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Chimney Rock Village North Carolina Map

Explore Chimney Rock Village, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chimney Rock Village, NC street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.

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. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Chimney Rock Village, North Carolina

How to Use This Chimney Rock Village, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chimney Rock Village, North Carolina. 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 to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, 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).

Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Chimney Rock Village and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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. 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 Chimney Rock Village.

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	Chimney Rock Village
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Rutherford
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.439285
Longitude	-82.246502
Population	122
Density	15.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	28720
Area Code	828
County Seat	Rutherfordton
School District	Rutherford County Schools

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About Chimney Rock Village, North Carolina

Chimney Rock Village is a locality in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 122. The population density is 15.1 people per km². Chimney Rock Village is located at 35.4393°N, 82.2465°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28720.

Chimney Rock Village occupies a narrow corridor where the earth rises sharply to meet the sky, defined by the relentless passage of the Broad River as it carves through the stone. It lies 14.7 miles northeast of Hendersonville, NC (from Hendersonville, NC: bearing 55°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-northeast of Edneyville. The air here carries a cool, damp weight, filtered through dense stands of timber that cling to the steep slopes of the surrounding terrain. High above the village floor, the massive granite monoliths of Chimney Rock State Park command the skyline, their gray surfaces shifting in color as the sun tracks across the narrow gap of the sky. In the quiet hours before the heat of the afternoon, the distant, rhythmic thunder of Hickorynut Falls echoes through the trees, a constant reminder of the water’s persistent work against the rock. Though the Black Mountains loom twenty-three miles to the west, they appear as little more than a jagged, indigo seam against the horizon, leaving the immediate landscape to the drama of the gorge. History in Chimney Rock Village is written in the stone and the long-settled accounts of those who recognized the gravity of these heights. The local economy has shifted from the quiet toil of early settlers to a life sustained by the curiosity of travelers drawn to the sheer verticality of the landscape and the proximity of Lake Lure. Small storefronts line the road, their wood-framed facades weathering under the seasonal damp that rises from the riverbed and the nearby Hickory Nut Gorge. Life here moves in accordance with the terrain; there is a certain patience required to inhabit a place where the shadows grow long by mid-afternoon and the mountains seem to press in on the narrow thoroughfare. It is a place where the work of the past—the slow, geological labor of water and wind—remains the primary architect of the day, leaving the residents to dwell in the cool, deep silence of the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chimney Rock State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 250° W
Town of Lake Lure Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 112° E
Pulpit Rock (Viewpoint) — 0.5 mi, 207° SW
Town of Lake Lure - Morse Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 108° E
Bat Cave Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 285° W
Hickory Nut Gorge Macrosite (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 286° W
Buffalo Creek Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 042° NE
Canopy Ridge Farm (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 106° E
Edneyville High School Monument (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 240° SW
Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 299° NW
Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 181° S
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 10.7 mi, 355° N · 511k acres
Big Bradley Falls (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 192° S
Blue Ridge Assembly (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 335° NW
Battle of Round Mountain Monument (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 168° S
Polk County History Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 168° S
McDowell Tourism Authority (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 016° N
Arrowhead Gallery & Studios (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 016° N
Old Fort Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 015° N
Fonta Flora State Trail (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 009° N
Western North Carolina Air Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 229° SW
Mineral & Lapidary Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 235° SW
Earthly Minds Gallery (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 202° S
Heartwood Gallery (Gallery) — 15.2 mi, 202° S
Wood Berry Gallery (Gallery) — 15.2 mi, 202° S
Tryon Theatre (Cinema) — 16.0 mi, 178° S
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 268° W
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 278° W · 72k acres
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.5 mi, 260° W · 18k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 44.8 mi, 290° W · 521k acres

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