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Rocky Top Tennessee Map

Explore Rocky Top, 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 Rocky Top, Tennessee

How to Use This Rocky Top, Tennessee Map

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

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	Rocky Top
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Anderson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.217857
Longitude	-84.154645
Population	1,628
Density	388.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37769
Area Code	865
County Seat	Clinton
School District	Anderson County School District

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About Rocky Top, Tennessee

Rocky Top is a locality in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,628. The population density is 388.2 people per km². Rocky Top is located at 36.2179°N, 84.1546°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rocky Top is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37769.

Rocky Top emerges from the land where Coal Creek carves a persistent path through the earth, marking the transition between the low-lying basin of Longfield Hollow and the distant, shadowed silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains. It lies 8.0 miles north of Clinton, TN (from Clinton, TN: bearing 351°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southeast of Jacksboro. The landscape here holds a particular weight, defined by the steady presence of Melton Hill Lake, which gathers the quiet runoff of the region into a glassy, reflective expanse. Sunlight often catches the dust motes above the Ballfield, illuminating the way the terrain lifts and dips in a series of muted, green-gray swells. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the dense, humid stillness of the Norris Forestry Research Area suggests a wilderness that remains largely indifferent to the human activity occurring just a few miles away.

Rocky Top carries the enduring marks of an industrial heritage, where the extraction of resources once dictated the rhythm of daily life and shaped the very contour of the ground. The legacy of these labor-intensive years lingers in the architecture and the deliberate, unpretentious character of the local economy, which has since shifted toward a more varied, modern footing. Those seeking a connection to the deeper, wooded silence of the region might venture toward the River Bluff Trail, where the air feels sharper and the pace of existence slows to match the movement of the canopy. Life here maintains a grounded temperament, a steady pulse that acknowledges the demands of the past while navigating the quiet, persistent demands of the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 024° NE
George Templin Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 351° N
Ghosts of Convict Miners (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 253° W
Fort Anderson (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 253° W
Fire on Coal Creek (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 249° W
Norris Dam State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 046° NE
Norris Dam (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 046° NE
Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 024° NE · 5,964 acres
Miller Island State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 108° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 114° SE
Museum of Appalachia (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 117° SE
North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 260° W
Lulu's Epoxitorium (Gallery) — 8.0 mi, 171° S
Chuck Swan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 060° NE
Agee (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 050° NE
Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 047° NE
Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria (Historic Ruins) — 11.6 mi, 204° SW
Abandoned Train (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 250° W
Oak Ridge Playhouse (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 200° S
Oak Ridge Children's Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 206° SW
American Museum of Science and Energy (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 201° S
The Oak Ridge History Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 204° SW
Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.5 mi, 331° NW
Train Cars (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 297° NW
Clayton Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 182° S
Winona General Store (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 304° NW
Broadway Studios and Gallery (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 141° SE
Wimmer Stadium (Stadium) — 21.0 mi, 142° SE
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 25.9 mi, 356° N · 564k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 38.9 mi, 155° SE · 521k acres

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