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Damascus Georgia Map

Explore Damascus, 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 Damascus, Georgia

How to Use This Damascus, Georgia Map

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

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

Latitude	31.298515
Longitude	-84.717195
Population	212
Density	46.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	39841, 30701
Area Code	770
County Seat	Calhoun
School District	Early County School District

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About Damascus, Georgia

Damascus is a locality in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 46.5 people per km². Damascus is located at 31.2985°N, 84.7172°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Damascus is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39841, 30701.

Damascus occupies a quiet expanse of red-clay soil where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a canopy of longleaf pine. It lies 3.4 miles north-northeast of Calhoun, GA (from Calhoun, GA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 15.3 miles south of Dalton. The landscape radiates a stillness that intensifies as the sun lowers, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon in the porous earth. Only a mile away, the dark, reflective surface of David Pond offers a cool respite from the heat, while the nearby Oostanaula River traces a slow, deliberate path through the terrain. Far to the northwest, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the edge of the world, though they remain mere suggestions against the pale sky. The nearby Greenspace Program Acquisition serves as a quiet witness to the local ecology, protecting the native grasses and quiet thickets that define the character of the land.

Damascus functions as a steady anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the day. The economy remains deeply rooted in the cultivation of the soil, with pecan groves and seasonal crops forming the primary labor of the residents. History here is felt in the understated architecture and the preservation of land, shaped by generations who understood the demands of this particular climate. Even the geological formation known as The Pocket, nine miles away, acts as a reminder of the shifting, ancient forces that molded this region long before the modern grid was laid. Life in Damascus moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, favoring the steady work of the harvest and the quiet maintenance of the land over the clamor of more crowded centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Damascus Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 326° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.0 mi, 021° N · 1,786 acres
Mayhaw Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 228° SW
100-001 (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 228° SW
Spring Creek Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 8.5 mi, 189° S
Swamp Gravy - Georgia's Official Folk-Life Theater (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 186° S
Union Primitive Baptist Church (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 207° SW
Kolomoki Mounds State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 315° NW
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 21.7 mi, 274° W
Bell Cobra (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 205° SW
Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 269° W
Omussee Creek Mound (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 266° W
Lake Seminole (Recreation Area) — 24.6 mi, 157° SE
Seminole Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.6 mi, 157° SE
Otis Micro Statue (Public Artwork) — 29.0 mi, 317° NW
View point (Viewpoint) — 30.3 mi, 321° NW
George Bagby State Park (State Park) — 31.0 mi, 325° NW
Bird Blind (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 323° NW
Old Main Theatre (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 352° N
Tocktoethla (Historic Ruins) — 33.3 mi, 206° SW
Village of Fowltown (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 170° S
Butler (Historic Ruins) — 37.1 mi, 201° S
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 40.0 mi, 263° W
Caverns Visitors Center (Attraction) — 45.2 mi, 222° SW
Lapham-Patterson House Museum (Museum) — 53.5 mi, 126° SE
Moultrie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 55.2 mi, 099° E
Museum of Colquitt County History (Museum) — 55.9 mi, 099° E
Moultrie Stadium Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 56.8 mi, 097° E
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 60.7 mi, 168° S · 576k acres
Bradwell Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 74.5 mi, 172° S · 24k acres

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