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Wadley Alabama Map

Explore Wadley, 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 Wadley, Alabama

How to Use This Wadley, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.121509
Longitude	-85.566343
Population	659
Density	174.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	36276
Area Code	334
County Seat	Wedowee
School District	Randolph County School District

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About Wadley, Alabama

Wadley is a locality in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 659. The population density is 174.9 people per km². Wadley is located at 33.1215°N, 85.5663°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wadley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36276.

Wadley anchors itself within a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Carlisle Branch, which carves a path through the red-clay earth. It lies 25.6 miles east-northeast of Alexander City, AL (from Alexander City, AL: bearing 61°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west of Roanoke. The terrain rises toward the distant, softened silhouette of Buck Mountain, while the low-lying State-owned Submerged Lands provide a quiet sanctuary for the native hardwoods that thrive in the humid, inland air. Sunlight here possesses a distinct, heavy quality, filtering through the canopy to illuminate the iron-rich soil that stains the soles of boots and the tires of passing trucks. Even on the clearest days, the atmosphere feels thick with the respiration of the woods, a stillness that marks the transition between the dense forest and the open, agrarian fields surrounding the periphery of Wadley.

Agriculture and the rhythms of local industry have long dictated the pulse of life here, drawing sustenance from the proximity of R L Harris Reservoir and the fertile, if stubborn, ground. The history of Wadley remains tethered to these cycles of harvest and labor, where the patterns of the past linger in the architecture of older buildings and the shared memory of families who have worked this land for generations. Life proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the slow accumulation of neighborly habit over the frantic pace of larger hubs. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, when the heat settles over the red roads, the endurance of the community becomes palpable, reflected in the simple, sturdy structures that stand as quiet witnesses to the ongoing work of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 131° SE
Clay County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 323° NW
Bell UH-1 (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 323° NW
West Point Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 096° E
West Point Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 096° E
Clay County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 340° N
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 22.7 mi, 319° NW · 395k acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 mi, 318° NW · 7,400 acres
Chambers County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 23.0 mi, 149° SE
Catie Radney's Studio (Arts Centre) — 25.5 mi, 241° SW
Cheaha State Park (State Park) — 26.7 mi, 330° NW
Wind Creek State Park (State Park) — 26.8 mi, 230° SW
Airplane Monument (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 241° SW
Valley Monument Co. (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 131° SE
Restaurant Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.4 mi, 330° NW
Highest Point in Alabama (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 331° NW
Heard County Historical Center and Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 068° E
Callaway Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 102° E
Yellow Umbrella (Public Artwork) — 34.4 mi, 162° S
Opelika Community Theatre (Theatre) — 34.8 mi, 159° S
University Seal (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 172° S
Civil War Cannon Lathe (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 172° S
AmStar Stadium Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 37.1 mi, 336° NW
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 345° N · 18k acres
Tuskegee National Forest (National Forest) — 42.2 mi, 181° S · 11k acres
Blue Door Gallery (Gallery) — 42.6 mi, 042° NE
Chipeley Historical Center (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 113° SE
Home (Historic Castle / Fort) — 48.1 mi, 152° SE
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (Museum) — 48.5 mi, 190° S
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 48.8 mi, 356° N · 8,947 acres

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