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Wilton Alabama Map

Explore Wilton, 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 Wilton, Alabama

How to Use This Wilton, Alabama Map

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

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

Latitude	33.078731
Longitude	-86.881656
Population	587
Density	236.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35115, 35187
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Columbiana
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Wilton, Alabama

Wilton is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 587. The population density is 236.8 people per km². Wilton is located at 33.0787°N, 86.8817°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35115, 35187.

Wilton occupies a quiet expanse of Alabama where the Little Cahaba River draws a slow, serpentine line through the verdant landscape. It lies 7.6 miles west-southwest of Calera, AL (from Calera, AL: bearing 257°T), and is situated 1.8 miles southwest of Montevallo. The earth here is composed of thick, heavy red clay that holds the heat of the afternoon sun, grounding the longleaf pines and bottomland hardwoods in an ancient, iron-rich soil. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Soap Hill, while the nearby expanse of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary of tangled growth and quietude. Four miles to the west, the quiet depression of Dry Valley gathers the morning mist, creating a landscape that feels suspended in the stillness of the inland plains, far removed from the clamor of any distant coast.

Wilton carries the weight of a legacy shaped by the cycles of resource and industry that have long defined this portion of the state. The economy has historically turned on the rhythm of the land and the extraction of its mineral wealth, leaving behind a quiet resilience that persists in the architecture and the slow pace of daily life. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of Brantley Lake for respite, finding a familiar solace in the reflection of the clouds upon its surface. The character of Wilton remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, where the harvest of peaches and pecans marks the passage of time more accurately than any clock, and the humid, heavy air of the South settles over the red-clay back roads with a persistence that invites a slower, more deliberate way of being.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 314° NW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 348° N
Eco Park at University Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 001° N
Orr Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 048° NE
Tinglewood Carvings (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 047° NE
Stewards of the Centennial Capsule (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 031° NE
The Gallery (Gallery) — 2.1 mi, 030° NE
William R. Ireland, Sr. - Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 344° N
Eagle Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 084° E
Oliver Park Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 083° E
Ebenezer Swamp Ecological Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 034° NE
Bibb County Glades Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 241° SW
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.6 mi, 274° W · 8,383 acres
Sixmile Male & Female Academy (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 236° SW
Site Of Sixmile Male & Female Academy (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 235° SW
Cahaba Critters Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.8 mi, 238° SW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 13.3 mi, 207° SW · 395k acres
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 022° N
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 018° N
Peach Water Tower (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 132° SE
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 027° NE
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 026° NE
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 026° NE
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 028° NE
High Cliffs (Viewpoint) — 21.0 mi, 006° N
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 030° NE
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 290° W
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 006° N
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.1 mi, 011° N
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 011° N

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