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Westover Alabama Map

Explore Westover, 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 Westover, Alabama

How to Use This Westover, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.36734
Longitude	-86.533986
Population	1,766
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35147, 35185
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Columbiana
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Westover, Alabama

Westover is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,766. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Westover is located at 33.3673°N, 86.5340°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Westover is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35147, 35185.

Westover emerges from a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Muddy Prong, which cuts a quiet path through the dense, verdant thickets of the Alabama interior. It lies 5.5 miles east of Chelsea, AL (from Chelsea, AL: bearing 83°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-southeast of Meadowbrook. The terrain here is characterized by the subtle rise of Moore Mountain to the north and the expansive, sun-warmed stretches of woodland that separate the residential reaches from the nearby tranquility of Westover Park. In the late afternoon, the light filters through the canopy of longleaf pine and hardwoods, turning the red-clay earth into a deep, rust-colored ribbon that snakes between private woodlots and open fields. Moisture lingers in the air, a heavy, humid weight that carries the scent of pine needles and damp soil, grounding Westover in a stillness that feels as enduring as the slow, deliberate movement of the water nearby.

Growth in Westover reflects a transition from the agricultural roots of the surrounding county to a modern, measured pace of life that remains tethered to the land. While Lay Lake provides a vast, shimmering point of reference just a few miles away, the daily rhythm of the local economy is dictated by the quiet commerce of the highway corridors and the quiet maintenance of the land. History persists in the geography of the surrounding basin known as The Penitentiary, a name that echoes a long-standing local nomenclature for the deep, shadowed depressions of the region. Those who live in Westover often find their days marked by the changing shadows cast by the dense timber and the seasonal shifts in the humidity, creating a life that is defined less by industry and more by the steady, quiet passage of time in the deep South.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Westover Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 123° SE
Adams Scenic Overlook (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 271° W
Forest Park and Recreational Area (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 272° W
Dunnavant Valley Greenway (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 275° W
SportsFirst 1996 Fields Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 271° W
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 277° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 8.2 mi, 135° SE
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 261° W
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 262° W
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 262° W
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 261° W
Christian Camp Plaque #1 (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 262° W
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 262° W
Christian Camp Plaque #2 (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 262° W
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 260° W
Irondale Furnace Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 311° NW
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 320° NW
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 295° NW
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 294° NW
Granite Garden (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 301° NW
High Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.3 mi, 276° W
Trussville Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 339° N
Trussville Entertainment District (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 346° N
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 18.1 mi, 286° W
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 303° NW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 22.5 mi, 123° SE · 395k acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.6 mi, 236° SW · 8,383 acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.1 mi, 085° E · 7,400 acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.7 mi, 065° NE · 18k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 56.9 mi, 323° NW · 182k acres

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