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Glenwood Alabama Map

Explore Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, Alabama

How to Use This Glenwood, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	31.671266
Longitude	-86.173687
Population	152
Density	80.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	36303, 36034, 36035
Area Code	334, 251
County Seat	Dothan
School District	Crenshaw County School District

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About Glenwood, Alabama

Glenwood is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 152. The population density is 80.3 people per km². Glenwood is located at 31.6713°N, 86.1737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Glenwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36303, 36034, 36035.

Glenwood occupies a quiet stretch of red-clay landscape where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 2.3 miles northwest of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 320°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southwest of Headland. The topography surrounding Glenwood is defined by a slow, deliberate flatness that gives way to subtle rises as one travels toward the distant horizon, where the outline of Balcom Hill marks the edge of the sky. Nearby, the waters of Rock Creek pull through the undergrowth, carving a narrow, persistent path through the soil that sustains the local greenery. At the center of the local landscape, Baumans Pond Park provides a communal space where the light at dusk settles in long, golden bars across the grass, turning the ordinary foliage into something flickering and deep.

Glenwood maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the inland seasons and the persistent demands of its agricultural roots. The economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a history of timber and small-scale cultivation that has shaped the character of the people who reside here. While the pace of life remains measured, the proximity of Lake Arthur serves as a quiet anchor for the region, offering a reflective stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency hum of daily work. There is a particular weight to the silence here, a quality of endurance that feels less like a relic of the past and more like an active, breathing part of the current day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 134° SE
Crenshaw County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 256° W
Pike County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 061° NE
Troy Miracle League Field & Playground (Local Park) — 14.2 mi, 064° NE
Troy Sportsplex (Local Recreation) — 14.4 mi, 065° NE
Pike Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 044° NE
Conecuh River Depot (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 044° NE
New Hope Church (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 230° SW
New Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 230° SW
Pike County Pocosin Complex (State Conservation Area) — 18.2 mi, 063° NE
HHS F-16 Fighter Jet (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 337° NW
Frank Jackson State Park (State Park) — 22.8 mi, 193° S
Pea River Land Utilization Project (National Forest) — 24.4 mi, 132° SE · 40 acres
Cactus art (Public Artwork) — 27.1 mi, 139° SE
Sunrise Prayer Monument (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 288° W
Bell UH-1D Huey (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 141° SE
Covington County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 216° SW
Three Notch Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 216° SW
Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 31.0 mi, 143° SE
Geneva State Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.1 mi, 180° S
Geneva State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 33.1 mi, 180° S
Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 266° W
Bell UH-1C Huey (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 133° SE
Bell AH-1F Cobra (Attraction) — 36.4 mi, 117° SE
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 134° SE
Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 37.4 mi, 204° SW · 85k acres
Blue Springs State Park (State Park) — 38.4 mi, 092° E
Alabama Safari Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 39.6 mi, 341° N
Alabama Shakespeare Festival at Carolyn Blount Theatre (Theatre) — 46.9 mi, 357° N
W. A. Gayle Planetarium (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 352° N

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