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Charleston Tennessee Map

Explore Charleston, 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 Charleston, Tennessee

How to Use This Charleston, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.286511
Longitude	-84.761672
Population	664
Density	247.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	38069, 37310
Area Code	901, 615
County Seat	Covington
School District	Bradley County School District

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About Charleston, Tennessee

Charleston is a locality in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 664. The population density is 247.0 people per km². Charleston is located at 35.2865°N, 84.7617°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Charleston is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38069, 37310.

Charleston unfolds across a landscape of quiet, industrious earth where the horizon is defined by the soft, persistent geometry of fields and the low-slung silhouettes of distant terrain. It lies 15.0 miles southwest of Haywood, TN (from Haywood, TN: bearing 224°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-southeast of Covington. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp loam and the faint, metallic tang of the nearby Cane Creek, which carves a modest path through the dense, verdant undergrowth. Sunlight in Charleston favors the late afternoon, casting long, ochre shadows that stretch across the flat expanses and catch the edges of the distant Sandy Ridge, rendering the world in shades of burnt copper and deep, bruised violet. Those seeking the stillness of water might find their way to Round Hole Lake, a quiet basin that mirrors the vast, unhurried sky, while the local topography dips into the gentle, shaded depressions of Baxter Bottom, where the humidity clings to the heavy leaves of oak and hickory.

Charleston carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the intersections of trade and the steady pulse of regional commerce. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of production and the movement of goods, a legacy that has shaped the town's architecture and the pragmatic disposition of its people. Life here is measured not by the velocity of modern ambition, but by the maintenance of daily habit and the upkeep of shared spaces like the Covington Softball Field, where the grit of the diamond serves as a focal point for communal gathering. History lingers in the architecture of the older storefronts and the way the roads trace the natural contours of the land, avoiding the hubris of straight lines. There is a profound, unadorned honesty in the way the residents navigate their routines, finding contentment in the predictable shift of the seasons and the enduring, grounded reality of their surroundings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Charleston Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 134° SE
Calhoun Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 048° NE
Chickamauga Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 304° NW
Greater Cleveland Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 233° SW
Fred Stone (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 204° SW
Hiwassee/Ocoee (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 153° SE
Nancy Ward Tomb (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 151° SE
South Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 133° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 133° SE · 662k acres
Hiwassee Campground (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 280° W
Gazebo Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 140° SE
Gee Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.2 mi, 104° E · 2,580 acres
Etowah Arts Commission (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 079° E
Cherokee Game Refuge #1 National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 17.8 mi, 138° SE · 9,863 acres
Rhea County Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 316° NW
Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 20.7 mi, 240° SW
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 20.8 mi, 172° S · 752k acres
Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 293° NW
Cohutta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.9 mi, 160° S · 37k acres
Brotherton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 23.0 mi, 226° SW
Goliath Wall (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 224° SW
Little Debbie (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 228° SW
Site #4 - Incline Control House (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 269° W
Salt & Light (Arts Centre) — 26.2 mi, 037° NE
Flat Top Mountain Farm (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 283° W
Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 349° N
Tennessee Valley Theatre (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 349° N
Southern Railway Historical Assoc (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 239° SW
Louisville & Nashville Historical Society (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 239° SW
Denise Heinly Art Center (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 245° SW

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