Pleasant Hill North Carolina Map
Pleasant Hill, Cleveland County
Explore Pleasant Hill, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pleasant 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 Pleasant Hill, North Carolina
How to Use This Pleasant Hill, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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 | Pleasant Hill |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Cleveland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.239574 |
| Longitude | -81.4812 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28572, 27298, 27866, 28621 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 828 |
| County Seat | Shelby |
| School District | Wilkes County Schools |
About Pleasant Hill, North Carolina
Pleasant Hill is a locality in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. Pleasant Hill is located at 35.2396°N, 81.4812°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28621.0.
Pleasant Hill unfolds across the gentle, undulating Piedmont landscape, a region where the earth seems to breathe a quiet sigh of contentment. It lies 4.8 miles southeast of Shelby, NC (from Shelby, NC: bearing 140°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west of Kings Mountain. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, softened by the hazy, humid air that often hangs like a veil, particularly as the sun begins its descent, painting the sky in strokes of apricot and rose. Ancient oak and pine trees, their branches reaching like weathered arms, punctuate the fields, casting long, shifting shadows that dance with the breeze. The soil itself, a rich, dark loam, hints at the agricultural heritage that has shaped this corner of North Carolina, a place where the horizon is less a dramatic pronouncement and more a gradual, serene merging of sky and earth. The story of Pleasant Hill is one of quiet perseverance, deeply rooted in the tobacco and textile industries that once thrived, leaving behind a legacy etched into the very character of the place. While those boom times have receded, a sense of enduring craft and community spirit remains, a subtle echo in the courteous greetings exchanged on the street and the lingering aroma of woodsmoke from evening fires. The economy now diversifies, finding new footing, but the heart of Pleasant Hill still beats with a rhythm familiar to generations who worked this land and built its modest, enduring structures. It is a place where the present acknowledges its past without being beholden to it, where the simple beauty of a well-tended porch or the distant hum of a tractor can feel like profound statements in the slow, deliberate unfolding of a day.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Patterson Springs Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 263° W
- City of Kings Mountain - Moss Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 034° NE
- Holly Oak Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 309° NW
- City of Shelby - Hickory Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 320° NW
- Little Theater (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 103° E
- Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 133° SE
- Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 130° SE
- Boulders Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 123° SE
- Blacksburg (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 193° S
- Hoover Monument (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 141° SE
- Kings Mountain Centennial Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 141° SE
- Major Willian Chronicle (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 139° SE
- Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 187° S
- Lake Cherokee (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 202° S
- Jolly Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 219° SW
- Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 220° SW
- Truck (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 220° SW
- Cherokee County Veterans Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 220° SW
- Worth Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.2 mi, 178° S
- Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (Historic Ruins) — 18.6 mi, 190° S
- Lincoln County Museum of History (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 039° NE
- Caboose (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 293° NW
- South Mountains Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 23.0 mi, 338° N
- F-4 Phantom II (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 092° E
- Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 232° SW
- Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 32.2 mi, 232° SW
- Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 232° SW
- Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 32.9 mi, 174° S · 375k acres
- Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 39.1 mi, 322° NW · 511k acres
- Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.8 mi, 332° NW · 12k acres
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About This Pleasant Hill Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Hill, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.239574, -81.4812. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pleasant Hill and Cleveland County.
Detailed location data for Pleasant Hill includes the ZIP code (28572), telephone area code (919, 984, 828), county seat of Cleveland County (Shelby), and school district assignment (Wilkes County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.
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 — ensuring the correct Pleasant Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
