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Killen Alabama Map

Explore Killen, 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 Killen, Alabama

How to Use This Killen, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.862864
Longitude	-87.537525
Population	1,034
Density	197.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35645
Area Code	256
County Seat	Florence
School District	Lauderdale County School District

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About Killen, Alabama

Killen is a locality in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,034. The population density is 197.2 people per km². Killen is located at 34.8629°N, 87.5375°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Killen is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35645.

Killen occupies a quiet expanse of northern Alabama where the land settles into a steady, verdant rhythm between the woodland and the water. It lies 9.0 miles east-northeast of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 61°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east of Underwood-Petersville. Moisture clings to the longleaf pines and bottomland hardwoods, softening the edges of the afternoon light as it filters across the red-clay soil. The proximity to Wilson Lake lends a cool, persistent dampness to the air, while the nearby flow of Sixmile Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the dense vegetation. To the distant horizon, the silhouette of Hensley Ridge anchors the view, providing a faint, jagged boundary against the pale sky. In the quiet corners of Killen Park, the stillness is broken only by the movement of local wildlife, grounding the landscape in a sense of permanence that predates the modern sprawl.

Economic life in Killen has long been defined by the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural traditions and the steady commerce of the surrounding valley. Deep-rooted connections to the land remain, with the memory of past harvests and the persistence of local trade shaping the daily character of the people. Beyond the immediate reach of Trousdale Hollow, the terrain retains a rugged, weathered quality that speaks to the endurance of those who first cleared these forests. Residents often travel toward the sound of Georgia Falls, where the water’s descent provides a rhythmic backdrop to an otherwise modest, industrious existence. Life in Killen moves with an unpretentious grace, favoring the simple clarity of a workday over the frantic pace of larger hubs, holding fast to a regional identity that is as enduring as the soil itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Killen Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 196° S
Lock Six Day Use Area (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 181° S
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 182° S
Shoal Creek Preserve Tract (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 308° NW
Shoal Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 310° NW
Veteran'S Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 234° SW
Lillian C. Deibert (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 254° W
Joe Keenum Sundial (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 245° SW
Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 241° SW
Joe Wheeler State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 109° E
Norton Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 244° SW
Waumanona Mound (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 236° SW
Old Railroad Bridge (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 232° SW
Old Railroad Bed (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 232° SW
Old Cypress Mill (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 249° W
Seven-mile Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 238° SW · 3,204 acres
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 242° SW · 2,106 acres
Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 141° SE
Mallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 120° SE · 2,094 acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 27.9 mi, 188° S · 182k acres
David Crockett House (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 024° NE
Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 28.7 mi, 238° SW
Star Theater (Historical) (Cinema) — 29.9 mi, 152° SE
The Broken Brush Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 32.4 mi, 097° E
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 097° E
Gulf Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 097° E
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.3 mi, 170° S · 26k acres
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.4 mi, 118° SE · 35k acres
Staturn 1B Rocket (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 080° E
Old Car (Attraction) — 40.7 mi, 169° S

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