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Shorter Alabama Map

Explore Shorter, 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 Shorter, Alabama

How to Use This Shorter, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	32.411509
Longitude	-85.972756
Population	385
Density	32.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36075
Area Code	334, 251
County Seat	Tuskegee
School District	Macon County School District

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About Shorter, Alabama

Shorter is a locality in Macon County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 385. The population density is 32.7 people per km². Shorter is located at 32.4115°N, 85.9728°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shorter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36075.

Shorter occupies a quiet expanse of Alabama where the horizon is defined by the soft, undulating lines of the earth rather than the jagged peaks of distant elevations. It lies 13.3 miles northeast of Pike Road, AL (from Pike Road, AL: bearing 55°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Tallassee. The landscape here is characterized by a slow transition from dense woodland to open stretches of red-clay soil, a terrain that feels ancient and settled under the heavy, humid heat of the afternoon. A mile from the center, the still waters of Polecat Springs gather in the shade of hardwood trees, while Old Millpond Branch winds its path two miles away, carving a narrow, persistent vein through the soil. Beyond these immediate waters, the land dips into the low, fertile stretches of Tuckabatchie Bottoms, where the air clings to the ground and the light at dusk turns the pine needles into a deep, burnished copper.

Shorter maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the earth and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants, who have long worked the surrounding fields and forests. The influence of the land is visible in the local economy, which remains anchored to the productivity of the soil and the legacy of agricultural stewardship that defines this portion of the state. Travelers passing through might glimpse the distant, hazy silhouette of Heck Ridge on the horizon, a reminder of the geological depth of the region, or notice the proximity of the State-owned Submerged Lands, which preserve the raw, unmanicured character of the plains. Life in Shorter moves with a deliberate, steady pace, shaped by a history that remains present in the quiet intersections and the enduring strength of those who call these red-clay back roads home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 319° NW
Fain Park (Local Park) — 10.4 mi, 249° W
Thompson Park (Local Recreation) — 11.1 mi, 235° SW
Emory Folmar Ymca Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.3 mi, 260° W
Coon Creek Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 022° N
Yates Lake West Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 014° N
Blount Cultural Park (Local Park) — 14.2 mi, 253° W
Alabama Shakespeare Festival at Carolyn Blount Theatre (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 253° W
Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 085° E
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 086° E
Wetumpka Depot Players (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 302° NW
Marcia Weber Art Objects (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 303° NW
The Alleyway (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 303° NW
Rumbling Water Studios and Gallery (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 302° NW
Dixie Art Colony Foundation (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 303° NW
Kelly Fitzgerald Art Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 303° NW
Fort Jackson (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 291° W
Tuskegee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.8 mi, 087° E · 11k acres
W. A. Gayle Planetarium (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 261° W
Confederate Memorial Monument (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 263° W
Liberty Bell Replica (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 263° W
Wall of Tolerance (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 263° W
Rosa Parks Bus Stop (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 263° W
Escapology Montgomery (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 264° W
Davis Theatre (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 263° W
Rosa Parks Library and Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 263° W
Chewacla State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 070° E
Wind Creek State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 003° N
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 50.3 mi, 354° N · 395k acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 66.5 mi, 007° N · 7,400 acres

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