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Heron Bay Georgia Map

Explore Heron Bay, 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 Heron Bay, Georgia

How to Use This Heron Bay, Georgia Map

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

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	Heron Bay
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Henry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	33.3393
Longitude	-84.1922
Population	4,679
Density	400.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	30248
Area Code	404, 470, 678
County Seat	McDonough
School District	Henry County School District

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About Heron Bay, Georgia

Heron Bay is a locality in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,679. The population density is 400.5 people per km². Heron Bay is located at 33.3393°N, 84.1922°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 30248.

Heron Bay emerges from the iron-rich soil of the Georgia piedmont, a landscape defined by the deep, oxidized hue of red clay and the persistent, creeping reach of kudzu. It lies 4.8 miles west of Locust Grove, GA (from Locust Grove, GA: bearing 265°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southwest of McDonough. Longleaf pines stand as sentinels over the undulating terrain, their needles filtering the heavy, humid light of late afternoon into a soft, amber glow that settles upon the forest floor. The air here carries the scent of warming earth and damp pine straw, a quiet stillness that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains visible on the horizon. Nearby, the Towaliga River carves a serpentine path through the woodland, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish weight that mirrors the slow turnover of the seasons in this interior corridor.

Heron Bay maintains a rhythm dictated by the harvest cycles of peach orchards and the quiet industry of the surrounding agricultural plains. The history of the area is etched in the modest brick facades of the local square, where the commerce of the region—once tethered to the rail lines and the steady yield of pecan groves—now pivots toward the modest needs of a modern workforce. Residents often retreat to the quietude of Dundee Lake Park or find solitude along the banks of Painted Turtle Lake, where the water remains undisturbed by the frantic pace of the outside world. Life in Heron Bay proceeds with an understated dignity, a persistent endurance rooted in the heavy clay that has sustained the community through generations of change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dundee Lake Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 226° SW
Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.4 mi, 121° SE
Warren Holder Park (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 077° E
Red Hawk Nature Preserve Park/ Henry Soccer Complex (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 011° N
McDonough Historic Village (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 030° NE
Veterans Wall of Honor (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 030° NE
126-001 (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 201° S
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 071° E
Huie Land Application Facility (Local Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 326° NW
High Falls State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 134° SE
Jade Rabbit Monument (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 325° NW
Joe Kurz Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 308° NW
Confederate Hospital (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 181° S
Stanley Oaks (Viewpoint) — 15.2 mi, 323° NW
Candler Field Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 224° SW
Indian Springs State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 113° SE
Clayton County History Center (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 324° NW
Road to Tara Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 323° NW
Town Square Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 295° NW
Sam's Lake Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.8 mi, 287° W
Starr's Mill (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 268° W
The Walking Dead - Oceanside filming location (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 260° W
The Walking Dead - Hilltop filming location (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 261° W
The Walking Dead - Greene family farm filming location (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 262° W
Hollonville Opry House (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 233° SW
Oconee National Forest (National Forest) — 20.7 mi, 096° E · 116k acres
Ancient Ocmulgee foot crossing (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 106° E
Ocmulgee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 117° SE · 256 acres
Welcome to Peachtree City (Public Artwork) — 23.5 mi, 280° W
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.7 mi, 121° SE · 74k acres

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