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Ethelsville Alabama Map

Explore Ethelsville, 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 Ethelsville, Alabama

How to Use This Ethelsville, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.415674
Longitude	-88.216699
Population	49
Density	33.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35461
Area Code	256
County Seat	Carrollton
School District	Pickens County School District

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About Ethelsville, Alabama

Ethelsville is a locality in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 49. The population density is 33.4 people per km². Ethelsville is located at 33.4157°N, 88.2167°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ethelsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35461.

Ethelsville unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet pulse of Nash Creek, which carves its path through the heavy, iron-rich clay of the Alabama earth. It lies 39.1 miles west-northwest of Northport, AL (from Northport, AL: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-southeast of New Hope. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwoods, casting long, amber shadows that stretch across the fields as evening approaches. Three miles to the east, the stillness of Shelton Lake provides a mirror for the towering timber, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Walnut Hills barely grazes the horizon, a faint reminder of the elevation rising far beyond these low-lying plains. The air here carries a persistent, humid weight, thick with the scent of damp soil and the slow, steady transpiration of the surrounding woods.

Ethelsville maintains a character forged by the rhythms of agriculture and the modest industry of the timber trade, remnants of which remain visible in the weathered architecture and the quietude of the local roads. The proximity to Lake Lowndes State Park offers a sanctuary of preserved wildness, where the land retains a sense of seclusion that has persisted for generations. Life moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, marked by the slow growth of crops and the occasional passage of a freight train that disrupts the stillness. Despite the passage of time, the identity of Ethelsville remains rooted in this specific geography, where the red earth yields to the quiet demands of the creek and the forest, creating a persistent, grounded sense of place that defines the daily experience of those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Lowndes State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 282° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 9.2 mi, 213° SW
Columbus Propst Park (Local Recreation) — 11.8 mi, 299° NW
Columbus Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 294° NW
Black Prairie Wma (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 261° W
Private (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 261° W
Old Bethany Cemetary (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 168° S
Shark Tooth Creek (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 167° S
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.3 mi, 251° W · 97k acres
Lake Lurleen State Park (State Park) — 31.2 mi, 105° E
Jesus statue (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 272° W
Jacob's Well statue (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 271° W
Greek Column (fallen) (Public Artwork) — 33.0 mi, 275° W
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 33.4 mi, 255° W · 1,126 acres
Clock Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 275° W
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 275° W
Kentuck Museum (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 108° E
Virginia Shirley Studio-Gallery (Gallery) — 39.3 mi, 110° E
Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 39.7 mi, 111° E
Bama Belle (Attraction) — 39.7 mi, 110° E
Old Tavern (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 111° E
Lorrie Lane Studio (Gallery) — 40.0 mi, 111° E
Queen City Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 40.2 mi, 110° E
Allen Bales Theatre (Theatre) — 41.1 mi, 110° E
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 41.2 mi, 254° W · 67k acres
Alabama Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 41.3 mi, 110° E
Tuskaloosa Capitol Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 42.0 mi, 110° E
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 48.9 mi, 125° SE · 395k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.4 mi, 110° E · 8,383 acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 74.0 mi, 033° NE · 26k acres

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