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Highland Lake Alabama Map

Explore Highland Lake, 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 Highland Lake, Alabama

How to Use This Highland Lake, Alabama Map

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

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	Highland Lake
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Blount County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.894586
Longitude	-86.422553
Population	412
Density	97.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35121
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Oneonta
School District	Blount County School District

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About Highland Lake, Alabama

Highland Lake is a locality in Blount County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 412. The population density is 97.5 people per km². Highland Lake is located at 33.8946°N, 86.4226°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Highland Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35121.

Highland Lake sits amidst a quiet expanse of red-clay earth and dense woodland where the light filters through the pine canopy in long, amber needles of afternoon warmth. It lies 16.3 miles northeast of Clay, AL (from Clay, AL: bearing 39°T), and is situated 5.3 miles southeast of Oneonta. Brasher Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with the tangled roots of hardwoods that hold fast against the seasonal rise of the water. To the west, the silhouette of Iron Mountain defines the horizon, a dark, immovable presence against the pale sky, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a silent, marshy stillness that persists regardless of the passing hours. The air here carries the weight of the interior, thick with the scent of pine resin and the damp, cooling breath of the soil, far removed from the reach of any distant coastline.

Highland Lake retains a character forged by the slow persistence of the land and the quiet industry of those who have worked its soil for generations. While the influence of the nearby Inland Lake draws the eye toward the water, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the surrounding fields and the modest, steady pace of the inland woods. Beyond the reach of Crawfords Cove, the history of the region is whispered in the texture of old fence lines and the unhurried movement of trucks along the back roads. Life in Highland Lake moves with a patient gravity, defined less by the noise of the modern world and more by the simple, enduring cycle of the seasons as they turn over the red earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 068° E
Champion Mines (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 326° NW
Antioch Cemetary (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 021° N
First Site - Oneonta Public Library (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 317° NW
Woodland Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 324° NW
OBA Artwalk (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 319° NW
Oneonta (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 309° NW
Nectar Falls (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 298° NW
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 306° NW
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 227° SW
Bangor Cave (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 287° W
ACTA Theater (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 210° SW
Walter Cotton Gin (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 317° NW
Trussville Entertainment District (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 209° SW
Trussville Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 212° SW
Janney Furnace (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 106° E
Rickwood Caverns State Park (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 268° W
Noccalula Falls Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.8 mi, 066° NE
Noccalula Falls Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 25.1 mi, 066° NE
Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 036° NE
SMPA Artist House (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 023° NE
Albertville Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 025° NE
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 29.6 mi, 213° SW
Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 33.5 mi, 023° NE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 36.9 mi, 148° SE · 395k acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.5 mi, 113° SE · 18k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 41.6 mi, 286° W · 182k acres
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.3 mi, 094° E · 8,947 acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.6 mi, 136° SE · 7,400 acres
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.1 mi, 339° N · 35k acres

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