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Claxton Tennessee Map

Explore Claxton, 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 Claxton, Tennessee

How to Use This Claxton, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.303962
Longitude	-84.64438
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	37849, 37370, 37745
Area Code	615, 865
County Seat	Athens

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About Claxton, Tennessee

Claxton is a locality in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. Claxton is located at 35.3040°N, 84.6444°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 37849, 37370, 37745.

Claxton reveals its character through the quiet persistence of the Lick Branch, which carves a narrow, winding path through the local topography. It lies 6.9 miles south of McMinn, TN (from McMinn, TN: bearing 178°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west of Etowah. The landscape here is defined by modest elevations and the soft, shadowed folds of Blackburn Hollow, where the light at dusk settles like dust on the hardwood stands. While the Cumberland Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate earth is composed of clay-heavy soil and stubborn limestone. A few miles to the north, the stillness of Williams Lake offers a mirror to the sky, reflecting the passage of clouds that drift over the fields. The air carries a scent of damp earth and cooling timber, a weightless presence that marks the transition of the day into the long, blue quiet of evening.

Claxton maintains a pace dictated by the rhythms of the land, drawing a lineage from the families who first cleared these woods for subsistence and eventual trade. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the regional soil and the industriousness of those who travel to nearby centers for work, bridging the gap between historical farming traditions and the modern demands of the state. Residents often seek the solitude of Calhoun Park or the steady incline of the Spanking Stump Trail to measure their time against the enduring grit of the terrain. Life here is not marked by grand monuments, but by the maintenance of fences and the steady endurance of a community that has learned to thrive in the spaces between the ridges. The character of the people is as resilient as the oaks, quiet in their purpose and deeply accustomed to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 122° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 6.6 mi, 122° SE · 662k acres
Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 078° E
Company A (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 079° E
Etowah Arts Commission (Arts Centre) — 6.9 mi, 078° E
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 079° E
Hiwassee/Ocoee (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 132° SE
Gee Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.4 mi, 121° SE · 2,580 acres
Chickamauga Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 271° W
Athens Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 10.2 mi, 001° N
Gazebo Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 173° S
Cherokee Game Refuge #1 National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 160° S · 9,863 acres
Little Frog Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.4 mi, 141° SE · 5,635 acres
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 20.7 mi, 105° E · 533k acres
Salt & Light (Arts Centre) — 21.8 mi, 025° NE
Rhea County Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 303° NW
Prayer Mountain (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 119° SE
Arise and Shine Marker (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 119° SE
Garden Tomb (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 119° SE
Golgotha Hill (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 119° SE
Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 27.2 mi, 245° SW
Goliath Wall (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 232° SW
Brotherton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 28.8 mi, 234° SW
Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 29.3 mi, 330° NW
Little Debbie (Public Artwork) — 29.5 mi, 235° SW
Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 336° NW
Tennessee Valley Theatre (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 336° NW
Site #4 - Incline Control House (Historic Ruins) — 30.6 mi, 267° W
Tellico Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 31.1 mi, 045° NE · 7,749 acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 38.7 mi, 068° E · 521k acres

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