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Elkmont Alabama Map

Explore Elkmont, 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 Elkmont, Alabama

How to Use This Elkmont, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.928974
Longitude	-86.973896
Population	411
Density	96.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35620
Area Code	256
County Seat	Athens
School District	Limestone County School District

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About Elkmont, Alabama

Elkmont is a locality in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 411. The population density is 96.6 people per km². Elkmont is located at 34.9290°N, 86.9739°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elkmont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35620.

Elkmont sits upon a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of Smith Branch as it carves a path through the red-clay earth. It lies 8.7 miles north of Athens, AL (from Athens, AL: bearing 359°T), and is situated 11.1 miles south of Giles. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain rises into the gentle, uneven contours of the surrounding plains, where the light at dusk turns the heavy, humid air into a thick amber veil. Two miles away, the earth dips into the quiet seclusion of McCathey Hollow, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Cabbage Ridge marks the horizon like a serrated blade against the clouds. Only a mile from the center of activity, the stillness of Antiock Lake provides a mirror for the towering hardwoods that stand watch over the moist, fertile soil.

Elkmont carries a history forged in the labor of the soil and the quiet endurance of those who first cleared these timbered tracts. The economy remains tethered to the land, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the days, far removed from the frantic pace of industrial centers. A few miles away, the State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a segment of the natural world, offering a sanctuary that speaks to the region’s commitment to its own wilder edges. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned quality, marked by the smell of cooling pavement after a summer storm and the persistent, quiet growth of a place that prefers to keep its own counsel.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 215° SW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 327° NW
Civil War Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 029° NE
Staturn 1B Rocket (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 069° E
Vietnam Veterans of America (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 069° E
Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 069° E
Athens Sportsplex (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 168° S
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 178° S
Fiddle Player (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 177° S
Gulf Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 177° S
Trinity School Cistern (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 178° S
The Broken Brush Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 179° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.4 mi, 113° SE
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 184° S · 4,011 acres
Mill Creek Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.6 mi, 141° SE
Courthouse Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.6 mi, 350° N
STAAR theater (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 350° N
Mallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 204° SW · 2,094 acres
Joe Wheeler State Park (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 248° W
BE-4 Engine (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 130° SE
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 177° S · 35k acres
Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 146° SE
Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart' (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 130° SE
NASA Saturn F-1 Engine (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 130° SE
Lynx Gallery (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 122° SE
Monte Sano State Park (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 119° SE
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 38.4 mi, 196° S · 182k acres
Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 42.5 mi, 209° SW · 10k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.9 mi, 214° SW · 26k acres
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.9 mi, 255° W · 2,106 acres

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