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Fruithurst Alabama Map

Explore Fruithurst, 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 Fruithurst, Alabama

How to Use This Fruithurst, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.730938
Longitude	-85.433844
Population	235
Density	90.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36262
Area Code	334
County Seat	Heflin
School District	Cleburne County School District

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About Fruithurst, Alabama

Fruithurst is a locality in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 235. The population density is 90.7 people per km². Fruithurst is located at 33.7309°N, 85.4338°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fruithurst is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36262.

Fruithurst emerges from the deep red clay of the Alabama piedmont, defined by a landscape of dense pine thickets and hardwoods that lean toward the quiet stillness of the inland plains. It lies 19.7 miles east-southeast of Jacksonville, AL (from Jacksonville, AL: bearing 107°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Tallapoosa. The air here holds a heavy, humid weight, cooling only when the sun dips low enough to cast long, copper shadows across the fields. A mile to the east, the surface of Nelsons Lake mirrors the sky, remaining undisturbed save for the occasional ripple of a waterbird, while the subtle descent of the terrain toward Muscadine Creek, situated two miles away, shapes the drainage of the soil. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Little Tank Ridge anchors the horizon, providing a permanent, jagged boundary against the pale blue of the afternoon.

Fruithurst carries the quiet echoes of a time when the promise of viticulture and orchard labor drew settlers to this specific patch of earth, leaving behind the remnants of a once-ambitious agricultural dream. Today, the local economy keeps a modest pace, tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the maintenance of the land, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve the wilder, overgrown character of the regional thickets. The pace of life in Fruithurst favors the slow accumulation of hours spent working the soil or observing the changing color of the leaves as they turn from summer green to a brittle, scorched brown. It is a place where the history of the region lingers in the quietude, felt most acutely in the late summer heat that settles over the open spaces and the quiet, persistent growth of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 127° SE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 327° NW · 395k acres
World Trade Center (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 081° E
League - Low Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 082° E
The Wall of Tears (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 081° E
071-002 (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 098° E
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.6 mi, 325° NW · 8,947 acres
Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 270° W
Choccolocco State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.5 mi, 270° W
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.8 mi, 270° W · 18k acres
John Tanner State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 120° SE
Rose Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 17.7 mi, 301° NW · 161 acres
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.5 mi, 233° SW
Carlton Ward Theater (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 290° W
Hightower Falls Event Venue (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 049° NE
Kathy Cashen Recital Hall (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 119° SE
Blue Door Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 117° SE
Greyhound Mural (Public Artwork) — 23.4 mi, 258° W
AmStar Stadium Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 23.8 mi, 250° W
Coldwater Mountain (State Recreation Area) — 24.0 mi, 256° W
Cheaha State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 232° SW
Highest Point in Alabama (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 232° SW
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.3 mi, 228° SW · 7,400 acres
Yorkville Gold Mines (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 064° NE
Winston GA (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 104° E
Grande Dr Winston (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 104° E
Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 278° W
Heard County Historical Center and Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 148° SE
Barron Stadium (Stadium) — 39.2 mi, 022° N
Noccalula Falls Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 40.1 mi, 302° NW

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