Explore East Ridge, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for East Ridge, 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 East Ridge.
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 | East Ridge |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Hamblen County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.997302 |
| Longitude | -85.228507 |
| Population | 22,167 |
| Density | 1033.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 37411, 37814, 37601, 37412 |
| Area Code | 731, 615 |
| County Seat | Morristown |
| School District | Hamilton County School District |
East Ridge occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of limestone and the long, slow shadows cast by the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 3.6 miles northeast of Morristown, TN (from Morristown, TN: bearing 43°T), and is situated 4.0 miles northeast of Hamblen. The terrain here rises in modest, undulating swells, where the air often holds a heavy, humid stillness that softens the edges of the afternoon light. Nearby, the waters of Spring Creek trace a narrow, shaded path through the underbrush, while the surface of Cherokee Lake gathers the pale reflection of a cloud-streaked sky. Residents often spend their quieter hours at the Dog Park, where the grass grows thick and the hum of the surrounding world feels held at a comfortable, muffled distance.
History in East Ridge is measured in the steady expansion of mid-century commerce and the remnants of roads that once served as vital arteries for travelers moving toward the deeper interior. The path known as Buffalo Trail serves as a physical reminder of older, more primitive crossings that preceded the current grid of asphalt and brick. While the proximity to Cave Spring Valley suggests a deeper geological complexity beneath the surface, the local economy remains tethered to the industrious rhythm of retail and service trades that define daily life. East Ridge carries its own distinct gravity, a place where the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the subtle, cyclical changes in the color of the trees and the cooling of the evening wind.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Ridge, Tennessee. Coordinates: 34.997302, -85.228507. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for East Ridge includes the ZIP code (37411, 37814, 37601), telephone area code (731, 615), county seat of Hamblen County (Morristown), and school district assignment (Hamilton County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |