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Old Fort North Carolina Map

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

How to Use This Old Fort, North Carolina Map

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

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	Old Fort
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	McDowell
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.629009
Longitude	-82.18067
Population	555
Density	203.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	28762
Area Code	828
County Seat	Marion
School District	McDowell County Schools

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About Old Fort, North Carolina

Old Fort is a locality in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 555. The population density is 203.4 people per km². Old Fort is located at 35.6290°N, 82.1807°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28762.

Old Fort, North Carolina, unfolds in a landscape where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin their westward ascent, their slopes a deep, bruised green under a sky that often holds the bruised gray of an approaching shower. It lies 21.1 miles east of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 85°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Black Mountain. The Catawba River, a ribbon of quicksilver, carves its way through the valley, its banks a mosaic of weathered stone and tenacious scrub oak. The air here carries the damp, earthy perfume of pine needles and decaying leaves, a scent that deepens in the cool of the morning and at dusk, when long shadows stretch like ancient fingers across the sparsely populated fields. The very topography speaks of geological ages, of slow, relentless forces that have shaped the land into broad valleys and the beginnings of steeper inclines, promising a different kind of wildness further west. This place, Old Fort, carries the echoes of a frontier spirit and the enduring legacy of its early industries. Once a vital stop along the railroad, its economy was built on the sturdy backs of lumber and the hardy souls who worked the mines that dotted the surrounding hills. The ghost of those days lingers in the weathered facades of some of the older buildings downtown, a quiet testament to a time when the clang of hammer on steel was a more common sound than the whisper of wind through the pines. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, and the proximity to the growing energy sector offers new opportunities, Old Fort retains a sense of its Appalachian roots, a place where the courteous Southern register of speech is as much a part of the local character as the rugged beauty of the mountains themselves. Travelers often find themselves drawn to the quietude, the sense of a community that has weathered its own storms and continues to find its strength in the enduring landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Arrowhead Monument (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 271° W
Old Fort Railroad Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 270° W
McDowell Tourism Authority (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 209° SW
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 348° N · 511k acres
Fonta Flora State Trail (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 068° E
Town of Old Fort - Catawba River Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 240° SW
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 231° SW
Town of Old Fort - Andrews Geyser (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 293° NW
Point Lookout (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 275° W
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - High Rock Acres Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 240° SW
Historic Carson House (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 058° NE
Buncombe County Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 266° W
Buck Creek Trout Farm (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 011° N
Blue Ridge Assembly (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 257° W
The McDowell's and The Carson's (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 055° NE
Mount Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 327° NW
Marion Train Depot (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 069° E
Foothills Community Theatre (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 069° E
Marion Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 069° E
Black Mountain Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.1 mi, 343° N
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.8 mi, 301° NW · 2,577 acres
Canopy Ridge Farm (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 178° S
Caretaker's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 280° W
Potato House (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 280° W
Little Snowball Lookout Tower (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 303° NW
Southern Highland Craft Guild (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 261° W
Flood Gallery Fine Art Center (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 258° W
NC Mineral and Gem Festival (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 020° N
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 046° NE · 12k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 30.5 mi, 329° NW · 662k acres

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