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Hunter Tennessee Map

Explore Hunter, 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 Hunter, Tennessee

How to Use This Hunter, Tennessee Map

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

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	Hunter
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Carter County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.401915
Longitude	-82.150553
Population	1,803
Density	108.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	37766, 37643
Area Code	865, 731
County Seat	Elizabethton
School District	Carter County School District

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About Hunter, Tennessee

Hunter is a locality in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,803. The population density is 108.8 people per km². Hunter is located at 36.4019°N, 82.1506°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 37766, 37643.

Hunter reveals itself through the steady, clear pulse of Stony Creek, which cuts a rhythmic path through the green expanse of the Watauga Valley. It lies 3.3 miles east-northeast of Elizabethton, TN (from Elizabethton, TN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-southwest of Carter. The landscape surrounding Hunter rises in soft, verdant folds, catching the slanted afternoon light that turns the meadows into fields of burnished copper and deep emerald. Just a mile beyond the final houses, the dense, sheltered timber of the Cherokee National Forest begins to dominate the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the sky in shades of bruised violet. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, carrying the scent of damp moss and woodsmoke that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the ridgeline.

Life in Hunter remains tethered to the quiet patterns of the land, shaped by a history that favors the resilience of local labor and the slow, deliberate work of the soil. While the proximity of Watauga Lake offers a vast, shimmering stillness for those seeking respite, the local economy continues to draw its character from the legacy of the valley’s original agrarian roots and the industrious spirit of its residents. Travelers occasionally wander toward the Old Dug Trail, tracing the paths of those who came before, yet the day-to-day rhythm of Hunter is defined by the simple, unpretentious commerce of neighbors and the steady flow of the creek. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by sudden change, but by the subtle shifts in the color of the canopy and the deepening of the shadows across the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 662k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — locality lies within
John And Landon Carter House State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 215° SW
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.1 mi, 160° S · 11k acres
Tweetsie Trail (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 218° SW
Wautauga Dam (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 164° S
State Line Drive-in Movie Theater (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 207° SW
Big Springs Public Hunting Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 357° N
Sycamore Shoals (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 237° SW
Watauga Purchase (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 234° SW
Transylvania Purchase (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 234° SW
Watauga Fort (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 235° SW
Pond Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.9 mi, 162° S · 6,920 acres
C.R. "Doodle" White Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 142° SE
Watauga River Bluffs Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 249° W
Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 325° NW
Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 009° N
Old Doe Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 091° E
Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 333° NW
Downtown Square Breezeway (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 242° SW
Fischman Gallery (Gallery) — 12.7 mi, 243° SW
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 352° N
Theatre Bristol (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 352° N
The Foundation Event Facility (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 352° N
Junaluska (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 248° W
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 15.6 mi, 031° NE · 733k acres
Roan Mountain State Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 170° S
The Jackson Theatre (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 248° W
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 047° NE · 155k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 24.7 mi, 051° NE · 110k acres

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