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Central Tennessee Map

Explore Central, 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 Central, Tennessee

How to Use This Central, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.333803
Longitude	-82.296864
Population	2,114
Density	231.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	38063, 37601
Area Code	901, 731
County Seat	Ripley
School District	Carter County School District

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About Central, Tennessee

Central is a locality in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,114. The population density is 231.7 people per km². Central is located at 36.3338°N, 82.2969°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 38063, 37601.

Central spreads across the limestone-flecked earth of Tennessee like a quiet promise made to the sun. It lies 7.2 miles east of Lauderdale, TN (from Lauderdale, TN: bearing 79°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north of Ripley. The landscape around Central favors a steady, terrestrial rhythm, defined by the slow meander of Cold Creek as it cuts through the clay, and the stillness of Bill Smith Lake, which holds the reflected clouds in its shallow, amber-tinted basin. To the far horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Sandy Ridge marks the limit of the sky, grounding the view in a vast, landlocked serenity. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and tall grass, and when the light shifts at dusk, it turns the fields into a bruised shade of violet, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the dense, quiet woods of the nearby Chickasaw Wildlife Management Area.

Agriculture and the patient labor of the soil underpin the life of Central, where the economy remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons and the produce of the surrounding plains. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the local knowledge of the land, passed down through families who recognize the subtle shift in the terrain toward the Blue Grass Towhead. Life in Central moves with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, shaped by the practical needs of a rural existence and the social connections that bloom in the heat of a Tennessee summer. It is a place where the work of the day is measured by the length of the shadows on the fence line, and where the silence of the countryside is the only constant companion to those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tweetsie Trail (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 155° SE
Lions Field (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 113° SE
Watauga River Bluffs Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 001° N
Sycamore Shoals (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 078° E
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 074° E
The Tipton Family (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 074° E
Watauga Fort (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 074° E
Legion Street Pool (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 248° W
Downtown Square Breezeway (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 249° W
Fischman Gallery (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 250° W
Johnson City Sign (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 251° W
Liberty Bell Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 264° W
Junaluska (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 263° W
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 162° S
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 5.2 mi, 162° S · 662k acres
State Line Drive-in Movie Theater (Cinema) — 5.4 mi, 099° E
John And Landon Carter House State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 072° E
Pond Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.0 mi, 114° SE · 6,920 acres
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.5 mi, 085° E · 11k acres
Wautauga Dam (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 094° E
International Storytelling Center (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 255° W
The Jackson Theatre (Cinema) — 10.3 mi, 254° W
Jonesborough Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 254° W
C.R. "Doodle" White Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.7 mi, 095° E
Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 012° N
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 161° S · 511k acres
Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 010° N
The Foundation Event Facility (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 019° N
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 019° N
Buck Ridge Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 104° E

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