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Red Oak Georgia Map

Explore Red Oak, 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 Red Oak, Georgia

How to Use This Red Oak, Georgia Map

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

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	Red Oak
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Fulton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	33.523168
Longitude	-84.270199
Population	12,000
Density	680.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	30217, 30281, 30272
Area Code	404, 470, 678
County Seat	Atlanta

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About Red Oak, Georgia

Red Oak is a locality in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of 12,000. The population density is 680.0 people per km². Red Oak is located at 33.5232°N, 84.2702°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 30217, 30281, 30272.

Red Oak emerges from the rich, iron-tinted soil of the Georgia piedmont, a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of longleaf pine and the deep, pervasive color of red clay. It lies 3.4 miles east-northeast of South Fulton, GA (from South Fulton, GA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 5.1 miles southwest of East Point. The horizon remains flat and expansive, though the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the western sky during the clarity of a winter dawn. Moisture gathers in the low-lying basins near Morning Creek, where the water moves with a deliberate, muddy patience through the thick vegetation. Morning Creek Lake mirrors the changing intensity of the sun, acting as a pale, glass-like anchor for the surrounding woodland. At South Commerce Park, the air holds a stillness that suggests the earth is settling into its own deliberate pace, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of the nearby metropolis.

Red Oak grew from the necessity of the agricultural cycle, where the harvest of peaches and pecans once dictated the rhythm of every calendar year. The local economy has shifted from the labor of the furrowed field to the quiet efficiency of industrial logistics and distribution centers that now occupy the periphery. Warehouses stand as modern monoliths, their gray metal siding absorbing the heat of the afternoon while the hum of machinery replaces the old sounds of the threshing floor. This transition transformed the local identity, moving away from the solitary farmer toward a collective focus on the movement of goods across the vast inland plains. Despite these shifts, the fundamental character of Red Oak remains tethered to the industrious nature of its settlers, who carved a functional existence out of the demanding clay.

Red Oak possesses a cultural temperament that values the unspoken over the effusive, preferring the steady reliability of a neighbor to the spectacle of public display. The community gathers for local events that revolve around the changing seasons, marked by the scent of pine needles and the cooling air of autumn evenings. While no singular landmark dominates the skyline, the intersection of older, weathered structures and newer, utilitarian buildings creates a visual dialogue between the past and the present. Life in Red Oak unfolds in the spaces between the workday, where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp angles of the industrial parks and casts long shadows across the fields. The town maintains a quiet dignity, grounded in the reality of its geography and the unyielding nature of the earth beneath its feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mickie D. Cochran Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 089° E
Huie Land Application Facility (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 211° SW
Clayton County International Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 269° W
Pates Creek Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 144° SE
Clark Community Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 046° NE
Jade Rabbit Monument (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 254° W
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 004° N
Stanley Oaks (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 263° W
Clayton County History Center (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 269° W
Two Days Of Battle At Jonesboro (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 276° W
Road to Tara Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 269° W
Joe Kurz Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 240° SW
056-002 (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 240° SW
Panola Mountain State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 036° NE
McDonough Historic Village (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 123° SE
Veterans Wall of Honor (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 123° SE
Town Square Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 12.1 mi, 242° SW
Summertime (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 320° NW
Academy Theatre (Theatre) — 12.3 mi, 320° NW
Breached Dam (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 039° NE
Uptown Comedy Corner (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 316° NW
Sam's Lake Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.0 mi, 236° SW
The Shipyard (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 256° W
Hendersons Arena (Stadium) — 15.7 mi, 293° NW
Metropolitan Studios (Arts Centre) — 15.7 mi, 344° N
ABV Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 343° N
The Walking Dead - Kingdom filming location (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 324° NW
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 25.0 mi, 334° NW · 5,036 acres
Oconee National Forest (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 121° SE · 116k acres
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.2 mi, 135° SE · 74k acres

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