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Macedonia Alabama Map

Explore Macedonia, 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 Macedonia, Alabama

How to Use This Macedonia, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.403139
Longitude	-88.239221
Population	241
Density	23.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	36036, 36273, 35578, 35461
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Heflin
School District	Pickens County School District

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About Macedonia, Alabama

Macedonia is a locality in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 241. The population density is 23.6 people per km². Macedonia is located at 33.4031°N, 88.2392°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36036, 36273, 35578.

Macedonia emerges from the dense, red-clay terrain where the humid air lingers heavily among the longleaf pines and bottomland hardwoods. It lies 26.8 miles east of Oxford, AL (from Oxford, AL: bearing 95°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-northwest of Bowdon. The landscape is defined by the steady, winding movement of Little Lost Creek, which carves a modest path through the earth, while the quiet expanse of Lost Creek Lake Number 2 sits just a mile away, its surface often mirroring the thick, gray sky. In the distance, the silhouette of Blake Mountain provides a permanent, jagged anchor to the horizon, reminding those who traverse the back roads that the ground here is ancient and unyielding. The light at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber quality that softens the sharp edges of the timberland, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields as the temperature drops into a cooling, damp stillness.

Macedonia bears the quiet marks of a legacy built upon the deep, iron-rich soil that once sustained generations through the cycles of peach and pecan harvests. The local economy remains tethered to this land, though the rhythms of industry have shifted away from the intensive agriculture of the past toward a slower, more deliberate pace of life. Residents often look toward the State-owned Submerged Lands, a five-mile expanse that preserves the natural character of the region, as a reminder of the wilder, untamed spirit that persists despite the encroachment of modern infrastructure. The cultural memory of Macedonia is held in the quiet interactions between neighbors, a place where the weight of history is not shouted but felt in the deliberate, measured way the day unfolds under the canopy of the Alabama sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Lowndes State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 302° NW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 208° SW
Columbus Propst Park (Local Recreation) — 11.2 mi, 306° NW
Columbus Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 12.6 mi, 300° NW
Black Prairie Wma (State Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 262° W
Private (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 263° W
Old Bethany Cemetary (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 165° S
Shark Tooth Creek (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 164° S
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.8 mi, 251° W · 97k acres
Jesus statue (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 273° W
Jacob's Well statue (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 273° W
Greek Column (fallen) (Public Artwork) — 31.8 mi, 277° W
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 32.0 mi, 256° W · 1,126 acres
Lake Lurleen State Park (State Park) — 32.2 mi, 103° E
Clock Museum (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 277° W
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 277° W
Kentuck Museum (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 107° E
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 39.7 mi, 254° W · 67k acres
Virginia Shirley Studio-Gallery (Gallery) — 40.2 mi, 108° E
Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 40.6 mi, 109° E
Bama Belle (Attraction) — 40.7 mi, 109° E
Old Tavern (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 109° E
Lorrie Lane Studio (Gallery) — 41.0 mi, 109° E
Queen City Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 41.2 mi, 108° E
Allen Bales Theatre (Theatre) — 42.0 mi, 108° E
Amory Regional Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 341° N
Tuskaloosa Capitol Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 42.9 mi, 109° E
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 49.5 mi, 123° SE · 395k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.3 mi, 109° E · 8,383 acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 75.4 mi, 034° NE · 26k acres

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