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Newton Alabama Map

Explore Newton, 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 Newton, Alabama

How to Use This Newton, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	31.341229
Longitude	-85.588307
Population	1,607
Density	43.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	36301, 36352, 36350
Area Code	334
County Seat	Dothan
School District	Dale County School District

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About Newton, Alabama

Newton is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,607. The population density is 43.5 people per km². Newton is located at 31.3412°N, 85.5883°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Newton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36301, 36352, 36350.

Newton sits amidst the heavy, humid air of a landscape defined by longleaf pines and the deep, iron-rich red clay that colors the back roads. It lies 4.2 miles south of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 184°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east of Taylor. The land around Newton undulates with a quiet persistence, shifting from forested thickets to open fields where the light at dusk turns a bruised, golden violet against the horizon. Only a mile away, the dark waters of Cypress Creek cut through the low-lying bottomland, providing a slow, steady pulse to the terrain that feels entirely removed from the bustle of distant places. Beyond the immediate tree line, the prominence of Balcom Hill marks the distance, a silent anchor in a world where the horizon is otherwise claimed by the dense, tangled green of the Alabama woods.

History in Newton feels less like a record of events and more like the slow accumulation of dust on a porch swing, echoing a past that lingers in the architecture of modest, hardworking structures. The economy remains tethered to the soil, reflecting a heritage of agriculture that once shaped the very rhythm of the day, though life now moves with the pragmatic pace of those who live between the seasonal harvests. Residents might spend a Saturday afternoon at Rip Hewes Ballfield Park, a local gathering point where the sharp crack of a bat carries across the grass, grounding the neighborhood in simple, communal activity. For those seeking a wider expanse of water, Open Pond remains a quiet destination twelve miles out, offering a stillness that mirrors the unpretentious character of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 000° N
Hero'S Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 246° SW
John Hutto Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 276° W
Bell AH-1F Cobra (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 341° N
Comer Field (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 343° N
Eagle Stadium And Buddy Williams Field (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 341° N
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 249° W
Dale County Council of Arts and Humanities (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 339° N
Dale County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 345° N
Bell UH-1C Huey (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 269° W
Bell UH-1D Huey (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 329° NW
Dothan Trail Park (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 138° SE
Dothan Leadership Monument (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 125° SE
World's Smallest City Block (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 124° SE
Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 263° W
Boll Weevil Monument (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 263° W
Pea River Land Utilization Project (National Forest) — 17.3 mi, 291° W · 40 acres
Blue Springs State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 012° N
Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 097° E
Oktahatko (Historic Ruins) — 34.0 mi, 146° SE
View point (Viewpoint) — 38.0 mi, 057° NE
Kolomoki Mounds (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 077° E
Frank Jackson State Park (State Park) — 39.0 mi, 270° W
Pike Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 41.1 mi, 324° NW
Conecuh River Depot (Museum) — 41.1 mi, 324° NW
Indian Village (Historic Ruins) — 42.5 mi, 150° SE
Swamp Gravy - Georgia's Official Folk-Life Theater (Theatre) — 51.9 mi, 103° E
Three Notch Museum (Museum) — 52.7 mi, 268° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.6 mi, 087° E · 1,786 acres
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 55.7 mi, 171° S · 576k acres

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