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Fort Rucker Alabama Map

Explore Fort Rucker, 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 Fort Rucker, Alabama

How to Use This Fort Rucker, Alabama Map

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

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	Fort Rucker
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Dale County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.3428
Longitude	-85.7154
Population	4,705
Density	185.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	36362
Area Code	334
County Seat	Ozark

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About Fort Rucker, Alabama

Fort Rucker is a locality in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,705. The population density is 185.6 people per km². Fort Rucker is located at 31.3428°N, 85.7154°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36362.

Fort Rucker emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of southeastern Alabama as a vast expanse of managed wilderness and tactical precision. It lies 8.5 miles east-northeast of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 77°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southwest of Ozark. The earth here is defined by a deep, iron-rich clay that stains the tires of trucks and the boots of those who train in the humid, heavy air. Sunlight filters through the canopy of longleaf pines, illuminating the quiet passage of Byrds Branch as it carves its way through the undergrowth only a mile away. Three miles distant, the waters of Lake Tholocco hold the reflection of the sky in a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic thrum of rotor blades overhead. Beyond the perimeter, the terrain shifts into the subtle, shifting contours of the regional woodlands, keeping the horizon anchored by the slow, natural cycles of the forest.

Fort Rucker serves as the primary engine for the region’s economy, a center of gravity that defines the local pace of life through the constant movement of aviators and support personnel. The history of the installation is quiet, built upon the foundation of rural land tracts that were transformed to meet the demands of a changing century, leaving behind a culture defined by discipline and the steady, persistent hum of technical industry. Nearby, the Daleville City Park offers a brief respite from the structured environment, providing a space where the community gathers in the shade of oaks that have witnessed the slow transition of this land from agrarian fields to a hub of modern flight. Life here is measured by the clarity of the weather and the persistent, low-frequency vibration of aircraft climbing into the clouds, a sound that has become the singular, defining pulse of the local existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bell UH-1C Huey (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 263° W
Daleville City Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 182° S
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 186° S
Police Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 019° N
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 135° SE
Wattsworth Weevil (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 258° W
Bell AH-1F Cobra (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 042° NE
Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 257° W
Boll Weevil Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 257° W
Bell UH-1D Huey (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 272° W
Eagle Stadium And Buddy Williams Field (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 031° NE
Dale County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 027° NE
Pea River Land Utilization Project (National Forest) — 10.6 mi, 305° NW · 40 acres
Dothan Trail Park (State Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 120° SE
Geneva County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 229° SW
Dothan Leadership Monument (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 113° SE
World's Smallest City Block (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 113° SE
Blue Springs State Park (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 028° NE
Geneva State Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.7 mi, 245° SW
Frank Jackson State Park (State Park) — 31.5 mi, 269° W
Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 096° E
Pike Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 334° NW
Conecuh River Depot (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 334° NW
Bethel Church (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 38.0 mi, 281° W
Oktahatko (Historic Ruins) — 38.8 mi, 137° SE
Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 42.9 mi, 252° W · 85k acres
View point (Viewpoint) — 44.5 mi, 063° NE
Three Notch Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 267° W
Kolomoki Mounds (Museum) — 46.0 mi, 079° E
Uniquely Clever LLC (Arts Centre) — 48.9 mi, 209° SW

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