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Algood Tennessee Map

Explore Algood, 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 Algood, Tennessee

How to Use This Algood, Tennessee Map

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

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	Algood
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Putnam County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.195895
Longitude	-85.448585
Population	3,963
Density	374.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38506
Area Code	423
County Seat	Cookeville
School District	Putnam County School District

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About Algood, Tennessee

Algood is a locality in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,963. The population density is 374.1 people per km². Algood is located at 36.1959°N, 85.4486°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Algood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38506.

Algood occupies a limestone-streaked plateau where the earth shifts from level pasture to the sudden, jagged descent of Chimney Springs Hollow. It lies 3.7 miles northeast of Cookeville, TN (from Cookeville, TN: bearing 52°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-northeast of Putnam. Bear Creek carves a path through the limestone bedrock just a mile from the center, its waters feeding the quiet humidity that clings to the valley floor during the humid summer months. The horizon offers no sudden crags, though the Cumberland Mountains loom fifty-three miles to the east as a faint, bruised line against the morning sky. Residents often gather at Algood Park, a space that holds the stillness of the surrounding woods and provides a buffer against the encroaching pace of the nearby highway. At dusk, the light here turns a brittle, pale gold, catching the dust of the fields before settling into the long shadows cast by the dense stands of hardwood trees.

Algood maintains a quiet tenacity, rooted in the legacy of the rail lines that once dictated the movement of goods and people through the heart of the region. While the local economy has transitioned from its early industrial ambitions to a modern rhythm of commerce and trade, the character of the place remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of those who build and mend. The labor of the past lingers in the weathered brick facades and the sturdy geometry of the older homes that face the cooling winds. Those seeking the movement of water often travel eight miles to witness the quiet plummet of Dry Creek Falls, or find a different sort of stillness at the banks of Quinland Lake. Life in Algood proceeds with a steady, unforced cadence, defined by the seasonal turn of the crops and the simple, persistent habit of people knowing their neighbors by the sound of their trucks on the gravel.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Algood Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 239° SW
Upper Cumberland Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 272° W
Cinderella Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 246° SW
TTU Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 247° SW
Backdoor Playhouse (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 243° SW
Sandra Bos (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 236° SW
The Munkey Wrench (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 237° SW
Ensor Sink Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 225° SW
The Pink Elephant (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 230° SW
Cane Creek Lake & Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 243° SW
Cummins Falls (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 302° NW
Picnic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 304° NW
Blackburn Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 326° NW
Burgess Falls (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 218° SW
Center Hill Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 223° SW
Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 296° NW
Cordell Hull Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 327° NW
Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 326° NW
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 253° W
East Point Marina (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 046° NE
Virgin Falls Trailhead (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 158° S
Good Landing Beach (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 037° NE
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 273° W
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 278° W
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 276° W
Palace Theater (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 126° SE
Burritt Alumni Museum (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 182° S
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 061° NE
Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial (Monument) — 36.7 mi, 048° NE
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 42.6 mi, 048° NE · 564k acres

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