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Aquadale North Carolina Map

Explore Aquadale, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

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.

Interactive Map of Aquadale, North Carolina

How to Use This Aquadale, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Aquadale, 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. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

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

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 in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. 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 Aquadale.

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

Latitude	35.227368
Longitude	-80.225617
Population	348
Density	41.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28128
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Albemarle
School District	Stanly County Schools

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About Aquadale, North Carolina

Aquadale is a locality in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 348. The population density is 41.3 people per km². Aquadale is located at 35.2274°N, 80.2256°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28128.

Aquadale maintains a quiet composure across the red-clay expanse of the Piedmont, where the land settles into a series of modest, sun-drenched elevations. It lies 8.6 miles south of Albemarle, NC (from Albemarle, NC: bearing 190°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-southeast of Hills. Alligator Branch cuts a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters carving a subtle, cooling presence into the earth before moving toward the basin of Long Branch Reservoir. The air here holds a particular clarity in the late afternoon, when the low light catches the dust of the fields and turns the horizon into a soft, hazy violet. Far to the west, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains rise like a jagged, blue-tinted memory, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the deep green density of the surrounding woods, which eventually thicken as they approach the Uwharrie National Forest.

Aquadale carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the soil and the legacy of the regional mills. The local economy has long shifted from the heavy, rhythmic thrum of textile machinery to a more dispersed, individual pursuit of trade and agriculture, leaving behind a stillness that feels both persistent and earned. Residents often look toward the Town of Oakboro - Town of Oakboro District Park for their communal gatherings, finding a steady continuity in the rituals of small-scale commerce and seasonal harvest. Life in Aquadale moves at the speed of the seasons, marked by the slow turn of the foliage and the reliable, unhurried passage of neighbors who recognize the value of a long-standing address in this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Oakboro - Town of Oakboro District Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 262° W
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 145° SE
Town of Norwood - Darrell Almond Community Park (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 086° E
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 010° N
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 040° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 11.2 mi, 057° NE · 52k acres
Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 041° NE
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 137° SE · 17k acres
Will Lowder Homesite Monument (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 039° NE
Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 039° NE
Ben Lowder Homesite (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 040° NE
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 035° NE
Uwharrie Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 042° NE
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 17.0 mi, 100° E
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 19.2 mi, 007° N
Bull Statue (Public Artwork) — 23.8 mi, 284° W
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 042° NE
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 357° N
Mint Hill Arts (Arts Centre) — 24.7 mi, 262° W
Union County Community Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 25.0 mi, 227° SW
Music Hall (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 020° N
Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 Cinemas (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 243° SW
Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 112° E
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.0 mi, 033° NE · 5,216 acres
T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.1 mi, 346° N
Fullwood Theatre (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 254° W
Kids Jungle Playground (Theme Park) — 29.7 mi, 289° W
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.7 mi, 181° S · 92k acres
Cheraw State Park (State Park) — 42.8 mi, 158° S
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 74.4 mi, 245° SW · 375k acres

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