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Blythe Island Georgia Map

Explore Blythe Island, 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 Blythe Island, Georgia

How to Use This Blythe Island, Georgia Map

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

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	Blythe Island
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Glynn County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	31.190507
Longitude	-81.551214
Population	2,800
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	31523
Area Code	229
County Seat	Brunswick

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About Blythe Island, Georgia

Blythe Island is a locality in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Blythe Island is located at 31.1905°N, 81.5512°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31523.

Blythe Island emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the coastal plain as a low-slung sanctuary defined by the brackish, rhythmic pulse of the Turtle River, which winds its way past the island’s verdant edges. It lies 4.5 miles northwest of Brunswick, GA (from Brunswick, GA: bearing 308°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of St. Simons. The landscape here is defined by the dense, tangled embrace of longleaf pine and the pervasive, creeping reach of kudzu, which softens the sharp edges of the terrain as it approaches the quiet, murky waters of Gibson Creek. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thick, golden shafts, illuminating the marsh grass that bows under the weight of the heavy, salt-laden air, while the distant, subtle elevation of Liz Hill provides the only interruption to an otherwise unbroken horizon. The atmosphere is thick with the scent of damp earth and decaying vegetation, a primal stillness that persists even as the tide pulls against the silted banks of the river, leaving behind a glistening, dark residue that marks the passage of the day.

Blythe Island serves as a living record of the region’s slow, deliberate evolution, anchored by the presence of Turtle River Park, where the land remains largely surrendered to the rhythms of the natural world rather than the ambitions of modern industry. Economic life here moves in alignment with the water, reflecting a legacy of maritime resourcefulness and the quiet persistence of those who have long harvested the bounty of the nearby sounds and inlets. Far from the frantic pace of the northern metropolis, the character of the place is forged in the shade of the pines and the seasonal cycles of the coast, where the memory of earlier generations lingers in the quietude of the surroundings. Residents and visitors alike find themselves subject to the island’s unhurried gravity, a gravity that persists whether one is navigating the waterways or simply observing the way the twilight deepens the shadows across the marsh, turning the water of the Turtle River into a mirror for the evening sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Turtle River Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 110° E
Blythe Island Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 147° SE
Blythe Island Regional Park (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 171° S
Seldon Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 116° SE
Gallery on Newcastle (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 129° SE
1st Brunswick Stew Pot (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 132° SE
Little Hogan Island Tract (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 191° S
Liberty Ship (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 132° SE
Lanier Oak (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 119° SE
Lover's Oak (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 131° SE
Paulks Pasture Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 341° N
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site (Marine Protected Area) — 8.2 mi, 038° NE
Fort Frederica National Monument (National Monument) — 9.1 mi, 078° E · 279 acres
Jekyll Island State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 136° SE
North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 113° SE
Altamaha Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 10.9 mi, 025° NE
Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 140° SE
Old Spanish Mission (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 168° S
Jekyll Island Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 12.0 mi, 140° SE
McIntosh Art Association (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 029° NE
Ashantilly Center (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 032° NE
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.6 mi, 054° NE · 5,074 acres
Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 151° SE
Cumberland Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 18.3 mi, 152° SE · 55k acres
Wharf Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 161° S
Dwvp (Nature Reserve) — 23.4 mi, 191° S
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 24.0 mi, 040° NE
Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 24.5 mi, 181° S
Ice House Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 171° S
By the Trax Little Theater (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 179° S

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