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Tarrant Alabama Map

Explore Tarrant, 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 Tarrant, Alabama

How to Use This Tarrant, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.592897
Longitude	-86.766253
Population	6,124
Density	371.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35217
Area Code	205
County Seat	Birmingham
School District	Tarrant City School District

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About Tarrant, Alabama

Tarrant is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,124. The population density is 371.2 people per km². Tarrant is located at 33.5929°N, 86.7663°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tarrant is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35217.

Tarrant occupies a landscape defined by the persistent flow of Fivemile Creek as it carves a path through the red clay earth. It lies 4.7 miles north-northeast of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Vestavia Hills. The terrain around Tarrant unfolds in quiet undulations, marked by the presence of Ruffner Mountain rising four miles to the south and the distant, cooling presence of Lake George. Sunlight often catches the dust of the local roads, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that stretch toward the horizon. Tarrant Town Park provides a central space where the land is kept open and accessible to those who walk its paths. The air here holds the weight of inland summers, thick and still, carrying the scent of pine and the subtle transition of seasons across the woodland floor.

Industry has long shaped the physical and social architecture of Tarrant, rooting its growth in the heavy labor of the steel and manufacturing trades. The economy emerged from the necessity of processing raw materials, creating a rhythm of whistles and shifts that once dictated the pulse of daily life. Even as the character of modern work evolves, the legacy of these foundational industries remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian brickwork of the older districts. Red Hollow sits six miles away as a reminder of the rugged, resource-rich basin geography that invited early settlement and development. Tarrant grew not through grand design, but through the steady, incremental efforts of those who built their lives around the forge and the furnace.

Cultural life in Tarrant is defined by a deep-seated resilience and a quiet pride in a heritage linked to the industrial backbone of the region. Local gatherings often center on the shared experiences of neighbors who value the slow, predictable unfolding of the calendar year. While the United States Reservation - Flat Top Experimental Forest lies thirteen miles away as a quiet expanse of managed timber, the people of Tarrant maintain a more immediate connection to their own modest green spaces. The community honors its history through the persistence of its local institutions, which serve as anchors for the families who have remained through generations. Although Tarrant has seen the passing of many eras, its identity remains firmly grounded in the straightforward, industrious spirit of its original inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Ball Parks (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 272° W
Pine Knoll Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 076° E
Water Based (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 157° SE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 172° S
Black Creek Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 321° NW
Roebuck/Hawkins (Don) (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 106° E
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 140° SE
Ruffner Mountain Nature Center (Recreation Easement) — 4.2 mi, 117° SE
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 5.2 mi, 138° SE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 209° SW
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Concert Hall (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 210° SW
Legacy Arena (Stadium) — 5.5 mi, 209° SW
Steelworker (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 207° SW
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 203° SW
Heaviest Corner on Earth (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 203° SW
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 204° SW
Oldest House in Shades Valley (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 164° S
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 205° SW
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 199° S
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 200° S
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 025° NE
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 189° S
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 190° S
Trussville Entertainment District (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 079° E
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 201° S
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 162° S
Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 172° S
Rickwood Caverns State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 346° N
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 36.5 mi, 325° NW · 182k acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 42.6 mi, 131° SE · 395k acres

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