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Fairview Alabama Map

Explore Fairview, 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 Fairview, Alabama

How to Use This Fairview, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.250195
Longitude	-86.677724
Population	543
Density	97.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35579, 35045, 35553, 35058
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Decatur
School District	Cullman County School District

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About Fairview, Alabama

Fairview is a locality in Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 543. The population density is 97.7 people per km². Fairview is located at 34.2502°N, 86.6777°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35579, 35045, 35553.

Fairview emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet confluence of woodland and open field, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Brush Creek winding through the lowlands. It lies 1.8 miles south-southeast of Decatur, AL (from Decatur, AL: bearing 160°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-northwest of Hartselle. The horizon is marked by the distant, hazy silhouette of Mason Ridge, which stands as a silent sentinel over the landscape while the air remains heavy with the scent of damp soil and pine. At the edge of the community, Buena Vista Park offers a sanctuary of shaded groves where the light filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the quiet transition toward the nearby waters of Wheeler Lake. The terrain here is marked by the patient endurance of the land, where the wind carries the stillness of the interior plains across the long, unbroken stretches of the Alabama countryside.

Fairview maintains a character rooted in the steady cycles of local agriculture and the persistent rhythm of the seasons, far removed from the clamor of the world beyond. The economy continues to draw strength from the surrounding fields and the modest commerce that has sustained families for generations, often looking toward the deeper, hidden hollows of Haney Bottoms for a sense of historical continuity. Life moves with an internal logic shaped by the proximity of the creek and the changing color of the leaves, reflecting a culture that values the weight of a handshake and the endurance of a long-standing homestead. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the people of Fairview move through their day with a deliberate grace, anchored by a collective memory that honors the land as much as the labor required to cultivate it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baileyton Good Time DragStrip (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 093° E
Dane Estes Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 146° SE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 134° SE
Walter Cotton Gin (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 179° S
Colonel Cullman (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 243° SW
Cullman County Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 243° SW
Cullman Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 249° W
Sportsman Lake (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 249° W
Heritage Park (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 236° SW
Hurricane Creek Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 281° W
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 13.4 mi, 182° S
Crooked Creek Civil War Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 264° W
Clarkson Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 261° W
J.P. Cain Stadium (Stadium) — 19.0 mi, 311° NW
Nectar Falls (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 169° S
Bangor Cave (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 193° S
The Burleson Center (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 313° NW
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 347° N · 35k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 24.7 mi, 271° W · 182k acres
SMPA Artist House (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 086° E
Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 071° E
Albertville Museum (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 087° E
Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.2 mi, 353° N
Mabrey Outlook (Viewpoint) — 29.2 mi, 070° E
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.7 mi, 329° NW · 4,011 acres
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.5 mi, 035° NE · 406 acres
Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 38.1 mi, 265° W · 10k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.4 mi, 277° W · 26k acres
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 39.5 mi, 049° NE · 16k acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 65.5 mi, 148° SE · 395k acres

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