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Petros Tennessee Map

Explore Petros, 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 Petros, Tennessee

How to Use This Petros, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.102773
Longitude	-84.450322
Population	459
Density	45.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37845
Area Code	865
County Seat	Wartburg
School District	Morgan County School District

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About Petros, Tennessee

Petros is a locality in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 459. The population density is 45.0 people per km². Petros is located at 36.1028°N, 84.4503°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37845.

Petros reveals itself through the steady, insistent murmur of the Crooked Fork as it carves a path through the jagged, verdant folds of the landscape. It lies 11.3 miles west-northwest of Oak Ridge, TN (from Oak Ridge, TN: bearing 302°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-northwest of Oliver Springs. The earth here carries the heavy, iron-rich weight of the Appalachian foothills, where Rankin Hollow serves as a deep, natural cradle for the settlement. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the dense, untamed timber of Morgan State Forest stretches toward the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains define the edge of the world. Even in the height of summer, the air within the basin remains cool and damp, holding the scent of shale and wet hemlock long after the sun has slipped behind the ridge. Frozen Head provides a rugged, mountainous backdrop that dictates the vertical orientation of the land, forcing the light to descend early and leave the valley in a contemplative, bruised purple shadow.

Petros maintains a character forged by the austere endurance of the coal industry, an economic inheritance that remains etched into the very architecture and ambition of the locality. The history of the place is inseparable from the imposing stone walls of the nearby penitentiary, a structure that once anchored the local economy and continues to loom over the collective memory of the residents. While the coal tipples have largely vanished, the rhythm of life persists with a quiet, deliberate gravity, moving at the pace of the seasons rather than the frantic demands of the modern world. Residents often look toward the distant ridges or the distant, shimmering surface of Whiteoak Lake for recreation, yet the true center of gravity remains the rugged terrain of the park itself. The social fabric is defined by a fierce, quiet independence, where the legacy of hard labor and the isolation of the valley have produced a population that values resilience over pretense.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frozen Head (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 216° SW
North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 044° NE
Abandoned Train (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 049° NE
Lone Mountain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 248° W
Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 259° W
Obed Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.1 mi, 262° W · 3,160 acres
Oak Ridge Children's Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 119° SE
Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 102° E
The Oak Ridge History Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 121° SE
International Friendship Bell (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 121° SE
K-25 History Center (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 165° S
American Museum of Science and Energy (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 119° SE
Oak Ridge Playhouse (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 113° SE
Lake Shore (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 193° S
Breakaway Bluff (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 266° W
Train Cars (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 003° N
Fort Southwest Point (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.3 mi, 195° S
Village of Brothers (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 066° NE
Itinerant Miners' Cemetery (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 066° NE
Lulu's Epoxitorium (Gallery) — 17.8 mi, 090° E
Winona General Store (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 001° N
Clayton Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 124° SE
Norris Dam (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 061° NE
Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.6 mi, 059° NE · 5,964 acres
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.7 mi, 333° NW · 114k acres
Museum of Appalachia (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 076° E
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 34.2 mi, 007° N · 564k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 42.5 mi, 158° S · 662k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 42.8 mi, 141° SE · 521k acres
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 48.6 mi, 152° SE · 19k acres

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