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Whitwell Tennessee Map

Explore Whitwell, 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 Whitwell, Tennessee

How to Use This Whitwell, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.192393
Longitude	-85.521532
Population	1,641
Density	180.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37397
Area Code	615
County Seat	Jasper
School District	Marion County School District

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About Whitwell, Tennessee

Whitwell is a locality in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,641. The population density is 180.6 people per km². Whitwell is located at 35.1924°N, 85.5215°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Whitwell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37397.

Whitwell occupies a quiet corridor of the earth where the light at dusk settles heavy and violet against the limestone bluffs. It lies 14.1 miles west-northwest of Red Bank, TN (from Red Bank, TN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 16.0 miles northwest of Chattanooga. The land here holds a stillness that predates the roads, defined by the slow, deliberate meander of the Sequatchie River as it carves through the terrain just a mile from the center. To the north, the earth rises in protective shoulders, while the proximity of English Cove creates a basin that traps the morning mist, holding it against the fields until the sun burns the dampness into a silver haze. Beyond the immediate valley, the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as a jagged, ink-blue line on the horizon, a constant reminder of the wider wilderness that frames this pocket of Tennessee.

Whitwell carries the weight of a coal-mining heritage in its architecture and the resilience of its residents, who have turned toward agriculture and small-scale industry to sustain the rhythm of their days. The legacy of the pits is a physical memory in the soil, yet the local economy now finds its breath in the open air of the surrounding landscape, with the nearby Chimney's Designated State Natural Area and the cool, rushing descent of Foster Falls providing a stark, vertical beauty. Life here moves with a gravity that favors patience over haste, marked by the changing seasons in the woods of Prentice Cooper State Forest and the quiet, reflective waters of Ketner Cove Lake. Whether the day is spent in the fields or attending to the needs of the neighborhood, Whitwell maintains a sense of autonomy, anchored by the land that has supported its people through the shifting decades.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prentice Cooper State Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 114° SE
Suck Creek Mountain Cherokee Village (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 099° E
Prentice Cooper Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 139° SE
Judge M.M. Allison (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 098° E
Mullens Cove Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.7 mi, 145° SE
Shackleford Ridge County Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 104° E
South Cumberland (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 257° W
Moonshine Still (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 149° SE
The Suck (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 124° SE
Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 078° E
Rainbow Lake (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 119° SE
Danny Cove (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 253° W
Raccoon Mountain (Local Recreation) — 11.7 mi, 150° SE
Dunlap Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 031° NE
Industrial Heritage (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 131° SE
Ruth Holmberg Memorial (Public Artwork) — 14.8 mi, 130° SE
Urban Renewal (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 131° SE
AVA Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 127° SE
Tennessee Aquarium Imax 3D Theater (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 129° SE
Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 128° SE
Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 15.5 mi, 127° SE
River Gallery (Arts Centre) — 15.5 mi, 128° SE
Tivoli Theatre (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 130° SE
Lodge Museum of Cast Iron (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 219° SW
Central of Georgia 349 (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 128° SE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 17.3 mi, 215° SW
Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 21.2 mi, 207° SW · 16k acres
Russell Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 21.7 mi, 228° SW · 308 acres
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 34.9 mi, 141° SE · 752k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 47.5 mi, 107° E · 662k acres

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