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North Johns Alabama Map

Explore North Johns, 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 North Johns, Alabama

How to Use This North Johns, Alabama Map

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

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	North Johns
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.367334
Longitude	-87.103607
Population	127
Density	297.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35006
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Birmingham
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About North Johns, Alabama

North Johns is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 127. The population density is 297.2 people per km². North Johns is located at 33.3673°N, 87.1036°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. North Johns is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35006.

North Johns emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet gathering of structures defined by the persistent, winding presence of Blue Creek. It lies 5.3 miles west-northwest of McCalla, AL (from McCalla, AL: bearing 284°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-southwest of Bessemer. Red Ridge rises four miles to the horizon, its dark silhouette providing a constant, brooding anchor against the wide Alabama sky. The air here carries a heavy, humid weight, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp soil that clings to the low-lying bottomland. Nearby, the stillness of Slurry Impoundment - Johns Washer reflects the changing light of dusk, its surface a muted mirror for the scrub oak and hardwoods that crowd the edges of the water. Even the sunlight seems to slow as it filters through the canopy, casting long, amber shadows that turn the dust of the back roads into a shimmering, copper haze.

North Johns remains shaped by the industry of the earth, its economy long tethered to the extraction and labor that carved out the character of this landscape. The history of the place is etched into the very soil, where the remnants of mining operations and the quiet endurance of the local people tell a story of resilience that predates the modern sprawl. Two miles away, the State-owned Submerged Lands offer a silent expanse where the natural world reclaims its own, serving as a buffer against the encroachment of the wider world. Life in North Johns moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the simple, repetitive labor of those who know how to work the land. It is a place of deep, quiet memories, where the weight of the past sits comfortably alongside the daily rhythms of a neighborhood that asks for little more than the chance to continue its own steady, unremarkable course.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 259° W
Oak Grove Softball Field (Stadium) — 7.6 mi, 336° NW
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 166° S
Oak Grove Baseball Stadium (Stadium) — 7.6 mi, 336° NW
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 086° E · 48 acres
Red Mountain Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 071° E
William R. Ireland, Sr. - Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 149° SE
Cahaba River - Shelby County Park (Local Recreation) — 12.8 mi, 155° SE
Cahaba River Park (Local Park) — 13.2 mi, 157° SE
Mulberry Fork Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 332° NW
Ebsco Overlook (West) (Viewpoint) — 13.5 mi, 068° E
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 215° SW
MESH Collective Art (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 068° E
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 072° E
West Blocton (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 182° S
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 173° S · 8,383 acres
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 098° E
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 098° E
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 070° E
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 062° NE
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 069° E
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 060° NE
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 059° NE
Heaviest Corner on Earth (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 059° NE
The Storyteller (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 062° NE
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 059° NE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 057° NE
Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 094° E
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 26.3 mi, 201° S · 395k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 44.7 mi, 347° N · 182k acres

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