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Rock Creek Alabama Map

Explore Rock Creek, 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 Rock Creek, Alabama

How to Use This Rock Creek, Alabama Map

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

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	Rock Creek
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Winston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.477227
Longitude	-87.081249
Population	1,471
Density	188.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	36483, 35653, 35553, 35023
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Double Springs
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Rock Creek, Alabama

Rock Creek is a locality in Winston County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,471. The population density is 188.3 people per km². Rock Creek is located at 33.4772°N, 87.0812°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36483, 35653, 35553.

Rock Creek holds a quiet stillness where the red-clay earth meets the dense, emerald embrace of the William B. Bankhead National Forest. It lies 25.9 miles north-northwest of Jasper, AL (from Jasper, AL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 13.4 miles east of Haleyville. The landscape is defined by a rugged topography, where the jagged silhouette of Devils Backbone rises in the distance like a dormant spine against the pale afternoon sky. A pervasive humidity hangs in the air, thickening the scent of pine needles and damp soil as the light fades into a bruised, golden violet. Only a mile away, the waters of Sandy Creek carve a slow, deliberate path through the basin, their movement a constant, low murmur that underscores the respiration of the forest. The proximity of Lake Galoria, just two miles distant, offers a reflective stillness to the terrain, cooling the atmosphere as the shadows of the hardwoods lengthen across the forest floor.

Rock Creek bears the marks of a history rooted in the extraction of coal and the steady, unyielding labor of those who settled the deep woods. The local economy maintains a tether to this industrial inheritance, though the pace of life now favors the slow, deliberate rhythms of the inland hills. Residents often look toward the distant terrain for perspective, knowing that the deep solitude of the William B. Bankhead National Forest serves as both a boundary and a sanctuary for the spirit. While the modern world presses in with its own demands, the folk here hold to a grounded, internal patience, much like the water finding its way toward Sweetwater Canyon. It is a place where the seasons dictate the mood, and the quiet endurance of the land remains the most enduring feature of daily existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 190° S
Baseball Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 057° NE
Oak Grove Football Stadium (Stadium) — 4.4 mi, 262° W
Oak Grove Baseball Stadium (Stadium) — 4.4 mi, 261° W
Sylvan Springs Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 051° NE
Pleasant Grove Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 075° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 049° NE
Mulberry Fork Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 307° NW
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.7 mi, 136° SE · 48 acres
Ebsco Overlook (West) (Viewpoint) — 11.6 mi, 103° E
MESH Collective Art (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 099° E
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 14.4 mi, 100° E
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 082° E
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Theatre (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 078° E
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 085° E
Steelworker (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 079° E
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 15.9 mi, 081° E
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 078° E
Heaviest Corner on Earth (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 081° E
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 080° E
The Storyteller (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 084° E
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 093° E
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 092° E
William R. Ireland, Sr. - Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 17.7 mi, 158° S
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 121° SE
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 22.0 mi, 079° E
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 206° SW
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.8 mi, 178° S · 8,383 acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 33.9 mi, 199° S · 395k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 38.0 mi, 356° N · 182k acres

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