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Hickory North Carolina Map

Hickory, Nash County

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

How to Use This Hickory, North Carolina Map

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

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	Hickory
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Nash
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.129041
Longitude	-77.80109
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	27891, 28601
Area Code	919, 984, 828
County Seat	Nashville
School District	Hickory City Schools

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About Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory is a locality in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. Hickory is located at 36.1290°N, 77.8011°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28601.0.

Hickory rests in the foothills where the Piedmont begins its gentle ascent toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, its landscape a soft convergence of rolling farmland and the whispering pines that cling to the slightly more ambitious slopes. It lies 13.2 miles north of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 357°T), and is situated 8.6 miles northeast of Red Oak. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant, unseen blossoms of wild honeysuckle, a scent that seems to cling to the very fiber of the place. Broad, placid rivers, like the Catawba not far to the east, trace languid paths through the verdant valleys, their waters reflecting a sky that often hangs a vast, pale blue, occasionally streaked with the ephemeral blush of dawn or the bruised purples of twilight. The very soil, a rich, reddish-brown, speaks of a long, quiet agricultural history, a testament to generations of hands that have worked its yielding surface. The story of Hickory is one of industrious spirit, a legacy forged in the fires of textile mills and the echoing clang of furniture factories that once defined its economic heartbeat. While those industries have transformed, the town continues to cultivate a vibrant spirit, its neighborhoods now echoing with the hum of diverse businesses and the cheerful chatter of a community that values connection. It’s a place where the polite Southern register still holds sway, a welcoming cadence that can be heard in the friendly greetings exchanged at the local farmer's market or the earnest conversations at the neighborhood diner. Hickory also carries a distinct connection to the wider cultural currents of the region, a subtle nod to the Appalachian ballad tradition that sometimes drifts on the breeze, a reminder of the deep roots that anchor this corner of North Carolina.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 276° W
Three Sisters Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 149° SE
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 324° NW
Ennis Park (Local Recreation) — 8.5 mi, 220° SW
Shocco Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 286° W
Brinkleyville Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 357° N
Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 331° NW
Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.8 mi, 175° S
Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 175° S
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 12.8 mi, 185° S
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 222° SW
Joseph Montfort Burial Site (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 040° NE
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 140° SE
Rock Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 091° E
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 025° NE
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 136° SE
Confederate Cemetery (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 027° NE
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.7 mi, 163° S
Vollmer Farms (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 242° SW
Jones Performing Arts Center, Louisburg College Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 267° W
Wilson Theatre (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 193° S
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 193° S
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 217° SW
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 217° SW
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.3 mi, 107° E · 43k acres
Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 35.4 mi, 290° W
Whirligig (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 204° SW
Hill Ridge Farms (Attraction) — 36.6 mi, 258° W
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 36.6 mi, 305° NW
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.4 mi, 111° E · 230k acres

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