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Medon Tennessee Map

Explore Medon, 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 Medon, Tennessee

How to Use This Medon, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.4573
Longitude	-88.86867
Population	189
Density	73.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38356
Area Code	901
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Jackson-Madison County School System

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About Medon, Tennessee

Medon is a locality in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 189. The population density is 73.5 people per km². Medon is located at 35.4573°N, 88.8687°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Medon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38356.

Medon unfolds across a landscape of quiet, low-lying ridges and expansive fields where the slow pulse of the earth dictates the pace of the day. It lies 11.2 miles west of Chester, TN (from Chester, TN: bearing 281°T), and is situated 11.3 miles south-southwest of Jackson. Sandy Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky that often settles over the woods in the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate reach of the pastures, the horizon remains open and flat, though the distant haze sometimes hints at the presence of Winding Ridge far to the east. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a stillness that is rarely broken save for the occasional rustle of wind through the thickets of the nearby Chickasaw State Forest & Wildlife Management Area.

Medon traces its origins to the nineteenth century, when the arrival of the railroad transformed the crossroads into a point of transit for cotton and timber moving toward broader markets. This heritage remains visible in the skeletal remains of old rail lines and the weathered architecture that anchors the center of the locality. While the economy has largely receded from its early industrial peak, the rhythm of life continues to mirror the seasonal cycles of the surrounding farmland. Travelers seeking a quieter pace often traverse the nearby Fern Loop Nature Trail, finding a solitude that is rarely interrupted by the noise of the outside world, while the waters of Ben Henry Lake provide a subtle, reflective counterpoint to the dry, productive earth that defines the character of Medon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chickasaw State Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 176° S
Chickasaw (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 166° S
Malesus Park (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 022° N
Pinson Mounds (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 056° NE
Cochran Site (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 073° E
Col. Forrest V. Durand Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 018° N
Twin Mounds (6) (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 074° E
Fairgrounds Park (Local Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 017° N
City Of Jackson (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 001° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 093° E
Lion Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 095° E
Dodson Science Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 021° N
Ayers Hall (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 019° N
Art in the Village (Gallery) — 14.0 mi, 003° N
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 273° W · 23k acres
Simón Bolívar (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 206° SW
Billy Tripp's Mindfield (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 293° NW
Confederate Statue (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 355° N
Memorial Bridge (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 049° NE
Davis Bridge Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 29.9 mi, 173° S
Matamora Hill (Registered Battlefield) — 30.0 mi, 174° S
National Bird Dog Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 213° SW
Field Trial Hall of Fame (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 213° SW
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 34.1 mi, 193° S · 156k acres
Trenton Teapot Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 354° N
Tour Stop #12 (Viewpoint) — 36.4 mi, 126° SE
Northeast Mississippi Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 151° SE
Caboose (Attraction) — 41.1 mi, 152° SE
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.0 mi, 289° W · 25k acres
Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 49.7 mi, 129° SE · 20k acres

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