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Karns Tennessee Map

Explore Karns, 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 Karns, Tennessee

How to Use This Karns, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.982024
Longitude	-84.113804
Population	3,536
Density	457.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37931
Area Code	865
County Seat	Knoxville
School District	Knox County School District

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About Karns, Tennessee

Karns is a locality in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,536. The population density is 457.4 people per km². Karns is located at 35.9820°N, 84.1138°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37931.

Karns unfolds across a landscape of gentle, verdant swells where the persistent, quiet pulse of Beaver Creek carves a winding path through the heavy clay and limestone bedrock. It lies 5.9 miles southwest of Powell, TN (from Powell, TN: bearing 234°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-southeast of Oak Ridge. The air here holds the damp, fertile weight of a region defined by its inland geography, where the morning light catches the mist rising from the nearby lowlands of Spring Hill Hollow. While the distant, serrated silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains assert a permanent presence on the far horizon, the immediate terrain is defined by the intimate scale of pasture and woodlot. Close by, the waters of Melton Hill Lake remain still and reflective, a steady feature that anchors the surrounding topography, while the grounds of Karns Community Park offer a reprieve of trimmed grass and open space against the encroaching wilder growth.

Karns carries the quiet authority of a place shaped by generations of agrarian labor and the slow, steady shift toward a suburban rhythm. The local economy has evolved from its early roots in modest farming to serve as a vital, steady residential corridor, characterized by the persistent hum of traffic and the steady growth of schools that anchor the social life of the residents. History is felt not in grand monuments, but in the way the land is parceled and worked, a quiet endurance that persists despite the changing demands of the modern day. Life in Karns moves with a deliberate, unadorned quality, where the proximity to the Norris Forestry Research Area serves as a reminder of the vast, wooded corridors that once dominated this interior landscape. It is a place that favors the practical and the grounded, maintaining a steady, measured pace that honors its origins while looking toward the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Karns Community Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 093° E
Northwest Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 257° W
Meadow Creek Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 204° SW
Haw Ridge Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 287° W
Clayton Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.8 mi, 230° SW
Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 271° W
Three Bend Scenic & Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 274° W
Farragut High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 201° S
Oak Ridge Playhouse (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 295° NW
American Museum of Science and Energy (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 285° W
Lulu's Epoxitorium (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 353° N
International Friendship Bell (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 284° W
The Oak Ridge History Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 284° W
Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 309° NW
Oak Ridge Children's Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 288° W
University of Tennessee Agriculture Farm Mound (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 104° E
Tennessee Monument (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 092° E
Torchbearer Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.6 mi, 101° E
Broadway Studios and Gallery (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 089° E
Wimmer Stadium (Stadium) — 10.8 mi, 091° E
River Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 105° E
Knox Selfie Lab (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 095° E
University of Tennessee Knoxville art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 095° E
Knoxville Historic Train (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 099° E
Norris Dam (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 007° N
Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 005° N · 5,964 acres
Frozen Head (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 289° W
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 23.7 mi, 146° SE · 521k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 30.4 mi, 181° S · 662k acres
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 36.9 mi, 166° S · 533k acres

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