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Kings Bay Base Georgia Map

Explore Kings Bay Base, 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 Kings Bay Base, Georgia

How to Use This Kings Bay Base, Georgia Map

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

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.

CityKings Bay Base
StateGeorgia (GA)
CountyCamden County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude30.7985
Longitude-81.5628
Population2,329
Density327.8 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code31558
Area Code229
County SeatWoodbine
School DistrictCamden County School District

About Kings Bay Base, Georgia

Kings Bay Base is a locality in Camden County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,329. The population density is 327.8 people per km². Kings Bay Base is located at 30.7985°N, 81.5628°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31558.

Kings Bay Base occupies a flat, low-lying expanse of the coastal plain where the North River winds through dense thickets of longleaf pine and marsh grass. It lies 3.5 miles north of St. Marys, GA (from St. Marys, GA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Kingsland. The humidity here carries a heavy, salt-sweet weight, pressing down on the landscape as the North River edges toward the tide-driven waters of Kings Bay. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain remains largely unremarkable to the eye, though the presence of London Hill five miles away offers a rare, slight elevation in an otherwise level horizon. Nearby, the remnants of McIntosh Sugar Mill Park provide a quiet sanctuary where the encroaching forest slowly reclaims the ground, framing the transition between the managed industrial perimeter and the wild, brackish fingers of the surrounding wetlands.

Kings Bay Base serves as a vital anchor for the regional economy, defined by its strategic role in national defense and the specialized labor required to maintain a complex maritime presence. History permeates the soil here, though it is often obscured by the modern, utilitarian structures that facilitate the base's daily operations. The proximity to the coast, with Laurel Island sitting just two miles away, underscores the maritime character of the region, where the rhythm of life is calibrated to the movement of heavy vessels rather than the seasonal cycles of the inland peach and pecan orchards. Far from the distant bustle of inland cities, the atmosphere remains steady and focused, characterized by the hum of machinery and the persistent, humid stillness that defines the coastal Georgia day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • McIntosh Sugar Mill Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 254° W
  • Tabby Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 249° W
  • Crooked River State Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 359° N
  • Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 006° N
  • Camden Co PSA Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 255° W
  • Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 232° SW
  • Gilligans Island Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 236° SW
  • Cumberland Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 4.4 mi, 079° E · 55k acres
  • By the Trax Little Theater (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 166° S
  • Visitor Center (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 172° S
  • Dwvp (Nature Reserve) — 5.6 mi, 317° NW
  • Cumberland Island Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.7 mi, 074° E · 9,474 acres
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 239° SW
  • Ice House Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 120° SE
  • Fort Clinch State Park Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.6 mi, 139° SE
  • Fort Clinch State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 164° S
  • Arts Are Alive Project (Public Artwork) — 10.6 mi, 146° SE
  • Wharf Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 037° NE
  • Nassau River - St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.7 mi, 183° S
  • Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 190° S · 17k acres
  • Camden County War Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 321° NW
  • Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 036° NE
  • The Wanderer Memorial (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 026° NE
  • Jekyll Island Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 19.7 mi, 025° NE
  • Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 025° NE
  • Gator Pond (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 20.0 mi, 193° S
  • Seaton Creek Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 198° S
  • Sky Gallery (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 199° S
  • Haskell Gallery (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 199° S
  • Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.4 mi, 263° W · 815k acres

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About This Kings Bay Base Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kings Bay Base, Georgia. Coordinates: 30.7985, -81.5628. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kings Bay Base includes the ZIP code (31558), telephone area code (229), county seat of Camden County (Woodbine), and school district assignment (Camden County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.