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Silas Alabama Map

Explore Silas, 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 Silas, Alabama

How to Use This Silas, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	31.765435
Longitude	-88.329184
Population	377
Density	28.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36919
Area Code	205, 251, 256, 334, 938
County Seat	Butler
School District	Choctaw County School District

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About Silas, Alabama

Silas is a locality in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 377. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Silas is located at 31.7654°N, 88.3292°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Silas is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36919.

Silas emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of southwestern Alabama as a quiet intersection of red-clay roads and longleaf timber. It lies 67.0 miles north-northwest of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 347°T), and is situated 19.7 miles east-northeast of Waynesboro. The atmosphere here is heavy with a humid stillness that seems to press against the towering pines, while the nearby flow of Souwilpa Creek marks the rhythm of the local topography. Beyond the immediate canopy, the land shifts into a series of subtle, earth-toned undulations that offer a glimpse toward the silhouette of Wilson Ridge on the distant horizon. While Coker Bend Lake remains a tranquil presence eight miles away, the immediate surroundings of Silas are defined by the pervasive scent of needles and the quiet persistence of the deep woods.

History in Silas lingers in the slow, deliberate pace of the local economy, which has long turned on the labor of the forest and the cultivation of the surrounding soil. The economic lifeblood remains tied to the timber industry, a vocation that mirrors the endurance of the land itself, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a segment of the wilderness that has remained largely untouched by the march of modern infrastructure. Education and daily commerce revolve around the needs of a tight-knit population, where the memory of past decades informs the present character of the streets. Life in Silas moves with a watchful, measured grace, reflecting a community shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the enduring, quiet strength of the Alabama interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 077° E
Bladon Springs State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 104° E
Washington County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 186° S
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 253° W
Scotch Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 20.7 mi, 075° E
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 130° SE
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 287° W
Wildlife Game Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 24.2 mi, 124° SE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 228° SW · 532k acres
Clarkco State Park (State Park) — 30.2 mi, 316° NW
Private (State Conservation Area) — 31.3 mi, 212° SW
World War I Monument (1924) (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 097° E
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 097° E
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 39.6 mi, 153° SE
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 44.2 mi, 197° S
Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 46.0 mi, 352° N
Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 328° NW
Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 46.3 mi, 333° NW
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 333° NW
MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 46.7 mi, 332° NW
Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 46.8 mi, 332° NW
Confederate Soldier (Monument) — 47.4 mi, 264° W
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 47.4 mi, 264° W
Fort Mims (Historic Castle / Fort) — 49.7 mi, 144° SE
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 50.1 mi, 002° N
Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 54.2 mi, 259° W
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.4 mi, 207° SW · 993 acres
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 59.5 mi, 298° NW · 180k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.3 mi, 189° S · 20k acres
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 66.6 mi, 218° SW · 5,084 acres

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