Explore Ridgetop, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ridgetop, 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 Ridgetop.
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 | Ridgetop |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Robertson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.403749 |
| Longitude | -86.767724 |
| Population | 2,155 |
| Density | 274.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 37072, 37152 |
| Area Code | 615, 629 |
| County Seat | Springfield |
| School District | Robertson County School District |
Ridgetop occupies a high, quiet elevation where the air thins into a crisp, cool clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding woodland. It lies 6.2 miles northwest of Goodlettsville, TN (from Goodlettsville, TN: bearing 324°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southeast of Springfield. North Fork Sycamore Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the lower terrain nearby, its waters moving with a steady, deliberate purpose that defines the local hydrology. Beyond the immediate canopy, the landscape descends into the quiet depths of Turpin Hollow, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the far eastern horizon. Within the immediate reach of the residents, the glassy surface of Ridgetop Lake offers a calm mirror to the changing sky, reflecting the muted hues of autumn leaves or the stark, bare branches of winter.
Pioneer Park serves as the central anchor for the daily life of Ridgetop, providing a communal space where the pace remains slow and unforced. The local economy has evolved from its early agricultural foundations into a residential character that values the quietude of its woodland borders and the steady rhythm of its neighborhood lanes. Life here is measured by the gradual shift of light across the timber and the seasonal rise of the creek beds, rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby metropolitan centers. People move through their days with a sense of deliberate connection to the land, maintaining a legacy of independence that has persisted since the settlement first took hold upon the high ground.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ridgetop, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.403749, -86.767724. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Ridgetop includes the ZIP code (37072, 37152), telephone area code (615, 629), county seat of Robertson County (Springfield), and school district assignment (Robertson County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |