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Bowdon Georgia Map

Explore Bowdon, 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 Bowdon, Georgia

How to Use This Bowdon, Georgia Map

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

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

Latitude	33.537888
Longitude	-85.253282
Population	2,161
Density	245.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30108
Area Code	404, 470, 678
County Seat	Carrollton
School District	Carroll County School District

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About Bowdon, Georgia

Bowdon is a locality in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,161. The population density is 245.5 people per km². Bowdon is located at 33.5379°N, 85.2533°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bowdon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30108.

Bowdon occupies a landscape of deep, iron-rich earth where the red clay of the piedmont clings to the roots of longleaf pine and oak. It lies 10.6 miles west-southwest of Carrollton, GA (from Carrollton, GA: bearing 254°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southwest of Mount Zion. The horizon remains wide and steady, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Blake Mountain, which marks the edge of the world far to the west. Within a mile of the center, the quiet waters of Inman Lake mirror the heavy, humid sky, while Indian Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the dense woodland. The air here holds a particular weight at dusk, thick with the scent of damp soil and cooling pine needles, as the shadows stretch long across the fields in a way that makes the passage of time feel both tangible and slow.

Bowdon grew from the resilient agricultural traditions of the region, where the labor of the harvest once defined the rhythm of every season. Though the economy has evolved beyond its initial reliance on the plow and the furrow, the legacy of the land persists in the small, brick-fronted buildings that anchor the square. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of the modern metropolis, yet touched by the enduring necessity of the land. Five miles away, the quiet expanse of the State-owned Submerged Lands offers a preserved refuge for the local flora, standing as a reminder of the wilder, untamed character that once covered these plains before the first roads were laid.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Georgia State Line (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 270° W
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 Memorial (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 045° NE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 218° SW
John Tanner State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 050° NE
Kathy Cashen Recital Hall (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 075° E
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 079° E
Blue Door Gallery (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 074° E
071-002 (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 358° N
Lake Carroll (Local Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 069° E
Hungarian Colony (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 009° N
Matthew 4:19 (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 073° E
Chattahoochee Bend State Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 120° SE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 19.0 mi, 307° NW · 395k acres
West Point Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 157° SE
Heard County Historical Center and Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 153° SE
Grande Dr Winston (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 075° E
Winston GA (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 075° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.1 mi, 274° W
Hightower Falls Event Venue (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 013° N
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.5 mi, 323° NW · 8,947 acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.7 mi, 289° W · 18k acres
Yorkville Gold Mines (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 032° NE
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.8 mi, 260° W · 7,400 acres
The Walking Dead - Morgan's appartement (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 131° SE
Greystone Ampitheater (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 063° NE
AmStar Stadium Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 33.3 mi, 279° W
Rice's Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 074° E
Dungeon Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 087° E
Sweetwater Creek State Park Visitor Center and Museum (Museum) — 38.9 mi, 067° NE
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 58.7 mi, 356° N · 752k acres

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