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Afton Tennessee Map

Explore Afton, Tennessee, 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 Afton, Tennessee

How to Use This Afton, Tennessee Map

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

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	Afton
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Greene County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.193992
Longitude	-82.738763
Population	2,800
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37616
Area Code	731
County Seat	Greeneville

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About Afton, Tennessee

Afton is a locality in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Afton is located at 36.1940°N, 82.7388°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37616.

Afton rests within the quiet geometry of the Tennessee landscape, where the Sinking Creek carves a persistent path through the earth. It lies 5.6 miles east-northeast of Greeneville, TN (from Greeneville, TN: bearing 67°T), and is situated 6.1 miles northeast of Greene. The terrain here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from level pastures to the more rugged elevations that rise toward the Blue Ridge Mountains on the far horizon. A soft, amber light often settles over Johnson Hollow at dusk, catching the moisture in the air and muting the sharp edges of the fence lines. Only a mile away, the quiet expanse of the Unknown Trail offers a passage into the local woods, where the soil is thick with the scent of damp leaves and the subtle, metallic tang of the nearby creek bed.

Afton maintains a character deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions of the region, where the economy still leans toward the cultivation of the land and the steady, unadorned labor of small-scale farming. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the homesteads and the modest, utilitarian architecture that defines the local landscape. Three miles out, the still surface of Berry Pond mirrors the passage of the seasons, serving as a quiet anchor for those who live in its proximity. Residents often travel further afield to the Doctors Ridge Trail when they seek a more strenuous walk, yet the pulse of daily life in Afton remains tethered to the slow turn of the harvest and the familiar, grounding presence of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 174° S
Tusculum City Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 226° SW
Dogwood Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 251° W
Davy Crockett Birthplace (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 074° E
David Crockett Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 079° E
Valentine Sevier Home (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 247° SW
McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty" (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 246° SW
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 158° S
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 6.3 mi, 158° S · 662k acres
Sampson Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.8 mi, 141° SE · 11k acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 159° S · 511k acres
Bumpus Cove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 108° E
Whitehouse Cliffs (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 135° SE
Jonesborough Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 065° NE
The Jackson Theatre (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 065° NE
International Storytelling Center (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 065° NE
Shelton Laurel Massacre (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 181° S
Junaluska (Public Artwork) — 21.7 mi, 065° NE
Unaka Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.5 mi, 099° E · 4,472 acres
Johnson City Sign (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 068° E
Fischman Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 068° E
Downtown Square Breezeway (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 068° E
Kingsport Aquatic Center (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 024° NE
Warriors Path (State Park) — 24.7 mi, 035° NE
NCG Kingsport 11 (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 028° NE
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 022° N
Kingsport Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 26.5 mi, 022° N
Rural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 157° SE
Lainard Bush Art Studio (Gallery) — 27.6 mi, 173° S
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 35.7 mi, 216° SW · 521k acres

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