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Riceville Tennessee Map

Explore Riceville, 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 Riceville, Tennessee

How to Use This Riceville, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.384795
Longitude	-84.692994
Population	688
Density	122.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37370
Area Code	615
County Seat	Athens
School District	McMinn County School District

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About Riceville, Tennessee

Riceville is a locality in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 688. The population density is 122.0 people per km². Riceville is located at 35.3848°N, 84.6930°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37370.

Riceville maintains a quiet posture upon the broad, fertile expanse of the Oostanaula Valley, where the land stretches in wide, uncomplicated planes toward the horizon. It lies 2.9 miles west-southwest of McMinn, TN (from McMinn, TN: bearing 243°T), and is situated 6.9 miles southwest of Athens. The air here holds a singular clarity, particularly in the late afternoon when the light leans long and amber against the fields, casting shadows that emphasize the slow, rhythmic swells of the terrain. Just a mile away, North Mouse Creek traces a thin, reflective line through the brush, its waters moving with a deliberate, hushed persistence that defines the character of the immediate landscape. While the distant silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains assert their presence against the far western sky, they remain mere ghosts of stone, leaving the foreground to the open, industrious soil and the steady, unadorned sky.

Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of life in Riceville, anchoring the economy to the seasonal demands of the earth and the patient labor of those who work it. The rhythm of the day is marked by the passage of heavy machinery along the arterial roads and the infrequent, distant whistle of the locomotive, a sound that bridges the gap between modern industry and the agrarian past. Residents often look toward the nearby Athens Regional Park for a respite in the green, or perhaps find a solitary stillness near the edges of Williams Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the clouds. It is a place where history is not curated for display but is instead found in the persistence of family homesteads and the enduring utility of the land, reflecting a culture that values the quiet dignity of a life lived in accordance with the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Athens Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 032° NE
Chickamauga Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 263° W
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 056° NE
M60 Tank (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 085° E
Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 114° SE
Etowah Arts Commission (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 114° SE
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 114° SE
South Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 133° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.1 mi, 133° SE · 662k acres
Hiwassee/Ocoee (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 142° SE
Gee Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 135° SE · 2,580 acres
Gazebo Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 166° S
Salt & Light (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 040° NE
Rhea County Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 293° NW
Cherokee Game Refuge #1 National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 21.6 mi, 158° S · 9,863 acres
Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 329° NW
Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 336° NW
Tennessee Valley Theatre (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 336° NW
Little Frog Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.5 mi, 145° SE · 5,635 acres
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 116° SE · 533k acres
Jane Manley Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 001° N
Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 27.8 mi, 232° SW
Site #4 - Incline Control House (Historic Ruins) — 28.7 mi, 256° W
Site #6 - Mule Barn (Historic Ruins) — 28.8 mi, 256° W
Bald River Falls (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 098° E
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 063° NE
Flat Top Mountain Farm (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 269° W
Goliath Wall (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 221° SW
Prayer Mountain (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 126° SE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 39.6 mi, 077° E · 521k acres

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