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Sterrett Alabama Map

Explore Sterrett, 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 Sterrett, Alabama

How to Use This Sterrett, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.442198
Longitude	-86.461045
Population	706
Density	11.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	35147
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Columbiana
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Sterrett, Alabama

Sterrett is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 706. The population density is 11.9 people per km². Sterrett is located at 33.4422°N, 86.4610°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35147.

Sterrett maintains an unassuming presence amidst the dense, tangled woodlands of Alabama, where the light filters through a canopy of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood to dapple the deep red clay of the ground. It lies 7.8 miles south-southeast of Leeds, AL (from Leeds, AL: bearing 152°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Moody. The land here holds a quiet, heavy humidity, shifting slowly toward the cooling influence of Hurricane Creek, which winds its way through the landscape just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate thickets, the terrain rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of Red Mountain, marking the horizon with a jagged permanence that anchors the view. Sterrett Park offers a modest, verdant space for the rhythm of daily life to unfold, serving as a quiet witness to the stillness that gathers in the shadows of the trees as the afternoon sun begins to wane.

History in Sterrett remains quiet, etched into the legacy of rural industry and the steady, unhurried pace of life that defines the surrounding agricultural corridors. Economic activity here has long been tied to the earth, drawing from the soil that once fed the region’s growth and the small-scale commerce that keeps the local character intact. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of Lay Lake or the quiet drainage of Roaring Hollow for a sense of perspective, finding in the landscape a continuity that transcends the passage of time. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, honoring a tradition of independence that persists even as the modern world edges closer to the tree line.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sterrett Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 274° W
Vandiver Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 309° NW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 127° SE
Adams Scenic Overlook (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 241° SW
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 253° W
Trussville Entertainment District (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 325° NW
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 244° SW
ACTA Theater (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 327° NW
Trussville Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 317° NW
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 15.5 mi, 295° NW
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 246° SW
Irondale Furnace Historical Marker (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 286° W
Oldest House in Shades Valley (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 286° W
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 246° SW
Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 247° SW
Christian Camp Plaque #1 (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 246° SW
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 245° SW
Granite Garden (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 281° W
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 275° W
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 274° W
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 20.1 mi, 281° W
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 285° W
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 284° W
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 20.9 mi, 116° SE · 395k acres
Cheaha State Park (State Park) — 31.1 mi, 085° E
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.9 mi, 094° E · 7,400 acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.0 mi, 234° SW · 8,383 acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.8 mi, 067° NE · 18k acres
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.2 mi, 059° NE · 8,947 acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 55.7 mi, 317° NW · 182k acres

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