Explore Calhoun, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Calhoun, 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 Calhoun.
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 | Calhoun |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | McMinn County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.296462 |
| Longitude | -84.747996 |
| Population | 536 |
| Density | 174.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 37309 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| County Seat | Athens |
| School District | McMinn County School District |
Calhoun unfolds across a landscape of quiet, agrarian patience where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 9.3 miles southwest of McMinn, TN (from McMinn, TN: bearing 217°T), and is situated 9.4 miles northeast of Bradley. Within the boundaries of Calhoun Park, the land possesses a deliberate, settled quality, marked by the steady convergence of geography that defines its physical character. A mile to the west, the Hiwassee River carves a path through the terrain, its currents carrying the steady, rhythmic pulse of the interior plains, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cumberland Mountains suggests a vastness that hums against the horizon. Two miles away, the surface of Simpson Pond remains largely undisturbed, a glassy mirror reflecting the shifting amber light of late day, while the nearby expanse of Walker Valley provides a low-lying cradle for the evening mist to gather and settle.
Calhoun bears the weight of a history rooted in the intersection of transit and commerce, serving as a point where the flow of goods has long dictated the patterns of daily life. The economy of Calhoun retains a vital connection to the industrial and agricultural output that has shaped this region, favoring the steady production of paper and the cultivation of the fertile soil that stretches toward the horizon. Life here moves with a specific, measured cadence, an unforced momentum that persists regardless of the changing seasons or the modern demands placed upon the land. Residents move through their days with a pragmatism earned from working in the shadow of the park’s protected borders, maintaining a quiet continuity that honors the past without being tethered to it, as the light fades into a deep, bruised violet over the fields.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Calhoun, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.296462, -84.747996. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Calhoun includes the ZIP code (37309), telephone area code (615), county seat of McMinn County (Athens), and school district assignment (McMinn County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |