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Providence Alabama Map

Explore Providence, 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 Providence, Alabama

How to Use This Providence, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.342386
Longitude	-87.776115
Population	167
Density	37.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35160, 36748, 35579
Area Code	205, 334
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Linden City School District

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About Providence, Alabama

Providence is a locality in Butler County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 37.0 people per km². Providence is located at 32.3424°N, 87.7761°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Providence is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35160, 36748, 35579.

Providence occupies a quiet expanse of red-clay earth where the horizon is defined by the soft, dark silhouettes of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood. It lies 48.8 miles south-southeast of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 166°T), and is situated 14.1 miles west-southwest of Greenville. A mile from the center of Providence, the stillness of Casey Pond offers a mirror for the humid, heavy sky, while the narrow, winding channel of Panther Creek carves its way through the landscape, feeding the thirsty roots of the surrounding woodlands. The air here holds a permanent, thick warmth that seems to slow the progression of the afternoon, coating the fields in a golden, drowsy light that makes the heavy summer leaves appear motionless. Far to the north, the faint, hazy suggestion of Gopher Ridge ghosts the skyline, a distant reminder of the rugged terrain that keeps this inland basin apart from the shifting world beyond its borders.

Providence bears the quiet weight of a long agricultural heritage, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of the soil and the slow ripening of pecans in the orchards. The economy remains anchored to the land, a persistent endeavor that has survived the erosion of decades and the quiet passing of eras. Twelve miles away, the State-owned Submerged Lands provide a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna, standing as a testament to the wilder, untamed character that persists despite the encroachment of modern life. People in Providence move with a deliberate, measured pace, acknowledging the history etched into the weathered wood of old barns and the deep, iron-rich furrows of the back roads. It is a place where the memory of the past informs the labor of the present, creating a life that feels as enduring and grounded as the very clay beneath one's boots.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 327° NW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 254° W
Demopolis Parks & Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 359° N
David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 349° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.5 mi, 346° N
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 336° NW
Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 12.6 mi, 344° N
M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.1 mi, 012° N
Millers Ferry Lock Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 25.6 mi, 125° SE
William Dannelly Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 25.6 mi, 125° SE
Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 27.1 mi, 023° NE
UWA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 306° NW
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 31.8 mi, 289° W
Civil Rights Marker (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 350° N
Old Cahawba Prairie Tract (State Recreation Area) — 35.5 mi, 092° E
Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 35.8 mi, 010° N
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 130° SE
Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 279° W
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park (Attraction) — 39.3 mi, 092° E
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 39.4 mi, 027° NE · 395k acres
Bloch Park Athletic Memorial (Monument) — 43.1 mi, 084° E
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 43.7 mi, 180° S
Sturdivant Hall (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 083° E
Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 083° E
Selma Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 44.3 mi, 084° E
Civil Rights Memorial Mural (Public Artwork) — 44.5 mi, 084° E
Mound L (Attraction) — 46.4 mi, 010° N
Burial Mound (Viewpoint) — 46.6 mi, 010° N
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.4 mi, 039° NE · 8,383 acres
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 76.4 mi, 222° SW · 532k acres

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