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Alligator Mississippi Map

Explore Alligator, Mississippi, 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 Alligator, Mississippi

How to Use This Alligator, Mississippi Map

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

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	Alligator
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Bolivar County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.089553
Longitude	-90.719545
Population	116
Density	45.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38720
Area Code	662
County Seat	Cleveland
School District	North Bolivar Consolidated School District

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About Alligator, Mississippi

Alligator is a locality in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 45.5 people per km². Alligator is located at 34.0896°N, 90.7195°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alligator is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38720.

Alligator exists as a quiet punctuation mark upon the flat, wide-reaching expanse of the Mississippi Delta. It lies 11.4 miles southwest of Clarksdale, MS (from Clarksdale, MS: bearing 228°T), and is situated 17.3 miles west-northwest of Tutwiler. The horizon here remains stubbornly level, a vast plane of alluvial soil that holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. Alligator Bayou drifts sluggishly just a mile away, its dark, humic waters carving a slow path through the silt and heavy clay that define the regional geography. A few miles further, the stillness of Pecan Lake provides a mirror for the towering cumulus clouds that pile up in the humid, thick air of summer. The landscape is dominated by the relentless geometry of furrowed fields, where the quality of light at dusk turns the dusty gray earth into a bruised, metallic purple.

Alligator maintains a pace defined by the cycle of the seasons and the demands of the surrounding agricultural lands. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the harvest, drawing its strength from the deep, fertile earth that has dictated the fortunes of the inhabitants for generations. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms offers a quiet sanctuary for wildlife, preserving a sliver of the natural character that once covered the entire basin. Life in Alligator moves with the measured, deliberate cadence of a place that has learned to wait for the rain and the plow. There is a singular, unvarnished dignity in the way the sunlight catches the weathered wood of the older structures, reflecting a history that is less about grand monuments and more about the endurance of those who work the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.4 mi, 270° W · 20k acres
Anderson Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 045° NE
The Crossroads (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 051° NE
Nosef Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 044° NE
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 273° W · 314k acres
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.6 mi, 272° W · 945 acres
Charlie Capps (State Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 222° SW
Martin & Sue King Railroad Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 180° S
O'Keefe Wma (State Conservation Area) — 24.4 mi, 088° E
Great River Road State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 227° SW
Dockery Farms (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 167° S
Trusten Holder (State Conservation Area) — 26.1 mi, 252° W
St. Charles Battle Monument (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 310° NW
Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 014° N
Father Pere Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 31.3 mi, 012° N
Battery B (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 013° N
Battery A (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 013° N
Lily Peter Auditorium (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 010° N
St. Francis National Forest (National Forest) — 33.5 mi, 008° N · 21k acres
Rice-Totten Stadium (Stadium) — 45.5 mi, 152° SE
George P. Cossar State Park (State Park) — 47.5 mi, 087° E
Florewood River Plantation Museum (Museum) — 47.5 mi, 145° SE
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 48.1 mi, 095° E · 156k acres
Museum of the Mississippi Delta (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 143° SE
Greenville History Museum (Museum) — 50.8 mi, 203° SW
E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 51.1 mi, 202° S
Greenville Cypress Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 53.1 mi, 202° S
Confederate redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 58.0 mi, 110° E
Confederate fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 58.4 mi, 111° E
Point 8 (Viewpoint) — 64.9 mi, 067° NE

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