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Samburg Tennessee Map

Explore Samburg, 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 Samburg, Tennessee

How to Use This Samburg, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.380899
Longitude	-89.354794
Population	210
Density	171.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	38232, 38254
Area Code	901
County Seat	Union City
School District	Obion County School District

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About Samburg, Tennessee

Samburg is a locality in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 171.4 people per km². Samburg is located at 36.3809°N, 89.3548°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Samburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38232, 38254.

Samburg occupies a singular position on the very edge of Reading House Slough, where the water’s surface mirrors the shifting moods of the sky. It lies 14.1 miles west-northwest of Polk, TN (from Polk, TN: bearing 291°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-northeast of Lake. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, humid stillness of the lowlands, where the earth seems to hold the moisture of the lake in its dark, fertile soil. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hickory Ridge, which punctuates the western horizon like a jagged spine. To the east, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Glady Hollow, a place where the shadows linger long after the sun has climbed high. The air in Samburg carries a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp vegetation and the ancient, quiet power of the water that dominates the view.

Reelfoot Lake serves as a vital anchor for the region, its presence dictating the rhythms of life for those who reside in the shadow of its sprawling, protected expanse. The local economy and daily patterns of Samburg remain inextricably tied to this natural sanctuary, where the slow, deliberate work of the seasons governs the harvest and the hunt. Running Reelfoot Bayou winds its way through the nearby landscape, a slender, dark vein of water that feeds the broader expanse and sustains the wild character of the bottomlands. Generations have looked to these waters for sustenance and perspective, finding a quiet endurance in the cyclical rise and fall of the lake. In Samburg, the passage of time is marked not by the frantic pace of distant centers, but by the subtle migration of birds and the slow, persistent growth of the timber that lines the water’s edge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Reelfoot Lake (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 349° N
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.1 mi, 049° NE · 16k acres
Reelfoot Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 037° NE
Reelfoot (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 037° NE
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 217° SW · 3,626 acres
Caboose (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 266° W
Battle of Island 10 (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 302° NW
Abraham Lincoln (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 076° E
The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 079° E
Lee Morris Memorial (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 193° S
Big Oak Tree State Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 010° N
Lenox Bridge Memorial (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 194° S
Burgess Chapel School (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 190° S
Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 184° S
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 26.4 mi, 072° E
The Angry Axe (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 095° E
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 357° N
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 33.7 mi, 225° SW
Trenton Teapot Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 140° SE
Malco (Cinema) — 36.6 mi, 341° N
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 293° NW
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 40.5 mi, 255° W
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 43.3 mi, 016° N
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 44.0 mi, 014° N
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 54.0 mi, 005° N · 274k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 60.6 mi, 304° NW · 1.5M acres

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