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Ranburne Alabama Map

Explore Ranburne, 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 Ranburne, Alabama

How to Use This Ranburne, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.522888
Longitude	-85.344673
Population	422
Density	102.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36273
Area Code	334
County Seat	Heflin
School District	Cleburne County School District

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About Ranburne, Alabama

Ranburne is a locality in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 422. The population density is 102.7 people per km². Ranburne is located at 33.5229°N, 85.3447°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ranburne is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36273.

Ranburne exists as a singular point of red-clay earth where the heavy, humid air holds the scent of pine needles and damp soil. It lies 28.9 miles east-southeast of Oxford, AL (from Oxford, AL: bearing 102°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west of Bowdon. The landscape around Ranburne unfolds in a series of quiet, uneven elevations, shifting under the weight of an afternoon sun that turns the dust to a soft, copper haze. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Blake Mountain anchors the horizon, while the terrain closer to the center is defined by the steady, low-slung movement of Farmer Creek. A short distance away, the still waters of Robinson Lake Number 2 reflect the sky with a mirror-like intensity, framed by the dense, tangled thickets of the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands.

Agriculture and the slow, deliberate work of the land have long dictated the pace of life here, tethering the inhabitants to the seasonal cycles of the soil. The economy remains rooted in this tradition, with small-scale commerce and the rhythms of local industry reflecting a history that favors persistence over rapid expansion. Families have occupied these stretches of woodland and field for generations, maintaining a quiet continuity that resists the erosion of modern noise. As evening approaches, the light thins and stretches across the fields, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the stark, unadorned beauty of the Alabama interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Georgia State Line (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 059° NE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 192° S
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 065° NE
John Tanner State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 063° NE
071-002 (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 019° N
Kathy Cashen Recital Hall (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 076° E
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 14.8 mi, 079° E
Hungarian Colony (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 029° NE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 321° NW · 395k acres
Blue Door Gallery (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 075° E
Matthew 4:19 (Public Artwork) — 17.8 mi, 074° E
Chattahoochee Bend State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 110° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.9 mi, 277° W
Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 304° NW
Heard County Historical Center and Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 140° SE
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.2 mi, 295° NW · 18k acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.5 mi, 260° W · 7,400 acres
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.6 mi, 334° NW · 8,947 acres
Grande Dr Winston (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 076° E
Winston GA (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 076° E
Highest Point in Alabama (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 265° W
Bell UH-1 (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 238° SW
AmStar Stadium Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 28.3 mi, 283° W
Coldwater Mountain (State Recreation Area) — 29.4 mi, 285° W
Carlton Ward Theater (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 312° NW
Yorkville Gold Mines (Historic Ruins) — 34.8 mi, 038° NE
Rice's Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 39.3 mi, 075° E
Dungeon Museum (Museum) — 43.0 mi, 086° E
Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center (Museum) — 43.1 mi, 296° NW
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 59.6 mi, 359° N · 752k acres

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