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Cowan Tennessee Map

Explore Cowan, 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 Cowan, Tennessee

How to Use This Cowan, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.164527
Longitude	-86.010538
Population	1,759
Density	326.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37318
Area Code	615
County Seat	Winchester
School District	Franklin County School District

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About Cowan, Tennessee

Cowan is a locality in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,759. The population density is 326.8 people per km². Cowan is located at 35.1645°N, 86.0105°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cowan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37318.

Cowan emerges from the earth where the steady, cool currents of Boiling Fork Creek trace a meandering path through the landscape. It lies 17.7 miles southeast of Tullahoma, TN (from Tullahoma, TN: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-southeast of Winchester. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch from the edges of Keith Cove across the valley floor. To the west, the landscape rises into the quiet, wooded ridges that define this portion of the state, while the nearby Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area provides a dense, tangled sanctuary for the local fauna. The air holds a damp, earthen weight, smelling of moss and wet shale, grounding Cowan in a geography that feels both ancient and insistently present.

Railroad iron and the persistent echo of the nineteenth century define the development of Cowan, as the town once served as a vital junction for locomotives laboring against the incline of the Cumberland Plateau. While the roar of the steam engine has long since faded into a quiet, rhythmic hum of modern transit, the remnants of this industrial purpose linger in the brick facades and the disciplined layout of the streets. Beyond the tracks, the economy of the region leans into the rhythms of the land, drawing sustenance from the nearby Franklin-Marion State Forest and the surrounding timber and agriculture. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that mark the far horizon, finding its own steady pulse in the daily passage of the sun over the quiet trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area (State Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 272° W
Bear Hollow Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 097° E
Hawkins Cove Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 089° E
Memorial Cross (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 065° NE
Babe Ruth Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 317° NW
Otey View (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 053° NE
Hank Weddington Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 309° NW
Rebel's Rest (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 061° NE
Dinah Shore Murals (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 285° W
Tims Ford (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 290° W
Winchester Recreational Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 295° NW
Tims Ford State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 294° NW
Franklin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.6 mi, 105° E
B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 335° NW
John Sumach Reservation (Nature Reserve) — 13.4 mi, 162° S
Wild Bird Viewing (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.4 mi, 286° W
Russell Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 16.7 mi, 139° SE · 308 acres
Tullahoma History Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 320° NW
Tullahoma Art Center (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 320° NW
Danny Cove (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 094° E
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 158° S · 16k acres
May Prairie Designated State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.0 mi, 358° N
South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 124° SE
Beene Stadium (Stadium) — 20.3 mi, 122° SE
Lodge Museum of Cast Iron (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 121° SE
Manchester Arts Center (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 349° N
Beechwood Plantation (Historic Ruins) — 29.8 mi, 325° NW
Lincoln Theater (Cinema) — 31.6 mi, 269° W
Suck Creek Mountain Cherokee Village (Historic Ruins) — 32.0 mi, 088° E
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 56.6 mi, 127° SE · 752k acres

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