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McDonald Tennessee Map

Explore McDonald, 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 McDonald, Tennessee

How to Use This McDonald, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.113407
Longitude	-84.982726
Population	586
Density	154.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37353
Area Code	615
County Seat	Cleveland
School District	Bradley County School District

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About McDonald, Tennessee

McDonald is a locality in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 586. The population density is 154.5 people per km². McDonald is located at 35.1134°N, 84.9827°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37353.

McDonald emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of rural industry and open fields where the Bulldog Branch carves a persistent, narrow path through the earth. It lies 5.6 miles northeast of Collegedale, TN (from Collegedale, TN: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southwest of Bradley. The light here catches the low-lying moisture in Owl Hollow, turning the late afternoon haze into a pale, translucent veil that settles against the dense tree lines. Beyond the immediate pastures, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, jagged horizon that anchors the vast expanse of the sky. Nearby, the still waters of Bethea Pond reflect the shifting colors of the canopy, holding a stillness that contrasts with the constant, subtle movement of the surrounding land.

McDonald maintains a pace defined by the labor of the soil and the legacy of the rails that once dictated the movement of goods through this region. While the local economy has shifted from its early agricultural foundations toward a more modern, decentralized model, the rhythm of the day remains tethered to the changing seasons and the quiet maintenance of family-owned tracts. Residents find space for reflection along the trails of the Wolftever Creek Greenway, where the encroaching woods offer a reprieve from the hum of modern transit. It is a place where the history of settlement is measured not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the earth and the steady, unpretentious patterns of those who work it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wolftever Creek Greenway (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 221° SW
Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 5.6 mi, 285° W
Brotherton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 227° SW
Camp Kiwanis (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 183° S
Harrison Bay State Park (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 295° NW
Goliath Wall (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 219° SW
Harrison Bay (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 296° NW
Dollhouse (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 222° SW
Veteran's Park Fighterjet (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 235° SW
Veteran's Park Helicopter (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 234° SW
Fletcher Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 045° NE
Little Debbie (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 232° SW
Summit Field (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 236° SW
Enterprise South Park Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 259° W
Chickamauga Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 326° NW
Southern Railway Historical Assoc (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 255° W
Louisville & Nashville Historical Society (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 255° W
Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 13.8 mi, 235° SW
Denise Heinly Art Center (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 267° W
Craft Axe Throwing (Theme Park) — 14.9 mi, 236° SW
Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 309° NW
Chickamauga Mound (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 264° W
Ayelet's Style (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 241° SW
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.2 mi, 118° SE · 662k acres
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.4 mi, 124° SE · 752k acres
Freedom Church (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 243° SW
Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 256° W
Central of Georgia 349 (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 256° W
Cohutta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.6 mi, 113° SE · 37k acres
Big Frog Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.0 mi, 105° E · 8,502 acres

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