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Section Alabama Map

Explore Section, 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 Section, Alabama

How to Use This Section, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.581644
Longitude	-85.984942
Population	756
Density	63.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35646, 35771
Area Code	256
County Seat	Scottsboro
School District	Jackson County School District

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About Section, Alabama

Section is a locality in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 756. The population density is 63.8 people per km². Section is located at 34.5816°N, 85.9849°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Section is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35646, 35771.

Section unfolds across a high, flat plateau where the red clay earth meets a sky that seems to press closer to the horizon than elsewhere. It lies 7.0 miles south-southeast of Scottsboro, AL (from Scottsboro, AL: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Rainsville. The landscape is defined by the sharp, sudden descent into the depths of Weatherley Hollow, where the shadows of longleaf pines stretch across the undergrowth long before the sun finishes its daily transit. Only a mile away, the quiet basin of Guntersville Lake reflects the heavy, humid light of late afternoon, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern world. At dusk, the air carries a faint, metallic scent of damp soil and ancient stone, marking the transition from the heat of the day to the cooling influence of the surrounding woodland.

Section maintains a steady, deliberate character, rooted in an economy that has long favored the patient labor of agriculture and the quiet persistence of local trade. The nearby flow of Weatherley Branch provides a subtle, rhythmic pulse to the land, an unassuming vein of water that has witnessed the slow transformation of the plateau from rugged wilderness into a place of settled, modest homes. Zion Hill stands six miles off as a silent, singular landmark, serving as a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this interior expanse. Life here is measured not by the passage of distant events, but by the subtle shifts in the color of the fields and the way the seasons alter the density of the canopy, holding fast to a history that lingers in the quietude of its back roads and the enduring strength of its red-earthed foundation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 278° W
Jackson County Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 334° NW
Goosepond Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 265° W
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 292° W · 16k acres
Scottsboro Boys Mural (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 336° NW
Southern Scottsboro Depot (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 335° NW
Buck's Pocket State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 202° S
Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.1 mi, 284° W · 532 acres
Jim Lynn Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 205° SW
Pisgah Civitan Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 049° NE
DeKalb County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 092° E
Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 221° SW
Cathedral Caverns State Park (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 268° W
Neversink Pit (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 355° N
James D. Martin - Skyline Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 358° N
Alabama Fan Club and Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 125° SE
Fort Payne Opera House (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 122° SE
Fort Payne Depot and Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 122° SE
Fort Payne Cinema (Cinema) — 18.2 mi, 115° SE
Mabrey's Rock of Ages (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 224° SW
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.2 mi, 290° W · 406 acres
Old Rock Schoolhouses (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 102° E
Honeycomb Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 247° SW
Bethel Spring Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.6 mi, 276° W
Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 105° E · 11k acres
Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 23.5 mi, 164° S
Albertville Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 211° SW
SMPA Artist House (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 213° SW
Boaz 9 Cinema (Cinema) — 28.3 mi, 200° S
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 37.3 mi, 109° E · 752k acres

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