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Laurel Bloomery Tennessee Map

Explore Laurel Bloomery, 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 Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee

How to Use This Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee Map

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

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	Laurel Bloomery
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Johnson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.566229
Longitude	-81.759561
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37680
Area Code	731
County Seat	Mountain City

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About Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee

Laurel Bloomery is a locality in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Laurel Bloomery is located at 36.5662°N, 81.7596°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37680.

Laurel Bloomery occupies a quiet basin where the land rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy blue of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 20.7 miles east-northeast of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 59°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-northeast of Mountain City. Gentry Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone-heavy earth, its waters clear and cold as they move toward the verdant perimeter of the Cherokee National Forest. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the deep green moss that clings to the damp stones of Venable Hollow. A few miles away, the rush of Gentry Creek Falls breaks the silence of the woods, a persistent, rhythmic sound that defines the local atmosphere. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, smelling of damp cedar and the cooling breath of the earth as the sun dips behind the ridge lines.

Laurel Bloomery emerged from the labor of early settlers who recognized the potential in the iron deposits and the fertile soil of the valley floor. The local economy has long been anchored to the land, shifting from the industry of the forge to the steady, patient work of timber and agriculture. Life in Laurel Bloomery maintains a steady, internal clock, indifferent to the hurried pace of the lowlands, marked instead by the seasonal cycles of the surrounding forest. Those who seek to traverse the higher elevations often depart toward the Clark Mountain Trail, finding solitude in the steep, shadowed paths. Though South Holston Lake lies a short distance to the west, the people here remain tethered to the immediate, intimate geography of the hollows and the steady, unceasing flow of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 344° N · 662k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 345° N
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 001° N · 733k acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 001° N · 155k acres
Another Way (ShortCut) (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 348° N
At2020 (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 348° N
Blue Ridge Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 093° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.5 mi, 334° NW · 110k acres
Where Trails Cross (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 343° N
Wheel of Freedom (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 339° N
Birch Branch Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 267° W
Heritage Hall Theater (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 202° S
Welcome Center and Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 200° S
Satellite Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.7 mi, 203° SW
Lewis Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.5 mi, 056° NE · 6,075 acres
Elk Knob State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 152° SE
Seng Mountain National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 12.6 mi, 038° NE
Grayson Highlands State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 074° E
Big Pinnacle (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 072° E
Barter Theatre Stage II (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 310° NW
Old Doe Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 15.6 mi, 222° SW
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.6 mi, 231° SW · 11k acres
Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 267° W
Mountain Magic Resort (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 196° S
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 23.6 mi, 275° W
Buck Ridge Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 207° SW
The Foundation Event Facility (Arts Centre) — 23.6 mi, 275° W
Common Good Co (Gallery) — 24.4 mi, 170° S
The Nthº Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 24.4 mi, 170° S
Doc Watson Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 170° S

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