Explore Natural Bridge, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Natural Bridge, 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 Natural Bridge.
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 | Natural Bridge |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Winston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.093436 |
| Longitude | -87.601965 |
| Population | 32 |
| Density | 28.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 35575, 35577, 35565 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| County Seat | Double Springs |
| School District | Winston County School District |
Natural Bridge defines itself through the silent, enduring strength of its namesake sandstone arch, a massive span of weathered rock that anchors the landscape in a quiet, geological permanence. It lies 26.0 miles northwest of Jasper, AL (from Jasper, AL: bearing 314°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Haleyville. The surrounding terrain rises and falls in modest, forested swells, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of pine and damp earth, particularly as one nears the shadowed banks of Blackwater Creek. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the red clay that characterizes the soil here and traces the path of small, winding roads. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the silhouette of Hoggle Ridge marks the horizon, while the proximity of the William B. Bankhead National Forest ensures that the natural world remains a persistent, breathing presence in the daily lives of those who traverse these woods.
The history of Natural Bridge is tied to the stubborn, resourceful spirit of those who first recognized the utility of the land’s rugged geology and its dense timber resources. Life in Natural Bridge maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger hubs, with the local economy long tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the modest industry of the regional interior. A short distance away, the quiet waters of O L and Ema Hicks Lake offer a respite from the exertion of the workday, providing a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting colors of the changing seasons. Even as modern life exerts its subtle pressures, the residents of Natural Bridge hold to a way of living that honors the slow, deliberate transition of the day, where the evening light lingering over the sandstone arch feels like a quiet promise kept by the earth itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Natural Bridge, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.093436, -87.601965. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Natural Bridge includes the ZIP code (35575, 35577, 35565), telephone area code (205), county seat of Winston County (Double Springs), and school district assignment (Winston County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |