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Townsend Tennessee Map

Explore Townsend, 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 Townsend, Tennessee

How to Use This Townsend, Tennessee Map

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

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	Townsend
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Blount County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.675366
Longitude	-83.755728
Population	550
Density	106.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37882
Area Code	865
County Seat	Maryville
School District	Blount County School District

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About Townsend, Tennessee

Townsend is a locality in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 550. The population density is 106.6 people per km². Townsend is located at 35.6754°N, 83.7557°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Townsend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37882.

Townsend reveals itself through the steady, cold pulse of the Little River, which carves a clear, limestone-bottomed path through the deep greenery of the valley floor. It lies 5.1 miles east of Blount, TN (from Blount, TN: bearing 87°T), and is situated 17.5 miles southwest of Sevier. Black Mash Hollow cradles the settlement in a low, quiet cradle where the morning light often lingers in long, pale fingers against the sycamores and poplars. To the southeast, the distant silhouettes of the Great Smoky Mountains define the horizon, their jagged crests holding back the heavy, humid air that settles over the lowlands. Two miles away, the waters of Laurel Lake hold the sky in a mirror of still, dark glass, while the rugged terrain beyond promises the distant, thundering descent of Abrams Falls to any traveler willing to seek the hidden, rocky veins of the earth.

Townsend bears the quiet weight of a legacy tied to the timber industry, where the rhythmic whine of the sawmill once dictated the cadence of the day before the land turned toward the preservation of its own wild edges. The proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park serves as the primary anchor for the modern economy, drawing those who prefer the measured pace of a hike along the Rich Mountain Trail to the clamor of the outside world. Here, the culture remains tethered to the slow change of seasons and the persistent, unforced hospitality of a place that values the shade of a porch as much as the bustle of trade. Life in Townsend moves with the water, indifferent to the rush of the modern age, finding its purpose in the preservation of the woods and the simple, enduring gravity of the mountains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 054° NE
River Rat Tubing Outpost (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 071° E
Tuckaleechee Caverns (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 221° SW
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 1.7 mi, 169° S · 521k acres
Next to Heaven Adventure (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 070° E
Rich Mountain # 2 (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 227° SW
Nick's MTB Trails (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 331° NW
Whites Mill Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 301° NW
WildSide (Theme Park) — 11.3 mi, 063° NE
Foothills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 254° W
10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 080° E
Tucker Springs Historical Marker (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 292° W
Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 mi, 295° NW
The Forge Cinemas (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 048° NE
Hollywood Star Cars Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 080° E
Cooter's Place (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 048° NE
Patriot Park Patriot Missile (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 056° NE
Patriot Park Liberty Bell (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 056° NE
Summit Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 047° NE
Parton Back Porch Theatre (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 057° NE
Chasing Rainbows Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 056° NE
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 15.8 mi, 187° S · 533k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 219° SW · 662k acres
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.5 mi, 220° SW · 19k acres
Seven Islands (State Park) — 18.6 mi, 010° N
Tellico Lake - Chota Unit (National Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 243° SW · 262 acres
Citico Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.1 mi, 225° SW · 16k acres
Fort Loudon (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 256° W
Tellico Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 25.2 mi, 261° W · 7,749 acres
Snowbird Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 29.2 mi, 204° SW · 8,491 acres

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