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Kenton Tennessee Map

Explore Kenton, 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 Kenton, Tennessee

How to Use This Kenton, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.202289
Longitude	-89.012288
Population	1,205
Density	238.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38233
Area Code	901
County Seat	Union City
School District	Gibson County School District

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About Kenton, Tennessee

Kenton is a locality in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,205. The population density is 238.1 people per km². Kenton is located at 36.2023°N, 89.0123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kenton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38233.

Kenton occupies a landscape defined by the quiet, deliberate patience of West Tennessee’s fertile plains, where the horizon stretches wide under an expansive and often amber-hued sky. It lies 6.8 miles south-southeast of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 166°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southeast of Polk. The terrain surrounding Kenton maintains a subtle, rhythmic flatness, broken only by the occasional wooded thicket or the gentle depression of a field waiting for the seasonal turn of the plow. A mile to the east, the Rutherford Fork Obion River traces a slow, winding path through the soil, its presence marked by the thick, verdant growth of bottomland timber that shadows the water's edge. While the distant silhouette of Hickory Ridge remains a faint suggestion on the farthest edge of the world, the immediate environment remains intimate, characterized by the damp, rich scent of earth and the hushed movement of air across open acreage.

Kenton remains anchored to the rhythms of an agrarian heritage, a place where the economy still draws its vitality from the deep, dark loam that feeds the surrounding fields. The legacy of the region is written in the rows of crops that define the local industry, a testament to the enduring labor of those who have long cultivated these plains. Just three miles away, the Obion River Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna, serving as a reminder of the wilder, untamed character that persists beyond the edges of the grid. Life in Kenton moves with a steady, unforced cadence, whether one is passing by the quiet expanse of Possum Pond six miles to the north or simply observing the way the afternoon light settles over the storefronts. It is a location where the scale of human endeavor feels modest against the vast, productive silence of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Obion River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 032° NE
Rutherford Community Center (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 167° S
Gooch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 332° NW
Big Cypress Tree (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 092° E
Dyer City Park (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 174° S
Martin Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 051° NE
The Angry Axe (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 037° NE
“coaches” Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 040° NE
The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 351° N
Trenton Teapot Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 166° S
Reelfoot (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 325° NW
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 017° N
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.5 mi, 286° W · 3,626 acres
Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 019° N
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.0 mi, 316° NW · 16k acres
Lee Morris Memorial (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 258° W
Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 241° SW
Korean Conflict Memorial (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 241° SW
Bobby Ross Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 141° SE
Burgess Chapel School (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 245° SW
Bouldin Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.9 mi, 099° E
Caboose (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 295° NW
Art in the Village (Gallery) — 38.5 mi, 167° S
WTPR Fish (Attraction) — 39.0 mi, 079° E
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 44.5 mi, 255° W
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 54.5 mi, 353° N
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 55.8 mi, 351° N
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 56.3 mi, 072° E · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 56.3 mi, 072° E · 171k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 67.7 mi, 348° N · 274k acres

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