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Jackson Alabama Map

Explore Jackson, 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 Jackson, Alabama

How to Use This Jackson, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	31.532321
Longitude	-87.891183
Population	4,748
Density	117.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36545
Area Code	251
County Seat	Grove Hill
School District	Clarke County School District

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About Jackson, Alabama

Jackson is a locality in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,748. The population density is 117.2 people per km². Jackson is located at 31.5323°N, 87.8912°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jackson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36545.

Jackson rises from the red-clay earth as a quiet confluence of timberland and industry, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Bassett Creek as it carves through the dense, humid lowlands. It lies 48.7 miles north-northeast of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 12°T), and is situated 15.4 miles south-southwest of Grove Hill. The horizon remains grounded by the distant, hazy silhouette of Hickory Ridge, while the immediate landscape is dominated by the thick, encroaching greenery of bottomland hardwoods and the persistent, heavy warmth of the inland air. Within the quietude of Hw Pearce Jr Memorial Park, the light at dusk settles in long, amber shafts that catch the dust of the day, revealing a stillness that contrasts with the nearby, utilitarian presence of the S C M Waste Treatment Pond.

Jackson anchors its identity in the deep, porous soil of the interior, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythmic pulse of paper mills and the harvest of the surrounding pine forests. The town holds the weight of its decades in the quiet intersections where the commerce of timber and specialized manufacturing meets the legacy of a working-class history. Life here proceeds with a gravity that acknowledges the surrounding wilderness, including the expansive, shadowed reaches of Saint Stephens State Forest, which serves as a reminder of the vast, untamed timber tracts that once dictated the pace of settlement. The character of the people is etched by this proximity to the woods and the water, a disciplined endurance that persists beneath the canopy of Spanish moss and the persistent, humid heat.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jackson Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 143.2 mi, 292° W
LeFleur's Bluff State Park (Nature Reserve) — 143.4 mi, 293° NW
Mississippi State Capitol (Landmark) — 144.3 mi, 292° W
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (Museum) — 144.3 mi, 292° W
Museum of Mississippi History (Museum) — 144.3 mi, 292° W
Old Capitol Museum (Historic Site) — 144.3 mi, 292° W
Russell C. Davis Planetarium (Attraction) — 144.3 mi, 292° W
Old Post Office (Historic Site) — 144.3 mi, 292° W
Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 144.4 mi, 292° W
Thalia Mara Hall (Theatre / Concert Hall) — 144.5 mi, 292° W
Jackson Recreation Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 236° SW
Hw Pearce Jr Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 178° S
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 200° S
Wildlife Game Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 277° W
Fred T. Stimpson Community Hunting Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 178° S
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 281° W
Claiborne Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 147° SE
World War I Monument (1924) (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 029° NE
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 029° NE
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 20.7 mi, 202° S
Bladon Springs State Park (State Park) — 22.4 mi, 310° NW
Fort Mims (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.5 mi, 173° S
A Celebration of Reading (Public Artwork) — 33.4 mi, 091° E
Atticus Finch Monument (Monument) — 33.4 mi, 090° E
Monroeville, Alabama (Monument) — 33.4 mi, 091° E
Wind Creek Cinema (Cinema) — 38.3 mi, 141° SE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 42.6 mi, 261° W · 532k acres
Dal Hotel (Attraction) — 44.1 mi, 106° E
Bay Minette Skatepark (Attraction) — 45.3 mi, 172° S
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 45.4 mi, 283° W

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