Explore New Hope, 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 New Hope, 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 New Hope.
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 | New Hope |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Morgan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.537972 |
| Longitude | -86.412372 |
| Population | 2,889 |
| Density | 128.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 36278, 36346, 35242, 35760 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| County Seat | Decatur |
| School District | Madison County School District |
New Hope occupies a quiet expanse of northern Alabama where the land folds into gentle, verdant swells beneath the watchful shadow of Cooper Mountain. It lies 9.8 miles north of Cullman, AL (from Cullman, AL: bearing 354°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-southeast of Hartselle. Copperas Branch cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil, its current carving a rhythmic pulse through the landscape that sustains the local flora and feeds the verdant basin of Wilhite Cove. The atmosphere here carries a persistent, humid weight, especially as the afternoon sun catches the deep greens of the bottomland hardwoods and the longleaf pines. Just a short distance away, the terrain softens toward the quiet waters of Lake Catoma, while the nearby trails of Hurricane Creek Park offer a sheltered sanctuary for those seeking the stillness of the woods. When the light fades toward evening, the sky over New Hope turns a bruised, dusty violet, casting long, thin silhouettes that stretch across the fields until the air grows heavy and cool.
History in New Hope remains tied to the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural cycles and the persistence of families who have worked these red-clay fields for generations. The economy reflects a blend of traditional land stewardship and a quiet, pragmatic industry that values the steady output of the soil over the frantic speed of larger centers. Education and community life often center on the small, enduring institutions that ground the population, providing a sense of permanence that contrasts with the changing seasons. Residents often make the journey to witness the seasonal flow of Seven Falls, a local landmark that serves as a reminder of the water’s persistent work upon the stone. Life here proceeds with a gravity that feels earned, defined by the cyclical labor of the harvest and the deep, unspoken memory of the land itself, ensuring that New Hope retains a character as sturdy and unadorned as the limestone bedrock beneath it.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Hope, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.537972, -86.412372. 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 New Hope includes the ZIP code (36278, 36346, 35242), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Morgan County (Decatur), and school district assignment (Madison 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. |