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Valley Head Alabama Map

Explore Valley Head, 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 Valley Head, Alabama

How to Use This Valley Head, Alabama Map

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

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	Valley Head
State	Alabama (AL)
County	DeKalb County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.556204
Longitude	-85.623044
Population	577
Density	59.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35989
Area Code	334, 205
County Seat	Fort Payne
School District	DeKalb County School District

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About Valley Head, Alabama

Valley Head is a locality in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 577. The population density is 59.0 people per km². Valley Head is located at 34.5562°N, 85.6230°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Valley Head is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35989.

Valley Head spreads across a gentle expanse where the land holds the quiet weight of ancient, red-clay earth. It lies 10.5 miles northeast of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 35°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-southeast of Henagar. Big Wills Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape, its slow current pulling moisture into the surrounding soil to nourish bottomland hardwood and longleaf pine. To the west, the modest silhouette of Little Mountain rises against the horizon, providing a steady anchor for the shifting light of long afternoons. Residents often gather at Valley Head Town Park, a space that serves as a quiet center for the community, while the rugged, shadowed depths of Polecat Hollow remain a few miles away, hinting at the wilder, uneven terrain that defines the outer reaches of the territory.

History in Valley Head resides in the quiet persistence of its people, who have long looked toward the land for sustenance in this inland corridor. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the small-scale commerce that sustains the residents, far removed from the rush of distant industrial centers. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the heavy, humid air that settles over the fields and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding groves. Though Guntersville Lake waits sixteen miles away, the identity of Valley Head is anchored firmly to the immediate grace of its own meadows and the persistent flow of its creek, creating a life defined by the simple, enduring textures of the inland South.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Valley Head High School Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 046° NE
Valley Head Town Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 019° N
Desoto State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 122° SE
Little River Canyon Megasite (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 120° SE
Hammondville Town Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 351° N
Old Rock Schoolhouses (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 187° S
Little River Canyon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 172° S · 11k acres
Little River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 167° S
Fort Payne Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 213° SW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 136° SE
Fort Payne Cinema (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 215° SW
Fort Payne Depot and Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 215° SW
Fort Payne Opera House (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 216° SW
The band Alabama (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 215° SW
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 067° NE
Dekalb Theatre (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 216° SW
Alabama Fan Club and Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 216° SW
Little River Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.3 mi, 181° S
Mushroom Rock (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 182° S
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 18.1 mi, 126° SE · 752k acres
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 18.2 mi, 318° NW · 16k acres
Southern Scottsboro Depot (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 289° W
Chad Hawkins Stadium (Stadium) — 25.2 mi, 214° SW
Neversink Pit (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 mi, 308° NW
Floyd Springs (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 108° E
Georgia 4th Cavalry (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 041° NE
West Rome High Marker (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 131° SE
Russell Cave National Monument (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 340° N
John's Mountain WMA (Nature Reserve) — 31.2 mi, 092° E
South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 350° N

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