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Sand Rock Alabama Map

Explore Sand Rock, 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 Sand Rock, Alabama

How to Use This Sand Rock, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.231228
Longitude	-85.770416
Population	591
Density	45.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35983
Area Code	334, 205
County Seat	Centre
School District	Cherokee County School District

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About Sand Rock, Alabama

Sand Rock is a locality in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 591. The population density is 45.0 people per km². Sand Rock is located at 34.2312°N, 85.7704°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sand Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35983.

Sand Rock occupies a rugged expanse of high ground where the earth yields to the stubborn persistence of sandstone and deep, ochre-colored clay. It lies 14.2 miles south-southwest of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 191°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northwest of Centre. The horizon is defined by the steady, muted silhouette of Drake Hill, which anchors the landscape against the shifting light of long afternoons. To the north, the terrain descends into the quiet depression of Big Hollow, where the moisture gathers to feed the verdant thickets of longleaf pine and hardwood. Nearby, the water of Wolf Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone, while the broader, reflective surface of Weiss Lake gathers the heat of the humid air, turning a deep, metallic gray as the sun dips behind the ridge.

Sand Rock maintains an existence defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the quiet commerce of the land. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of agricultural cycles and the modest trade that keeps the local thoroughfares humming with purpose. Beyond the daily labor, the proximity to the State-owned Submerged Lands provides a quiet threshold where the wilderness is preserved in its own stillness, untouched by the reach of modern expansion. During the height of summer, the air feels heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a sensory weight that persists long after the distant echoes of Griffin Falls have faded into the evening hum of crickets. Residents of Sand Rock move with an awareness of this ancient, unhurried topography, finding a quiet stability in the unchanging character of the woods and the persistent flow of the region’s hidden veins of water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 164° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 179° S
Collinsville Town South Par (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 288° W
Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 053° NE · 11k acres
Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 5.9 mi, 286° W
City Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 126° SE
Little River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 043° NE
Weaver Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 034° NE
Mushroom Rock (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 039° NE
Alabama Fan Club and Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 009° N
Dekalb Theatre (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 011° N
The band Alabama (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 011° N
Fort Payne Depot and Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 011° N
Fort Payne Opera House (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 011° N
Fort Payne Cinema (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 014° N
DeSoto State Park (State Park) — 19.3 mi, 023° NE
Noccalula Falls (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 228° SW
Noccalula Statue (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 228° SW
Fat Man's Squeeze (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 228° SW
Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 227° SW
Main Battle Tank (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 227° SW
Old Rock Schoolhouses (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 022° N
Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 22.2 mi, 264° W
Mountain Air Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 276° W
Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 304° NW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 24.2 mi, 166° S · 395k acres
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.1 mi, 156° SE · 8,947 acres
Albertville Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 276° W
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 25.5 mi, 065° NE · 752k acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.3 mi, 179° S · 18k acres

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