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Badin North Carolina Map

Explore Badin, 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 Badin, North Carolina

How to Use This Badin, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.405974
Longitude	-80.11672
Population	2,024
Density	431.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	28009, 28127
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Albemarle
School District	Stanly County Schools

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About Badin, North Carolina

Badin is a locality in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,024. The population density is 431.0 people per km². Badin is located at 35.4060°N, 80.1167°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Badin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 28009, 28127.

Badin emerges from the quiet intersection of dense woodland and the steady, persistent flow of Little Mountain Creek. It lies 6.1 miles northeast of Albemarle, NC (from Albemarle, NC: bearing 51°T), and is situated 10.3 miles northeast of Hills. The landscape here is defined by a deep, wooded stillness that reaches toward the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, which haunt the horizon like a faded memory of high peaks. At the edge of the water, the Town of Badin - Badin Picnic and Boat Access provides a threshold where the land meets Badin Lake, its surface reflecting the changing sky with a mirror-like clarity that holds the afternoon light long after the sun has dipped. Nearby, the rush of Great Falls punctuates the silence of the surrounding terrain, a reminder of the power inherent in the water that shapes the local geography.

Badin retains the architectural echo of a twentieth-century industrial ambition, built upon the foundation of aluminum production that once galvanized the economy and defined the purpose of the settlement. The structured, orderly layout of the streets speaks to a time when industry dictated the rhythm of daily life, drawing workers into a landscape shaped by the Uwharrie National Forest. While the industrial pulse has shifted, the legacy remains in the sturdy character of the buildings and the quiet, deliberate pace of those who live in the shadow of the Uwharrie National Recreation Trail. Life in Badin moves with the patient gravity of the inland piedmont, where the history of labor is written into the very stone and timber of the surroundings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Badin - Badin Picnic and Boat Access (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 072° E
Town of Badin - Pine Street Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 091° E
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 041° NE
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 011° N
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 092° E · 52k acres
Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 124° SE
Will Lowder Homesite Monument (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 127° SE
Ben Lowder Homesite (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 116° SE
Uwharrie Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 117° SE
Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 160° S
East Cannon Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 226° SW
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 231° SW
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - Bingham (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 049° NE
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 152° SE
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 330° NW
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 061° NE
Music Hall (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 012° N
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 329° NW
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.4 mi, 038° NE · 5,216 acres
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 146° SE
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 173° S · 17k acres
T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 20.6 mi, 321° NW
Honey Bee Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.3 mi, 053° NE
Ostrich Eggs (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 053° NE
Rhinoleap Productions (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 039° NE
Cinemark Asheboro (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 042° NE
Sound Money Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 294° NW
Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 29.4 mi, 346° N
Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 345° N
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.6 mi, 187° S · 92k acres

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