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Lester Alabama Map

Explore Lester, 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 Lester, Alabama

How to Use This Lester, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.982751
Longitude	-87.155534
Population	111
Density	22.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35954, 35647
Area Code	334, 205, 256
County Seat	Gadsden
School District	Limestone County School District

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About Lester, Alabama

Lester is a locality in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 111. The population density is 22.4 people per km². Lester is located at 34.9828°N, 87.1555°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lester is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35954, 35647.

Lester occupies a quiet portion of the Alabama landscape, defined by the red-clay earth and the persistent, humid warmth that settles over the pines. It lies 5.5 miles northwest of Rainbow City, AL (from Rainbow City, AL: bearing 304°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west of Gadsden. The topography here holds a subtle complexity, marked by the modest dip of Walker Hollow and the nearby waters of Lake Rhea, which mirror the sky with a stillness that seems to suspend the passage of time. Beyond the immediate fields, the Canoe Creek Mountains trace a faint, serrated edge against the horizon, providing a distant boundary to the expansive woodland. As evening approaches, the light softens into a muted gold, casting long, elegant shadows across the meadows and highlighting the fine, dusty texture of the local soil.

Lester maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted in the agricultural traditions and small-scale industry that have long sustained the surrounding countryside. Residents often navigate toward the proximity of Big Wills Creek or spend quiet afternoons at Attalla City Park, where the canopy of hardwoods offers a reprieve from the heat. The area’s history is whispered in the enduring patterns of the land, while the nearby roar of Noccalula Falls serves as a singular, dramatic counterpoint to the quietude of the local fields. Life here is not measured by grand gestures, but by the rhythm of the seasons and a deep, quiet familiarity with the surrounding woods and red-earth roads that define the character of Lester.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 153° SE
Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 117° SE
Blowing Springs Cave Tract (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 227° SW
Civil War Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 093° E
Joe Wheeler State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 216° SW
Staturn 1B Rocket (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 097° E
Vietnam Veterans of America (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 097° E
Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 097° E
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 139° SE
Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 140° SE
The Broken Brush Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 140° SE
Trinity School Cistern (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 140° SE
Courthouse Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.3 mi, 026° NE
Gulf Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 139° SE
STAAR theater (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 025° NE
Mallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 178° S · 2,094 acres
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.9 mi, 161° S · 4,011 acres
David Crockett (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 329° NW
Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 207° SW
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.0 mi, 155° SE · 35k acres
Mill Creek Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.5 mi, 129° SE
Lynnville Railroad Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 017° N
BE-4 Engine (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 123° SE
Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 31.4 mi, 335° NW
Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 247° SW
Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 32.4 mi, 134° SE
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.4 mi, 245° SW · 2,106 acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 39.1 mi, 196° S · 182k acres
Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 42.2 mi, 194° S · 10k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.6 mi, 200° S · 26k acres

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