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Rocky Face Georgia Map

Explore Rocky Face, 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 Rocky Face, Georgia

How to Use This Rocky Face, Georgia Map

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

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	Rocky Face
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Whitfield County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.805079
Longitude	-85.027447
Population	1,800
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	30740
Area Code	770
County Seat	Dalton

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About Rocky Face, Georgia

Rocky Face is a locality in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Rocky Face is located at 34.8051°N, 85.0274°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 30740.

Rocky Face anchors itself firmly within the Mill Creek Valley, where the North Fork Mill Creek traces a persistent, low-slung path through the landscape. It lies 4.1 miles northwest of Dalton, GA (from Dalton, GA: bearing 307°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southeast of Ringgold. The earth here is defined by a heavy, iron-rich red clay that clings to the boots of those who work the soil, a substrate that seems to hold the heat of the afternoon sun long after the light has begun to fail. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains provide a permanent, jagged backdrop to the horizon, while the local terrain remains dominated by the quiet, steady flow of the creek and the dense, encroaching greenery of hardwoods and pines. Near the stillness of Gillilan Lake, the air takes on a damp, cooling quality at dusk, settling into the hollows of the valley with a weight that makes the transition from day to night feel deliberate and slow.

Rocky Face carries the scars and the quiet endurance of a geography defined by its strategic position, having long served as a natural corridor for movement through the rugged interior. The local economy has shifted over generations from the immediate labor of the farm to the modern rhythms of commerce, yet the pulse of the place remains tethered to the land’s original contours. Residents often find their way toward the Greenspace Program Acquisition, where the preservation of the native landscape offers a rare, unfiltered glimpse into the quietude of this region. There is a distinct, unhurried gravity to the daily routine here, where the legacy of past movements through the valley is still felt in the way the roads curve to honor the topography, ensuring that the character of Rocky Face remains inseparable from the earth upon which it rests.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Flooded Gap (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 106° E
George Disney's Grave (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 107° E
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 037° NE
Whitfield County Greenspace (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 037° NE
Westside Middle School (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 229° SW
Campaign for Atlanta;Johnston's Review (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 130° SE
Heritage Point Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 100° E
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 4.2 mi, 168° S · 752k acres
Mill Creek Main Stage (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 190° S
Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 186° S
Conasauga River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 083° E
Indian Springs State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 326° NW
See Rock City (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 263° W
Johns Mountain Lookout Tower (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 198° S
Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 327° NW
Battle of Resaca (Registered Battlefield) — 16.3 mi, 162° S
Craft Axe Throwing (Theme Park) — 16.3 mi, 323° NW
Goliath Wall (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 356° N
Fort Mountain State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 093° E
Brotherton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 355° N
Ayelet's Style (Gallery) — 17.8 mi, 318° NW
John's Mountain WMA (Nature Reserve) — 18.5 mi, 189° S
Freedom Church (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 315° NW
Louisville & Nashville Historical Society (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 331° NW
Southern Railway Historical Assoc (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 331° NW
Cohutta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.9 mi, 077° E · 37k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 21.9 mi, 053° NE · 662k acres
Central of Georgia 349 (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 318° NW
Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 319° NW
Big Frog Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.4 mi, 062° NE · 8,502 acres

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