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Crab Orchard Tennessee Map

Explore Crab Orchard, 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 Crab Orchard, Tennessee

How to Use This Crab Orchard, Tennessee Map

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

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	Crab Orchard
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Cumberland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	35.909237
Longitude	-84.878005
Population	720
Density	25.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37723
Area Code	865
County Seat	Crossville
School District	Cumberland County School District

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About Crab Orchard, Tennessee

Crab Orchard is a locality in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 720. The population density is 25.4 people per km². Crab Orchard is located at 35.9092°N, 84.8780°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Crab Orchard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37723.

Crab Orchard emerges from the limestone-heavy earth of the Cumberland Plateau, where the horizon remains defined by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains. It lies 8.2 miles east of Cumberland, TN (from Cumberland, TN: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-southeast of Crossville. The landscape surrounding Crab Orchard holds a rigid, ancient posture, characterized by broken stone and dense stands of hardwood that catch the slanted, amber light of late afternoon. Through the lower depressions like Haley Cove, the air grows heavy and cool, sinking toward the modest, steady flow of Willis Branch. Nearby, the vertical plunge of Ozone Falls transforms the quiet gravity of the woods into a singular, thunderous percussion, while the still, reflective surface of Hale Lake offers a sharp contrast to the rugged, uneven topography that defines the local terrain.

Crab Orchard maintains a quiet resilience, tethered to a history of mineral extraction and the stubborn labor required to carve a living from a rocky, unyielding soil. Residents often look toward the nearby Cumberland Trail, a winding artery for those who seek to traverse the spine of the wilderness that has long dictated the pace of local life. The economy here remains grounded in the practicalities of the land, moving with a deliberate speed that ignores the frantic acceleration of larger urban centers. In Crab Orchard, the day-to-day existence is marked by the shifting shadows of the canopy and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a region that has learned to endure by staying firmly rooted in its own quiet, stony traditions.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Black Mountain Overlook North (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 194° S
Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 122° SE
Ozone Falls (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 118° SE
Keyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 013° N
Luper Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 058° NE
Cumberland Mountain (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 266° W
Palace Theater (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 288° W
Centennial Park (Local Recreation) — 9.2 mi, 296° NW
Troop 45 (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 138° SE
Head of the Sequatchie River (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 222° SW
Obed Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.5 mi, 013° N · 3,160 acres
Jane Manley Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 130° SE
Tennessee Valley Theatre (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 176° S
Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 176° S
Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 176° S
Fort Southwest Point (Historic Castle / Fort) — 19.8 mi, 100° E
Lake Shore (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 088° E
Virgin Falls Trailhead (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 261° W
K-25 History Center (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 087° E
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.0 mi, 010° N · 114k acres
Clarence Darrow (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 195° S
Rhea County Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 195° S
George Hole (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 237° SW
Salt & Light (Arts Centre) — 31.5 mi, 135° SE
3 Generation Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 31.6 mi, 132° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.2 mi, 150° SE · 662k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 48.2 mi, 001° N · 564k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 54.3 mi, 116° SE · 521k acres
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.3 mi, 122° SE · 19k acres
Citico Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.8 mi, 127° SE · 16k acres

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