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Somerville Alabama Map

Explore Somerville, 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 Somerville, Alabama

How to Use This Somerville, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	34.473149
Longitude	-86.798612
Population	796
Density	89.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35670
Area Code	256
County Seat	Decatur
School District	Morgan County School District

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About Somerville, Alabama

Somerville is a locality in Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 796. The population density is 89.5 people per km². Somerville is located at 34.4731°N, 86.7986°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Somerville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35670.

Somerville occupies a quiet expanse of land where the Northern Branch cuts a persistent, winding path through the red-clay soil. It lies 8.1 miles east-northeast of Hartselle, AL (from Hartselle, AL: bearing 75°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southwest of Triana. The horizon is defined by the silhouette of Cooper Mountain rising three miles to the west, while the immediate topography dips into the cool, shaded depths of Willis Hollow. Sunlight in this inland reach carries a heavy, humid quality that lingers over the longleaf pines, casting long, amber shadows across the fields as the afternoon wanes. Four miles away, the waters of Blue Hole remain a silent, dark presence in the landscape, reflecting the shifting clouds in a way that makes the surrounding woods feel ancient and undisturbed.

Somerville holds the weight of a long tenure in this region, having served as a vital center of gravity during the early years of statehood. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of its agrarian roots, with the nearby Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge providing a protected sanctuary that buffers the encroachments of modern industry. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the memory of paths carved by ancestors who favored the fertile earth near the Northern Branch. Residents navigate the intersection of a changing world and a traditional way of life, where the stillness of the countryside offers a stark, grounding contrast to the faster currents of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.5 mi, 001° N · 35k acres
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 005° N
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 303° NW
North Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 313° NW
The Burleson Center (Arts Centre) — 7.8 mi, 257° W
Historic Downtown Hartselle (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 255° W
J.P. Cain Stadium (Stadium) — 8.0 mi, 249° W
Sparkman Fields (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 249° W
Triana Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 026° NE
Falkville (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 221° SW
Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 013° N
Hurricane Creek Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 202° S
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 321° NW · 4,011 acres
Lest We Forget (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 311° NW
Helicopter (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 026° NE
Huntsville Speedway (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 066° NE
Mill Creek Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.2 mi, 006° N
Skylab Vehicle Cluster (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 026° NE
Ricky's Rocket (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 039° NE
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 19.8 mi, 249° W · 182k acres
Crooked Creek Civil War Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 211° SW
Mallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.2 mi, 306° NW · 2,094 acres
The Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 034° NE
Queen Kel The Creator (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 034° NE
Cullman County Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 187° S
Lynx Gallery (Gallery) — 21.2 mi, 031° NE
Mrs. Nadine Meslon Yeager (Viewpoint) — 21.3 mi, 034° NE
Monte Sano State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 039° NE
Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.0 mi, 259° W · 10k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.9 mi, 253° W · 26k acres

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