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Buchanan Tennessee Map

Explore Buchanan, 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 Buchanan, Tennessee

How to Use This Buchanan, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.437
Longitude	-88.208371
Population	71
Density	26.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	38222
Area Code	901
County Seat	Paris
School District	Henry County School District

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About Buchanan, Tennessee

Buchanan is a locality in Henry County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 26.0 people per km². Buchanan is located at 36.4370°N, 88.2084°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38222.

Buchanan exists where the landscape softens into the quiet, humid expanse of the Tennessee bottomlands, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Rocky Branch. It lies 11.4 miles northeast of Paris, TN (from Paris, TN: bearing 35°T), and is situated 13.4 miles south-southeast of Murray. The earth here holds a heavy, dark moisture, giving way to the shadowed depths of Clayton Hollow and the broader, more expansive horizon where the waters of Kentucky Lake gather. To the distant east, the silhouette of Devils Backbone rises like a splintered spine against the bruised violet of the twilight sky, grounding the view in a geography that feels both ancient and indifferent to the slow passage of hours.

Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Buchanan, with fields of corn and soybean stretching toward the horizon, their green husks turning to brittle gold under the relentless summer sun. The nearby Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, their calls echoing over the still water in a rhythm that defies the frantic pace of the outside world. Life in Buchanan remains tied to the cycles of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the watershed, where the primary economy remains tethered to the land’s yield and the maintenance of a rural, self-reliant existence. Locals move with an economy of motion learned from generations of working in the heat, finding a spare, unadorned grace in the simple endurance of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.6 mi, 149° SE · 22k acres
Paris Landing (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 110° E
West Sandy Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 169° S
Kentucky Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 016° N · 7,899 acres
Land Between The Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 086° E
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 083° E · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 8.9 mi, 083° E · 171k acres
Bailey Fork Public Hunting Area (State Resource Management Area) — 9.7 mi, 192° S
WTPR Fish (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 215° SW
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 337° NW
Murray, Kentucky (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 337° NW
Playhouse in the Park Annex (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 336° NW
Barkley Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 063° NE
Bison Range Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 042° NE
Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between The Lakes (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 041° NE
Cannon Monument (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 080° E
Kenlake State Resort Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 009° N
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.3 mi, 080° E · 13k acres
Hilltop Chimney (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 013° N
Bear Spring Iron Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 084° E
Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Randy Hughes Crash Site (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 174° S
Turner Recital Hall (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 220° SW
Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 016° N
Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 35.3 mi, 347° N
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 38.7 mi, 276° W
Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 071° E
Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 47.1 mi, 341° N
APSU CECA Downtown Gallery (Arts Centre) — 47.6 mi, 082° E
Market House Museum (Museum) — 49.8 mi, 335° NW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 51.7 mi, 345° N · 274k acres

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