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Townsend Georgia Map

Explore Townsend, 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 Townsend, Georgia

How to Use This Townsend, Georgia Map

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

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

Latitude	31.539387
Longitude	-81.522607
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	31331
Area Code	478
County Seat	Darien

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About Townsend, Georgia

Townsend is a locality in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Townsend is located at 31.5394°N, 81.5226°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31331.

Townsend manifests as a quiet expanse of pine flatwoods and open fields, where the air holds a heavy, humid stillness that defines the inland geography of the region. It lies 21.7 miles south-southeast of Hinesville, GA (from Hinesville, GA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south-southeast of Walthourville. Sunlight filters through the canopy of longleaf pines to cast long, slender shadows across the red-clay soil, a landscape that remains indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world. To the west, the faint silhouette of Long Ridge marks the horizon, while the quiet progress of Snuff Box Canal provides a slow, steady pulse to the terrain. Travelers moving through the vicinity might find the stillness broken only by the rustle of undergrowth in the Townsend Wildlife Management Area, a sanctuary where the natural character of the earth remains largely undisturbed by development.

History in Townsend is written in the slow reclamation of old acreage by kudzu and the enduring presence of timber-related industries that have long sustained the local economy. The rhythms of daily life are tied to the soil and the cycles of growth, far removed from the clamor of the urban centers to the north. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land dips toward the distant basin of Pine Joyner, creating a subtle variation in elevation that shapes the way water drains and shadows gather at dusk. Whether one is passing the quiet waters of Pilcher Pond or observing the persistent reclamation of fallow fields, Townsend retains a grounded, singular identity that favors the quiet endurance of the woods over the transitory nature of rapid expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Townsend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 250° W
McIntosh Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 100° E
Richmond Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 092° E
Altamaha Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.8 mi, 182° S
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 213° SW
Sapelo Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 10.5 mi, 123° SE
Sutherland's Bluff (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 082° E
Ashantilly Center (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 149° SE
McIntosh Art Association (Arts Centre) — 12.8 mi, 156° SE
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.9 mi, 066° NE · 8,333 acres
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 15.1 mi, 113° SE
Harris Neck Army Air Field (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 065° NE
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.5 mi, 138° SE · 14k acres
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.5 mi, 138° SE · 5,074 acres
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.2 mi, 099° E · 2,742 acres
Bronze Bull (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 338° N
Needwood Baptist Church (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 165° S
Wall of Honor (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 347° N
Fort Frederica National Monument (National Monument) — 22.6 mi, 162° S · 279 acres
Lanier Oak (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 174° S
Gallery on Newcastle (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 177° S
Fort McAllister (Historic Castle / Fort) — 31.0 mi, 038° NE
Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 170° S
Jekyll Island Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 33.9 mi, 170° S
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 020° N
Old Spanish Mission (Historic Ruins) — 35.8 mi, 179° S
Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) (Attraction) — 39.4 mi, 171° S
Skidaway Meadow (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 044° NE
Cumberland Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 40.8 mi, 170° S · 55k acres
5 Star Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 43.0 mi, 024° NE

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