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Waverly Alabama Map

Explore Waverly, 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 Waverly, Alabama

How to Use This Waverly, Alabama Map

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

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.

CityWaverly
StateAlabama (AL)
CountyChambers County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude32.735408
Longitude-85.579119
Population159
Density22.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code36879
Area Code251
County SeatLaFayette
School DistrictChambers County School District

About Waverly, Alabama

Waverly is a locality in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 22.2 people per km². Waverly is located at 32.7354°N, 85.5791°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waverly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36879.

Waverly emerges from the red-clay landscape of East Alabama as a collection of structures that seem to rise directly from the earth itself. It lies 10.4 miles north-northwest of Auburn, AL (from Auburn, AL: bearing 327°T), and is situated 13.2 miles west-northwest of Opelika. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, pressing against the longleaf pines and the dense bottomland hardwoods that define the horizon. Within a mile of the center, the quiet waters of Stephens Mill Pond reflect the expansive sky, while the narrow, winding path of Webb Branch carves a subtle depression through the surrounding fields. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Flint Ridge marks the limit of the view, a reminder of the geological theater that shapes this inland plateau. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, bruised quality, turning the dust of the back roads into a fine, shimmering gold that clings to the fences and the storefronts.

Waverly functions as a quiet intersection of agrarian tradition and a contemporary, deliberate pace of life. While the local economy was once tethered to the rhythms of cotton and timber, the current character of Waverly is defined by a creative, artisanal sensibility that values the preservation of its modest, historic footprint. Residents often travel a short distance to the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve to observe the native flora, or they look toward the larger regional centers that host the academic and professional life of the state. Even with the influence of the nearby Tuskegee National Forest, which anchors the wilderness to the west, the culture of Waverly remains intensely local and self-contained. The daily routine follows the sun, moving with a patience that ignores the frantic pace of the wider world, favoring instead the slow, predictable cycle of the seasons and the enduring presence of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 133° SE
  • Kiesel Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 169° S
  • Eta Kappa Nu (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 148° SE
  • University Seal (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 148° SE
  • Civil War Cannon Lathe (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 148° SE
  • Veteran's Memorial Monument (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 145° SE
  • WWI Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 148° SE
  • Indian Pines Country Club (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 136° SE
  • The Auburn Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 150° SE
  • Founders' Oak (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 150° SE
  • Auburn Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.2 mi, 168° S
  • Chewacla State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 162° S
  • Chambers County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 062° NE
  • Opelika Community Theatre (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 114° SE
  • Tuskegee National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 180° S · 11k acres
  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 16.3 mi, 347° N
  • Yates Lake West Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 252° W
  • Wind Creek State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 293° NW
  • Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 199° S
  • Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 199° S
  • Catie Radney's Studio (Arts Centre) — 26.1 mi, 304° NW
  • Home (Historic Castle / Fort) — 28.0 mi, 125° SE
  • Callaway Auditorium (Theatre) — 37.1 mi, 057° NE
  • Kelly Fitzgerald Art Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 250° W
  • Dixie Art Colony Foundation (Gallery) — 38.9 mi, 250° W
  • Marcia Weber Art Objects (Gallery) — 38.9 mi, 250° W
  • Wetumpka Depot Players (Arts Centre) — 39.0 mi, 249° W
  • Rumbling Water Studios and Gallery (Gallery) — 39.1 mi, 249° W
  • Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 39.6 mi, 314° NW · 395k acres
  • Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.1 mi, 342° N · 7,400 acres

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About This Waverly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waverly, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.735408, -85.579119. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Waverly includes the ZIP code (36879), telephone area code (251), county seat of Chambers County (LaFayette), and school district assignment (Chambers County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.