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Vincent Alabama Map

Explore Vincent, 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 Vincent, Alabama

How to Use This Vincent, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.384554
Longitude	-86.411924
Population	1,982
Density	37.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35178
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Columbiana
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Vincent, Alabama

Vincent is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,982. The population density is 37.2 people per km². Vincent is located at 33.3846°N, 86.4119°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Vincent is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35178.

Vincent spreads across a landscape where the earth turns a deep, rusted ochre and the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 13.0 miles east-northeast of Chelsea, AL (from Chelsea, AL: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northwest of Childersburg. Spring Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky that defines this inland reach of Alabama. Two miles away, the expansive surface of Lay Lake gathers the afternoon light into a shimmering, flat mirror, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Red Mountain anchors the horizon to the west. On the outskirts of the residential grid, Vincent Municipal Park offers a quiet expanse of green where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the dry rustle of hardwood leaves in the breeze.

Agriculture and industry have long shaped the rhythm of daily existence in Vincent, leaving behind a legacy of hard-won labor in the fields and the steady hum of manufacturing. Residents walk streets that bridge the gap between agrarian heritage and a modern, working-class pace, often looking toward the deeper, cooler shadows of Roaring Hollow when the summer heat presses against the valley floor. The local economy relies on this blend of production and local trade, maintaining a character that values endurance over fleeting trends. Time here is measured by the change in the light as it shifts across the red-clay back roads, marking the end of another day in a place that persists with a steady, grounded grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Vincent Municipal Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 218° SW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 080° E
J.W. Donahoo Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 193° S
Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 146° SE
Adams Scenic Overlook (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 265° W
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 270° W
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 261° W
Gantt's Quarry Observation Point (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 154° SE
Talladega College Sign (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 079° E
Falling Star (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 148° SE
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 262° W
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 17.6 mi, 133° SE · 395k acres
Talladega College Entrance Gate (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 079° E
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 261° W
Christian Camp Plaque #1 (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 261° W
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 261° W
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 302° NW
Trussville Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 319° NW
ACTA Theater (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 327° NW
Granite Garden (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 289° W
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 285° W
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 284° W
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 23.9 mi, 289° W
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 292° W
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 24.5 mi, 292° W
Cheaha State Park (State Park) — 29.0 mi, 077° E
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.0 mi, 087° E · 7,400 acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.8 mi, 062° NE · 18k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.2 mi, 240° SW · 8,383 acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 60.5 mi, 317° NW · 182k acres

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