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Taft Tennessee Map

Explore Taft, 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 Taft, Tennessee

How to Use This Taft, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.020641
Longitude	-86.718054
Population	256
Density	27.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	38488
Area Code	901
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	Lincoln County School District

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About Taft, Tennessee

Taft is a locality in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 256. The population density is 27.5 people per km². Taft is located at 35.0206°N, 86.7181°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38488.

Taft occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises and falls in long, soft swells of green and brown. It lies 11.9 miles west of Lincoln, TN (from Lincoln, TN: bearing 272°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-southwest of Park City. Pinnel Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its waters feeding the quiet moisture of the soil that defines the immediate surroundings. To the west, the horizon holds the faint, jagged suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, though they remain distant sentinels far beyond the immediate reach of these fields. Bryant Hollow deepens the terrain just a mile away, creating a sheltered basin where the evening light lingers in pools of copper and bruised plum, casting long shadows that stretch across the open pasture.

Taft remains defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of agricultural life, where the economy is tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the maintenance of the surrounding acreage. The State-owned Submerged Lands sit five miles distant, serving as a quiet reminder of the regional commitment to preserving the wilder edges of the territory. While the roar of modern industry remains absent, the nearby presence of Boone Falls provides a rhythmic, distant gravity to the local geography, pulling the attention of those who seek the cooling mist of the cascade. Life here moves with a steady, unforced cadence, shaped by the weight of generations who have worked the clay and watched the seasons turn over the same familiar fence lines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 143° SE
Blue Water Spring Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 160° S
Heritage Landing Entrance Sign (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 191° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 127° SE
Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 245° SW
Vietnam Veterans of America (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 245° SW
Staturn 1B Rocket (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 245° SW
Lincoln Theater (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 043° NE
Civil War Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 256° W
David Wilson (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 145° SE
State Black Archives Research Center and Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 153° SE
Henry and Nell Lane Bradford Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 152° SE
North Alabama Railroad Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 149° SE
Flintville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.3 mi, 076° E
Alabama A&M Agribition Center (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 148° SE
BE-4 Engine (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 176° S
The Burger Factory (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 162° S
Gulf Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 223° SW
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 224° SW
Lynx Gallery (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 162° S
The Broken Brush Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 20.8 mi, 224° SW
Mill Creek Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.9 mi, 188° S
Monte Sano State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 150° SE
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 177° S · 35k acres
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 27.3 mi, 209° SW · 4,011 acres
Tims Ford (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 055° NE
Mallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 32.5 mi, 221° SW · 2,094 acres
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 136° SE · 406 acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 50.2 mi, 208° SW · 182k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 59.5 mi, 217° SW · 26k acres

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