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Gold Hill North Carolina Map

Gold Hill, Rockingham County

Explore Gold Hill, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gold Hill, 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 Gold Hill, North Carolina

How to Use This Gold Hill, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gold Hill, 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 Gold Hill 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 Gold 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	Gold Hill
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Rockingham
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.318192
Longitude	-79.930594
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	28386, 27025, 28071
Area Code	336, 704, 980
County Seat	Wentworth
School District	Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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About Gold Hill, North Carolina

Gold Hill is a locality in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. Gold Hill is located at 36.3182°N, 79.9306°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28071.0.

Gold Hill rests on the gentle slopes of North Carolina's Piedmont, a landscape characterized by a soft, undulating terrain that eventually gives way to the grander Blue Ridge Mountains to the west. It lies 7.7 miles north of Summerfield, NC (from Summerfield, NC: bearing 349°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-northeast of Stokesdale. Here, the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, particularly after a summer shower, and the sky often stretches in vast, unbroken cerulean during fair weather, transitioning to bruised purples and fiery oranges as dusk settles. The land itself, a rich, reddish clay, holds the memory of its geological past, supporting a mosaic of hardwood forests and cultivated fields that break the green expanse. Small streams, often no more than a whisper of water over smooth stones, crisscross the countryside, feeding into larger waterways that thread their way through the county, reflecting the changing seasons in their glassy surfaces. This place, Gold Hill, once pulsed with the frenetic energy of a gold rush, a history etched into the very bedrock and the lingering names of its old mines. The echoes of pickaxes and the hopeful cries of prospectors are now replaced by a quieter rhythm, one dictated by the agricultural traditions and the steady hum of local businesses. While the grand mining operations have long since ceased, their legacy informs the character of Gold Hill, a resilience born from boom and bust. The local economy now leans more towards diversified agriculture, with fields of soybeans and corn stretching where fortunes were once dug from the earth, alongside a developing craft and artisan presence that honors the region's heritage. The courteous Southern register of its inhabitants, a gentle politeness that feels as natural as the changing light, underscores the enduring spirit of this particular corner of North Carolina.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 261° W
Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve - Knight-Brown Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 273° W
Lawson Family Murder Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 341° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 340° N
Mayo River State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 344° N
Haw River State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 131° SE
Guilford County Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 211° SW
Guilford County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 201° S
Lake Brandt - Reedy Fork (Local Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 179° S
City of Greensboro Open Space (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 179° S
Stoneville Sign (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 007° N
Dan River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 040° NE
Guilford County - Richardson-Taylor Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 145° SE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 139° SE
Rainbow Magic Alpaca Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.8 mi, 171° S
Regulars' Monument (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 159° S
Schenck Monument (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 160° S
Browder Family Cemetery (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 260° W
MoJo JoJo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.4 mi, 174° S
Stokes County Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 16.5 mi, 292° W
Barn Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 176° S
O'Brien Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 155° SE
The Marshall Muse Gallery (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 154° SE
GreenHill Center for NC Art (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 155° SE
Stephen D. Byers Theater (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 155° SE
Center for Visual Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 155° SE
Weatherspoon Art Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 158° S
Window Falls (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 287° W
Hidden Falls (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 287° W
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 47.1 mi, 178° S · 52k acres

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