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Gilt Edge Tennessee Map

Explore Gilt Edge, 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 Gilt Edge, Tennessee

How to Use This Gilt Edge, Tennessee Map

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

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	Gilt Edge
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Tipton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	35.534074
Longitude	-89.830734
Population	476
Density	67.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38015
Area Code	901
County Seat	Covington
School District	Tipton County School District

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About Gilt Edge, Tennessee

Gilt Edge is a locality in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 476. The population density is 67.9 people per km². Gilt Edge is located at 35.5341°N, 89.8307°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilt Edge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38015.

Gilt Edge marks the threshold where the heavy, alluvial soil of the Mississippi embayment rises to meet the persistent pulse of Hurricane Creek. It lies 8.0 miles north-northwest of Atoka, TN (from Atoka, TN: bearing 341°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Tipton. The landscape here is defined by a deep, vegetative stillness, where the low-lying fields stretch toward the horizon in shades of muted ochre and verdant green, interrupted only by the dark, tangled lines of timber that trace the water’s path. Three miles to the north, the waters of Ballard Slough hold the reflection of the sky in a quiet, stagnant stillness, creating a sanctuary for the migratory birds that drift above the Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge. On the furthest edge of the western horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Sandy Ridge suggests a distant boundary, though the immediate terrain remains dominated by the slow, deliberate work of the river systems and the wide, expansive sky.

Gilt Edge persists as a quiet intersection of agrarian tradition, tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest that have long dictated the pace of life in this corner of the state. The history of the land is etched into the fertile silt deposited by the meandering waterways, including the nearby Hatchie Island, which remains a testament to the wild, shifting nature of the basin. Economic life here flows from the productivity of the soil, with wide tracts of land dedicated to the cultivation of cotton and corn, echoing a heritage of labor that has defined the regional identity for generations. Life in Gilt Edge moves with the gravity of the seasons, characterized by the hum of machinery during the harvest and the long, humid evenings where the air grows thick with the scent of damp earth and coming rain, grounding the spirit in the singular, unadorned reality of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.5 mi, 342° N · 25k acres
Glen Springs Lake State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 210° SW
Valentine Regional Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 166° S
Fort Pillow (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 338° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 121° SE
Nancy Lane Park (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 157° SE
John Tully Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 355° N
John Tully State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 011° N
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.4 mi, 337° NW · 43k acres
Sunk Lake Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 022° N
World War II POW Camp (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 272° W
Mississippi County Penal Farm WPA Marker (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 336° NW
The Crossing Amphitheater (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 149° SE
W.R. Dyess Memorial (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 280° W
Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 280° W
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 281° W
Pentecostal Church (Historic Ruins) — 24.1 mi, 276° W
Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 327° NW
Big Lake (State Recreation Area) — 27.1 mi, 326° NW
Shelby Farms Park Great Lawn + Outdoor Stage (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 180° S
Elvis Car (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 176° S
The Ring of Peace (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 184° S
Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters (Nature Reserve) — 27.9 mi, 177° S
Zebra (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 199° S
Ostrich (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 199° S
Crosstown Arts (Gallery) — 28.3 mi, 201° S
Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Heritage Center (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 206° SW
Sky High Ride & Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 29.0 mi, 206° SW
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Gallery) — 29.0 mi, 193° S
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.5 mi, 330° NW · 2,280 acres

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