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Lookout Mountain Alabama Map

Explore Lookout Mountain, 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 Lookout Mountain, Alabama

How to Use This Lookout Mountain, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.111511
Longitude	-85.969101
Population	1,484
Density	37.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	35904
Area Code	334, 205
County Seat	Gadsden
School District	Etowah County School District

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About Lookout Mountain, Alabama

Lookout Mountain is a locality in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,484. The population density is 37.6 people per km². Lookout Mountain is located at 34.1115°N, 85.9691°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35904.

Lookout Mountain rises as a rugged sandstone plateau, anchoring the landscape with a heavy, enduring presence that defines the horizon. It lies 7.1 miles north-northeast of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 18°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northeast of Attalla. The earth here is stained with the deep, iron-rich pigment of red clay, supporting dense stands of pine that filter the humid air into shafts of amber light. To the west, the jagged profile of Big Mountain serves as a distant, silent guardian, while the nearby Penitentiary Hollow creates a dramatic, shadowed crease in the terrain. The proximity of Black Creek, carving its path through the limestone, provides a constant, low-frequency hum that accompanies the slow transition from afternoon to twilight. When the sun dips, the cooling atmosphere settles over the plateau, turning the dense canopy into a silhouette against a sky that feels vast and unburdened by the clamor of the lowlands.

History and commerce on Lookout Mountain are inextricably linked to the natural resources that define its steep, layered edges. The economy has long drawn sustenance from the land, moving from early extraction to a quiet reliance on the beauty of the surrounding wilderness. Visitors often seek out the natural grandeur found at Noccalula Falls, where the water spills over the rock face with a rhythmic, percussive force, or find stillness near the quiet shores of Camp Sequoyah Lake. Residents maintain a steady pace, finding recreation in the protected expanses of Oakleigh Park, where the forest remains largely undisturbed by modern encroachment. Life on Lookout Mountain persists with a deliberate, measured quality, shaped by the permanence of the geology and the enduring influence of the rugged ridges that cradle the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 139° SE
Noccalula Falls Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 211° SW
Noccalula Falls Campground (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 213° SW
Twin Bridges Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 184° S
Noccalula Statue (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 211° SW
Fat Man's Squeeze (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 212° SW
Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 211° SW
Main Battle Tank (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 212° SW
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 193° S
Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 11.4 mi, 030° NE
Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 299° NW
Mountain Air Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 310° NW
Albertville Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 308° NW
SMPA Artist House (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 307° NW
Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 053° NE · 11k acres
Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 322° NW
Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 187° S
Carlton Ward Theater (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 148° SE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 23.0 mi, 142° SE · 395k acres
Weaver Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 046° NE
Mabrey's Rock of Ages (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 324° NW
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.1 mi, 131° SE · 8,947 acres
Alabama Fan Club and Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 031° NE
Mushroom Rock (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 047° NE
Dekalb Theatre (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 032° NE
The band Alabama (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 032° NE
Fort Payne Depot and Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 032° NE
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 155° SE · 18k acres
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 33.7 mi, 347° N · 16k acres
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 39.4 mi, 061° NE · 752k acres

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