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Shoal Creek Alabama Map

Explore Shoal 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 Shoal Creek, Alabama

How to Use This Shoal Creek, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shoal 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 Shoal 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	Shoal Creek
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Shelby County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.430763
Longitude	-86.610925
Population	1,668
Density	127.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	35242
Area Code	205
County Seat	Columbiana
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Shoal Creek, Alabama

Shoal Creek is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,668. The population density is 127.8 people per km². Shoal Creek is located at 33.4308°N, 86.6109°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35242.

Shoal Creek emerges from the dense, humid embrace of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood where the earth turns to a stubborn, iron-rich red clay. It lies 5.1 miles north of Chelsea, AL (from Chelsea, AL: bearing 4°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Vestavia Hills. The North Fork Yellowleaf Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, golden light that settles over the lowlands as the sun retreats behind the distant silhouette of Double Mountain. To the north, the terrain rises in a series of ridges, while the nearby basin known as The Penitentiary creates a natural depression that traps the evening mist. A short distance away, the still waters of Fowler Lake provide a dark, glass-like contrast to the moving current of the creek, anchoring a geography defined by its inland isolation and the slow, rhythmic growth of the surrounding forest.

Shoal Creek maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts of the southern interior, where the economy remains tethered to the land and the quiet industry of those who manage its timber and soil. The local character is shaped by a deep sense of place, bolstered by the presence of nearby recreational spaces like the Dunnavant Valley Greenway, which preserves the quietude of the woods for those who walk its trails. Life in Shoal Creek often centers on the endurance of the community, where the weight of civil-rights memory and the legacy of agricultural traditions inform the slow turning of the calendar. Evenings here are marked by the sound of insects humming in the thickets and the cooling air that flows down from the ridges, reminding anyone present that the rhythm of this land is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual change of the seasons across the Alabama interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 295° NW
Adams Scenic Overlook (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 186° S
Dunnavant Valley Greenway (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 209° SW
Forest Park and Recreational Area (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 205° SW
Lpsc Athletic Fields (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 312° NW
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 230° SW
SportsFirst 1996 Fields Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 215° SW
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 219° SW
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 225° SW
Irondale Furnace Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 308° NW
Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 229° SW
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 227° SW
Christian Camp Plaque #1 (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 228° SW
Christian Camp Plaque #2 (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 228° SW
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 227° SW
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 323° NW
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 321° NW
Ruffner Mountain Nature Center (Recreation Easement) — 10.1 mi, 331° NW
Granite Garden (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 294° NW
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 283° W
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 282° W
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 293° NW
Trussville Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 351° N
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 236° SW
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 298° NW
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 297° NW
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 295° NW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 28.7 mi, 126° SE · 395k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.9 mi, 226° SW · 8,383 acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.4 mi, 092° E · 7,400 acres

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