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Samson Alabama Map

Explore Samson, 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 Samson, Alabama

How to Use This Samson, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	31.112954
Longitude	-86.046052
Population	1,874
Density	200.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36477
Area Code	251
County Seat	Geneva
School District	Geneva County School District

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About Samson, Alabama

Samson is a locality in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,874. The population density is 200.0 people per km². Samson is located at 31.1130°N, 86.0461°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Samson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36477.

Samson anchors itself firmly upon the red-clay flats of southern Alabama, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that seems to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 18.0 miles southwest of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 219°T), and is situated 17.1 miles southeast of Opp. Sandy Creek meanders a mere mile from the town center, its water carving a quiet, persistent path through the dense thickets of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood that define the local topography. To the north, the gentle rise of Buffalo Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, while the proximity of the State-owned Submerged Lands three miles away offers a quiet, damp refuge for the native flora. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a heavy, amber quality, turning the dust kicked up from unpaved back roads into a shimmering, suspended gold that hangs motionless in the humid air.

Samson emerged from the turn of the century as a hub for the timber industry, its early prosperity tied to the relentless harvest of the surrounding forests that once seemed inexhaustible. While the economy has shifted toward the rhythms of modern agriculture and the sporadic hum of small-scale manufacturing, the physical evidence of those industrious years remains visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture that defines the main streets. Residents navigate a pace of life that favors the deliberate over the hurried, a social climate shaped by the long memory of the region and the steady, predictable cycles of the harvest. Whether one is passing through the nearby expanse of the Geneva State Forest or attending to business within the town limits, Samson maintains a character defined by its inland isolation, far from the influence of the coast and deeply rooted in the soil of its own making.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 273° W
Geneva County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 048° NE
Geneva State Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 268° W
Geneva State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 269° W
Geneva Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 111° E
Panther Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.5 mi, 273° W
TJ Weevil (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 041° NE
Britton Hill (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 238° SW
Florala State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 244° SW
Boll Weevil Monument (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 039° NE
Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 18.0 mi, 039° NE
Frank Jackson State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 315° NW
Pritchett Tract (State Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 307° NW
Bell UH-1D Huey (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 033° NE
Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 21.3 mi, 276° W · 85k acres
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 056° NE
Bell UH-1C Huey (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 048° NE
Uniquely Clever LLC (Arts Centre) — 27.3 mi, 188° S
Walton County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 188° S
DeFuniak Springs (freight) (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 188° S
Bethel Church (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 322° NW
Three Notch Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 298° NW
Volcano School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 318° NW
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 39.4 mi, 225° SW · 576k acres
E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center (Nature Reserve) — 44.0 mi, 181° S
Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 213° SW
Mattie Kelley Performing Arts Cntr. (Theatre) — 47.2 mi, 213° SW
Pike Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 49.3 mi, 003° N
Conecuh River Depot (Museum) — 49.3 mi, 003° N
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 58.7 mi, 213° SW · 213k acres

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