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Alto Georgia Map

Explore Alto, Georgia, 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 Alto, Georgia

How to Use This Alto, Georgia Map

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

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	Alto
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Habersham County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.467322
Longitude	-83.573784
Population	970
Density	330.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30510
Area Code	770, 678
County Seat	Clarkesville
School District	Banks County School District

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About Alto, Georgia

Alto is a locality in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 970. The population density is 330.3 people per km². Alto is located at 34.4673°N, 83.5738°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Alto is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30510.

Alto occupies a quiet expanse of red-clay piedmont where the horizon remains defined by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 18.5 miles northeast of Gainesville, GA (from Gainesville, GA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 4.0 miles southwest of Cornelia. The landscape around Alto favors a slow transition from dense woodland to open, cultivated tracts, marked by the persistent, winding presence of Wolfpen Branch just a mile from the center. Within the immediate boundaries of the locality, City Park provides a necessary green threshold, a space where the air often carries the heavy, humid scent of pine needles and damp earth. Even at a distance of four miles, the presence of Lake Russell influences the local climate, drawing a soft, silver-gray mist across the fields during the early hours of the morning when the sun struggles to pierce the heavy canopy.

History in Alto remains tied to the slow, deliberate pace of the interior, where the economy has long been shaped by the stubborn fertility of the soil and the legacy of regional agriculture. Freight lines once dictated the tempo of daily life, drawing the rhythm of the locality toward the steady, mechanical pulse of passing industry rather than the fleeting trends of more urban centers. Residents observe a quiet routine that honors the land, moving through the seasons with an awareness of the harvest and the changing color of the hardwoods. Life in Alto possesses a deliberate stillness, an enduring quality that persists despite the encroaching hum of the modern world, anchored by the simple, enduring fact of the ground beneath one's feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilson Shoals Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 160° S
Mitchell Gailey Memorial City Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 044° NE
Purvis Woods Tract (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 080° E
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 3.6 mi, 070° E · 752k acres
Big Red Apple (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 041° NE
Wilson Shoals WMA (Nature Reserve) — 4.4 mi, 193° S
Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 074° E
Sidney Lanier Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 257° W
Line Baptist Church (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 136° SE
Lane Family Historical Cemetery (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 093° E
Mossy Creek State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 294° NW
Lake Sidney Lanier (Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 256° W
Leatherwood Baptist Church (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 091° E
North Georgia Canopy Tours (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 228° SW
Don Carter State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 242° SW
Habersham County Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 023° NE
Tractor (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 266° W
Currahee Military Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 061° NE
Commerce Cinemas (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 156° SE
Nacoochee Mound;ᎾᎫᏥ (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 333° NW
Waterfall (Viewpoint) — 16.9 mi, 328° NW
Breneau Athletes Artwork (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 231° SW
Breneau Ballet Center (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 231° SW
Breneau Outdoor Theater (Theatre) — 18.0 mi, 231° SW
The Sun (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 231° SW
Gallery on the Square (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 231° SW
Mark Trail Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 324° NW · 17k acres
Raven Cliffs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 317° NW · 9,240 acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 20.8 mi, 043° NE · 375k acres
Travelers Rest (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 063° NE

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