

Explore Douglas, 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 Douglas, Alabama

How to Use This Douglas, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.168258
Longitude	-86.323386
Population	761
Density	86.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35967, 35964, 35957
Area Code	334, 205
County Seat	Guntersville
School District	Marshall County School District

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About Douglas, Alabama

Douglas is a locality in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 761. The population density is 86.3 people per km². Douglas is located at 34.1683°N, 86.3234°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Douglas is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35967, 35964, 35957.

Douglas maintains a quiet presence amid the red-clay undulations of the Alabama landscape, where the persistent current of Little Reedbrake Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local terrain. It lies 9.2 miles west-southwest of Boaz, AL (from Boaz, AL: bearing 258°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southwest of Albertville. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth that rises as the sun dips below the silhouette of Aurora Mountain in the distance. To the east, the horizon is defined by the soft, broken lines of a region that feels miles removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring instead the slow, deliberate transition from afternoon light to the deep violet shadows of dusk. Residents often look toward the broader basin of Little Cove, where the land flattens and deepens, offering a respite from the sharper inclines that characterize the surrounding acreage.

Douglas functions as a steady point of gravity for the surrounding agricultural tracts, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the cadence of daily life. The proximity of Guntersville Lake provides a wide, reflective expanse of water just a short drive away, influencing the local climate and offering a contrast to the dense, wooded tracts that define the interior. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a wilder, untamed quality that speaks to the deeper ecological history of the region. Economic life here remains tethered to the soil and the quiet industry of a population that values self-reliance, with the legacy of long-settled homesteads visible in the weathered barns and fence lines that segment the fields. Life in Douglas moves with a measured, internal logic, grounded by the steady flow of the creek and the enduring, unadorned character of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 180° S
Boaz Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 073° E
Albertville Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 036° NE
SMPA Artist House (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 037° NE
Bailey School (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 210° SW
Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 9.7 mi, 078° E
Mountain Air Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 049° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.2 mi, 001° N
Battle Royal (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 234° SW
Exploit of Murphree Sisters (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 234° SW
Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 031° NE
Mabrey's Rock of Ages (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 023° NE
Baileyton Good Time DragStrip (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 289° W
Mabrey Outlook (Viewpoint) — 17.3 mi, 024° NE
OBA Artwalk (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 210° SW
Noccalula Falls Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.2 mi, 118° SE
Walter Cotton Gin (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 261° W
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 250° W
Buck's Pocket State Park (State Park) — 25.1 mi, 034° NE
Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 26.6 mi, 077° E
Bangor Cave (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 242° SW
Cullman County Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 272° W
Bethel Spring Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 30.7 mi, 356° N
Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 146° SE
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 31.6 mi, 024° NE · 16k acres
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.8 mi, 319° NW · 35k acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 40.8 mi, 123° SE · 395k acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.2 mi, 132° SE · 18k acres
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.3 mi, 119° SE · 8,947 acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 45.2 mi, 276° W · 182k acres

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