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Butler Tennessee Map

Explore Butler, 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 Butler, Tennessee

How to Use This Butler, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.353451
Longitude	-82.032344
Population	297
Density	150.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37640
Area Code	731
County Seat	Mountain City
School District	Johnson County School District

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About Butler, Tennessee

Butler is a locality in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 297. The population density is 150.3 people per km². Butler is located at 36.3535°N, 82.0323°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37640.

Butler maintains its quiet existence where the Copley Branch cuts a thin, silver line through the verdant landscape, feeding into the expansive waters of Watauga Lake. It lies 4.9 miles south-southeast of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 147°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east of Elizabethton. The air here holds a cool, damp weight, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine needles from the nearby Cherokee National Forest, which stands as a dense, emerald sentinel over the valley. In the distance, the Blue Ridge Mountains etch a jagged, indigo silhouette against the fading light of evening, their ridges softening into a hazy charcoal under the twilight sky. To the west, the gentle depression of Cook Hollow offers a sheltered basin for the local flora, while the occasional sound of water rushing over stone at Laurel Falls echoes faintly, grounding the geography in a slow, persistent motion.

Butler traces its character to a resilience forged by the rising waters of the mid-twentieth century, a transformation that fundamentally altered the local economy and the physical footprint of the inhabitants. Life remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of the land, moving with an unhurried, deliberate pace that contrasts with the frantic noise of modern industrial centers. Residents often find their way toward the Little Pond Mountain Trail, seeking the clarity that comes from traversing the high, wooded paths that look down upon the valley floor. The local economy is modest, defined by a reliance on the land and a deep, unspoken bond with the surrounding natural resources, ensuring that Butler remains a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the changing color of the leaves and the steady, reliable flow of the creeks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 144° SE · 662k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 144° SE
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.9 mi, 346° N · 11k acres
C.R. "Doodle" White Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 220° SW
Pond Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.7 mi, 223° SW · 6,920 acres
Wautauga Dam (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 247° SW
Old Doe Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 056° NE
Nick Grindstaff monument (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 024° NE
Buck Ridge Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 144° SE
State Line Drive-in Movie Theater (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 257° W
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 9.7 mi, 156° SE · 511k acres
Mountain Magic Resort (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 117° SE
Beech Creek State Natural Area (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 136° SE
Transylvania Purchase (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 267° W
Watauga Purchase (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 267° W
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 267° W
Roan Mountain State Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 195° S
Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 340° N
Welcome Center and Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 058° NE
Heritage Hall Theater (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 056° NE
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 146° SE
Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 313° NW
Elk Knob State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 089° E
Fischman Gallery (Gallery) — 18.0 mi, 262° W
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 333° NW
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 028° NE · 155k acres
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.1 mi, 144° SE · 7,017 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.7 mi, 034° NE · 110k acres
Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.1 mi, 155° SE · 5,702 acres
Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.8 mi, 156° SE · 7,051 acres

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