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Thorn Hill Tennessee Map

Explore Thorn Hill, 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 Thorn Hill, Tennessee

How to Use This Thorn Hill, Tennessee Map

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

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	Thorn Hill
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Grainger County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.358421
Longitude	-83.4174
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37881
Area Code	865
County Seat	Rutledge

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About Thorn Hill, Tennessee

Thorn Hill is a locality in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Thorn Hill is located at 36.3584°N, 83.4174°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37881.

Thorn Hill occupies a quiet intersection of Tennessee topography where the land gradually gathers itself into ridges and creases. It lies 8.2 miles east-northeast of Grainger, TN (from Grainger, TN: bearing 64°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Bean Station. Forked Deer Creek carves a persistent path through the local soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-voiced rhythm that dictates the orientation of the surrounding fields. To the west, the landscape dips toward the expansive, still surface of Norris Lake, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon in the east. Sunlight here often catches the limestone dust of the backroads, casting a pale, metallic glow over the pastures of Hensley Hollow as the day wanes into a soft, cool gray.

Thorn Hill remains defined by its adherence to the slow, seasonal pulse of agrarian life and the legacy of families who have worked this stubborn, productive earth for generations. The local economy relies on the steady labor of the land, with small-scale farming and timber providing the quiet backbone of daily existence. Those who seek the outdoors often venture toward the managed trails of Panther Creek, where the quietude of the woods offers a reprieve from the mechanical hum of more hurried places. Life in Thorn Hill moves with a gravity of its own, marked by the simple, enduring habits of people who recognize the value of a well-tended fence line and the consistent, cooling shade of the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clinchdale Farm (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 163° S
Old Lee Highway (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 171° S
Panther Creek (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 174° S
Panther Creek State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 174° S
Cherokee Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 132° SE
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 141° SE
Buffalo Springs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 218° SW
Lakeway Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 166° S
Joseph Martin monument (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 342° N
Tackett Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 310° NW
The Cedars (State Wilderness) — 21.3 mi, 025° NE
Pinnacle Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.0 mi, 321° NW
Joseph Rogers Building (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 082° E
Hale Springs Inn (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 082° E
Forbidden Caverns (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 173° S
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 33.2 mi, 149° SE · 662k acres
Doughboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 34.2 mi, 009° N
Ramsey House Visitor Center (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 220° SW
Ramsey House Plantation (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 220° SW
The Muse Knoxville (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 226° SW
Narrow (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 015° N
Hawkeye Overlook (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 014° N
Winstead Mansion (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 226° SW
Norris Museum (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 253° W
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 38.1 mi, 161° S · 521k acres
Museum of Appalachia (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 252° W
Broadway Studios and Gallery (Gallery) — 38.3 mi, 228° SW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 38.5 mi, 039° NE · 733k acres
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.8 mi, 040° NE · 3,273 acres
Sampson Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.1 mi, 112° E · 11k acres

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