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Idlewild Tennessee Map

Explore Idlewild, 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 Idlewild, Tennessee

How to Use This Idlewild, Tennessee Map

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

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	Idlewild
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Gibson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	35.481184
Longitude	-84.703829
Population	2,800
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	38316, 37303, 38109
Area Code	615, 901
County Seat	Trenton

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About Idlewild, Tennessee

Idlewild is a locality in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Idlewild is located at 35.4812°N, 84.7038°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 38316, 37303, 38109.

Idlewild emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of western Tennessee where the land stretches wide under an expansive, heavy sky. It lies 21.4 miles northwest of Smith, TN (from Smith, TN: bearing 316°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northwest of Milan. Bear Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just beyond the edge of the houses, its waters moving with a deliberate, muddy patience that dictates the slow drainage of the surrounding fields. Sunlight at dusk catches the silt in the air, turning the horizon a bruised plum color before the shadows of the tall hardwoods deepen into charcoal. While the distant silhouette of Pea Ridge remains a faint, jagged promise far to the east, the immediate landscape remains defined by the rhythmic geometry of agriculture and the persistent, quiet growth of timber.

Idlewild maintains a character bound to the cycles of the soil, grounded in a history of labor that has long prioritized the harvest over the haste of industrial expansion. The local economy relies on the steady, seasonal pulse of farming, supported by the proximity of the Gibson County State Forest, which provides a necessary buffer of managed wildness for the region. Residents often find their way toward the quiet banks of Tyree Lake to observe the stillness that settles over the water when the wind dies down. Life here moves according to the necessities of the seasons, a place where the passing of a truck on a gravel road marks the hours more reliably than any clock, and the identity of the people remains firmly anchored to the resilience of the surrounding earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Denso Eco Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 092° E
Athens Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 114° SE
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 114° SE
Yuchi Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 312° NW
Chickamauga Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 279° W
M60 Tank (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 128° SE
Sunny View Ln, Dayton, Tn 37321 (Viewpoint) — 14.6 mi, 292° W
Salt & Light (Arts Centre) — 14.7 mi, 060° NE
Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 137° SE
Etowah Arts Commission (Arts Centre) — 14.8 mi, 137° SE
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 137° SE
Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 329° NW
Tennessee Valley Theatre (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 329° NW
Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 319° NW
Rhea County Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 273° W
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.6 mi, 147° SE · 662k acres
Gee Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 mi, 144° SE · 2,580 acres
Cumberland Mountain (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 330° NW
Jane Manley Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 003° N
Carmichael Inn Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 049° NE
Head of the Sequatchie River (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 322° NW
Fort Southwest Point (Historic Castle / Fort) — 28.0 mi, 020° N
Ozone Falls (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 348° N
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 076° E
Morganton (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 067° NE
McGhee (Historic Ruins) — 29.2 mi, 072° E
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 127° SE · 533k acres
Flat Top Mountain Farm (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 256° W
Cohutta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.8 mi, 166° S · 37k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 39.1 mi, 082° E · 521k acres

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