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Clifton Tennessee Map

Explore Clifton, 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 Clifton, Tennessee

How to Use This Clifton, Tennessee Map

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

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	Clifton
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Wayne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	35.377286
Longitude	-87.991172
Population	2,651
Density	184.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38425
Area Code	901
County Seat	Waynesboro
School District	Wayne County School District

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About Clifton, Tennessee

Clifton is a locality in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,651. The population density is 184.0 people per km². Clifton is located at 35.3773°N, 87.9912°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clifton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38425.

Clifton occupies a limestone bluff overlooking the steady, southward sweep of the Tennessee River, where the water carries the weight of the interior landscape toward the distant lowlands. It lies 10.6 miles east-southeast of Montgomery, TN (from Montgomery, TN: bearing 121°T), and is situated 14.3 miles west-northwest of Wayne. The air here holds the damp, fertile scent of the riverbed, mingling with the dry, pine-needle musk that drifts down from the slopes of Backbone Ridge. To the west, the land folds into the quiet, wooded depression of Hughes Hollow, shielding the settlement from the sharper winds of the open plains. Sunlight at dusk catches the surface of Kentucky Lake, casting long, fractured glints of copper across the water that seem to hold the stillness of the day in suspension.

Clifton traces its origins to the early transit of goods and travelers along the river, a lifeline that once dictated the pace of commerce and the arrival of news from the wider world. While modern life has shifted toward the rhythms of the highway, the local economy remains tethered to the land and the timbered reaches of the nearby Eagle Creek Wildlife Management Area, where the forest floor stays cool and shaded throughout the swelter of mid-summer. Residents move through their days with a deliberate, measured pace, recognizing the seasons by the changing color of the hardwoods and the rising or falling levels of the river. Life in Clifton persists in the quiet endurance of its architecture and the steady, unadorned work of those who cultivate the surrounding soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eagle Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 099° E
Arnold Hollow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 156° SE
Cherry Mansion (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 235° SW
Mousetail Landing (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 358° N
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 354° N · 22k acres
Top of the World (Viewpoint) — 24.1 mi, 202° S
US Illinois Battery (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 230° SW
US Artillery Battery (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 230° SW
Shiloh Indian Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 229° SW
Natchez Trace (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 321° NW
Elephant Discovery Center (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 064° NE
Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 27.4 mi, 201° S · 20k acres
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 27.7 mi, 203° SW
David Crockett Museum (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 102° E
Lion Statue (Public Artwork) — 36.7 mi, 277° W
Mound 30 (Historic Ruins) — 39.1 mi, 282° W
Northeast Mississippi Museum (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 225° SW
Caboose (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 225° SW
Norton Auditorium (Theatre) — 43.2 mi, 156° SE
Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 43.6 mi, 156° SE
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.7 mi, 166° S · 2,106 acres
Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 51.0 mi, 178° S
Davis Bridge Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 51.6 mi, 242° SW
Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites (Registered Battlefield) — 51.9 mi, 242° SW
Art in the Village (Gallery) — 52.4 mi, 292° W
Lynnville Railroad Museum (Museum) — 55.5 mi, 090° E
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 63.3 mi, 241° SW · 156k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 66.7 mi, 161° S · 182k acres
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 74.0 mi, 358° N · 171k acres

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