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Owens Cross Roads Alabama Map

Explore Owens Cross Roads, 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 Owens Cross Roads, Alabama

How to Use This Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Owens Cross Roads, 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 Owens Cross Roads.

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	Owens Cross Roads
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Madison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.588146
Longitude	-86.458877
Population	2,594
Density	120.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35763
Area Code	256
County Seat	Huntsville
School District	Madison County School District

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About Owens Cross Roads, Alabama

Owens Cross Roads is a locality in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,594. The population density is 120.2 people per km². Owens Cross Roads is located at 34.5881°N, 86.4589°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Owens Cross Roads is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35763.

Owens Cross Roads emerges from the landscape where the quiet currents of Glover Cove Creek carve a path through the verdant, humid earth. It lies 12.2 miles southeast of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 144°T), and is situated 5.1 miles northwest of New Hope. The terrain surrounding Owens Cross Roads unfolds as a series of subtle rises that lead toward the shadow of Christian Point, a modest elevation that anchors the horizon. To the west, the basin of Big Cove defines the regional topography, while the damp, fertile soil supports a canopy of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwoods that shimmer under the heavy, golden light of late afternoon. Just a few miles away, the expansive, still waters of Wheeler Lake reflect the sky, providing a cooling presence that tempers the summer heat across this inland expanse.

The history of Owens Cross Roads persists in the character of its red-clay back roads and the remnants of its agricultural roots, which once drew strength from the surrounding peach and pecan orchards. Economic life here has evolved from these agrarian foundations into a modern, measured pace, yet the area retains a deep connection to the State-owned Submerged Lands, which preserve the natural integrity of the local environment. Life in Owens Cross Roads moves with the deliberate grace of the seasons, characterized by a quiet industry and a shared memory of the land that persists despite the encroachment of suburban growth. The atmosphere remains thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a reminder of the enduring, quiet permanence of this place in the Alabama interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 269° W
Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 347° N
J.D. & Annie S. Hays Nature Preserve (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 000° N
Blevins Gap Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 316° NW
Huntsville Speedway (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 252° W
Certain Recreation Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 321° NW
Artisans Cove FRames and Art (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 347° N
Madison County Marina (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 250° W
Esslinger Hollow (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 030° NE
Bethel Spring Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.7 mi, 074° E
Monte Sano State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 339° N
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.2 mi, 288° W · 35k acres
1989 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 319° NW
View point (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 331° NW
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 056° NE · 406 acres
Ricky's Rocket (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 315° NW
Hotel Monte Sano (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 338° N
Wernher von Braun Planetarium (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 345° N
Honeycomb Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 140° SE
The Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 318° NW
Queen Kel The Creator (Arts Centre) — 11.8 mi, 318° NW
Eternal Flame (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 323° NW
Cathedral Caverns State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 092° E
Lynx Gallery (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 321° NW
The Burger Factory (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 322° NW
Helicopter (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 294° NW
Main Propulsion Test Article 098 (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 308° NW
North Alabama Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 340° N
Henry and Nell Lane Bradford Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 335° NW
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 077° E · 16k acres

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