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Sims Chapel Alabama Map

Explore Sims Chapel, 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 Sims Chapel, Alabama

How to Use This Sims Chapel, Alabama Map

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

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	Sims Chapel
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.249255
Longitude	-88.142971
Population	145
Density	9.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	36553
Area Code	251
County Seat	Chatom
School District	Washington County School District

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About Sims Chapel, Alabama

Sims Chapel is a locality in Washington County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 9.8 people per km². Sims Chapel is located at 31.2493°N, 88.1430°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36553.

Sims Chapel holds a quiet stillness where the red-clay earth meets the dense, timbered shadows of the deep woods. It lies 27.9 miles north of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 350°T), and is situated 10.1 miles north-northeast of Citronelle. Bates Creek winds through the low-lying terrain, its sluggish, dark waters carving a path through the heavy soil and providing a constant, muted pulse to the landscape. To the north, the rise of Dove Roost Hill breaks the horizon, offering a subtle elevation above the surrounding expanse of hardwoods and longleaf pine. The air here holds the weight of the humidity, thickening as the afternoon light filters through the canopy, casting long, amber-hued shapes across the forest floor of the Frank W. and Rob M. Boykin Wildlife Management Area. In this silence, the land feels ancient and indifferent, defined by the slow, seasonal cycle of the creek and the dense, encroaching green of the thickets.

Sims Chapel carries the marks of a history rooted in the hard labor of the timber industry and the quiet persistence of rural life. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the woods and the soil, with the legacy of forest management and small-scale agriculture shaping the character of the people who reside here. While Three Rivers Lake waits eleven miles away as a distant point of repose, the immediate life of the region is centered on the dense, managed tracts of the Frank W. and Rob M. Boykin Wildlife Management Area, which serves as both a buffer and a defining presence for the locality. The pace of the day is dictated not by the clock, but by the gradual shifting of shadows across the pines and the seasonal work that keeps the community anchored to the land. Here, existence is measured by the enduring patience of the woods, where memory and labor persist in the quiet, humid heat of the interior South.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frank W. and Rob M. Boykin Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 180° S
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 7.1 mi, 087° E
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 9.2 mi, 086° E
Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 114° SE
Mill Creek Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 15.0 mi, 217° SW
Fred T. Stimpson Community Hunting Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 063° NE
Fort Mims (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.6 mi, 105° E
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 017° N
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 255° W
Live Oak Landing (State Recreation Area) — 25.8 mi, 141° SE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 27.8 mi, 282° W · 532k acres
Satsuma Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 170° S
Bay Minette Skatepark (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 140° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.5 mi, 220° SW · 20k acres
Saint Mary (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 175° S
Tensaw River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 37.0 mi, 160° S
Old Steam Engine (Monument) — 37.2 mi, 182° S
SouthPaw (Public Artwork) — 38.4 mi, 183° S
Clarke County Museum (Museum) — 38.5 mi, 034° NE
Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 172° S
Phoenix Fire Museum (Museum) — 39.3 mi, 171° S
Oakleigh (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 173° S
Anchor (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 169° S
Bell UH-1 (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 169° S
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.3 mi, 248° W · 993 acres
Wind Creek Cinema (Cinema) — 40.4 mi, 104° E
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 42.0 mi, 316° NW
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.0 mi, 251° W · 5,084 acres
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 195° S · 31k acres
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 69.1 mi, 213° SW · 213k acres

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