Explore Winchester, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Winchester, 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 Winchester.
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 | Winchester |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Johnson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.189104 |
| Longitude | -86.104898 |
| Population | 9,375 |
| Density | 337.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 37688, 37398 |
| Area Code | 731, 615 |
| County Seat | Mountain City |
| School District | Franklin County School District |
Winchester occupies a quiet expanse of the Tennessee landscape where the earth settles into a series of soft, wooded folds and fertile basins. It lies 11.1 miles northeast of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 42°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-northwest of Mountain City. Low Gap Branch winds its way through the local terrain, carving a path that catches the low, golden light of late afternoon as it filters through the dense canopy. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, often carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling limestone from the nearby reaches of the Cherokee National Forest. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the far horizon, the immediate land is defined by the deep, tranquil shadows of Robbins Hollow, providing a sense of seclusion that persists even as the day turns to dusk.
Winchester carries the weight of a long-standing agricultural tradition, where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the pulse of the local economy. Beyond the fields, the influence of the Cherokee National Forest remains constant, shaping the environmental character of the region and offering a vast wilderness that borders the everyday lives of the people. Residents often traverse the Bear Wallow Trail to escape into the timbered slopes, finding a connection to the geography that feels both ancient and immediate. Unlike the bustling centers found elsewhere in the state, the pace in Winchester remains deliberate, favoring a way of life that values the stillness of the woods and the steady, unyielding work of the land over the frantic movement of modern industry.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Winchester, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.189104, -86.104898. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Winchester includes the ZIP code (37688, 37398), telephone area code (731, 615), county seat of Johnson County (Mountain City), and school district assignment (Franklin County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |