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Flag Pond Tennessee Map

Explore Flag Pond, 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 Flag Pond, Tennessee

How to Use This Flag Pond, Tennessee Map

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

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	Flag Pond
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Unicoi County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.015385
Longitude	-82.557084
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37657
Area Code	731
County Seat	Erwin

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About Flag Pond, Tennessee

Flag Pond is a locality in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Flag Pond is located at 36.0154°N, 82.5571°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37657.

Flag Pond emerges from the rugged terrain where the persistent current of Higgins Creek carves a narrow, winding passage through the earth. It lies 16.9 miles east-southeast of Greene, TN (from Greene, TN: bearing 119°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-southeast of Greeneville. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, carrying the scent of damp moss and hemlock from the nearby Cherokee National Forest, which begins its climb just a mile from the center of the settlement. To the east, the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains stand as silent, velvet-dark sentinels against the sky, while the deep, shadowed creases of Gentry Hollow offer a quiet refuge from the broader expanse of the valley floor. The light at dusk settles heavy and gold upon the slopes, softening the hard edges of the limestone outcrops and turning the creek into a ribbon of polished pewter that reflects the darkening canopy above.

Flag Pond maintains a quiet, deliberate pace, anchored by a history of small-scale agriculture and the hard-won resilience of those who have worked these slopes for generations. The economy remains tied to the rhythms of the land and the surrounding woodland, with the forest providing both a livelihood and a boundary that keeps the world at a distance. For those seeking the solitude of the high ridges, the Bald Mountain Trail serves as a path into the higher reaches, drawing hikers toward the quietude of the crests. Life in Flag Pond unfolds with the predictability of the seasons, where the sound of the creek serves as a constant, low-frequency pulse beneath the daily labor of a place that values the steady, unadorned endurance of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 327° NW · 662k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 327° NW
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 301° NW · 511k acres
Whitehouse Cliffs (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 355° N
Moye Rest (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 187° S
Sampson Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.6 mi, 348° N · 11k acres
Bumpus Cove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 022° N
Yancey County Open Space (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 105° E
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 043° NE
Shelton Laurel Massacre (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 242° SW
Anderson Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 178° S
Rural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 178° S
Ellen Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 178° S
Davy Crockett Birthplace (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 338° N
David Crockett Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 337° NW
Unaka Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.5 mi, 057° NE · 4,472 acres
Rock Bridge (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 115° SE
Lainard Bush Art Studio (Gallery) — 16.7 mi, 205° SW
Mount Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 127° SE
Little Snowball Lookout Tower (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 158° S
The Jackson Theatre (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 013° N
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.0 mi, 156° SE · 2,577 acres
Dry Ridge Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 182° S
Downtown Square Breezeway (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 029° NE
Fischman Gallery (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 029° NE
Johnson City Sign (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 028° NE
Dianne Borde-Sutherland-Cane Creek Pottery (Gallery) — 24.2 mi, 090° E
Tennis Court (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 167° S
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 34.0 mi, 187° S · 72k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 35.0 mi, 225° SW · 521k acres

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