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Barnardsville North Carolina Map

Explore Barnardsville, 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 Barnardsville, North Carolina

How to Use This Barnardsville, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.777612
Longitude	-82.454851
Population	559
Density	61.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28709
Area Code	828
County Seat	Asheville
School District	Buncombe County Schools

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About Barnardsville, North Carolina

Barnardsville is a locality in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 559. The population density is 61.2 people per km². Barnardsville is located at 35.7776°N, 82.4549°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28709.

Barnardsville occupies a secluded fold of the earth where the North Fork Ivy Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the deepening shadows of the terrain. It lies 13.4 miles north-northeast of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 24°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northeast of Weaverville. The landscape rises sharply toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, which stand as silent, violet sentinels against the western horizon, while the proximity of the Pisgah National Forest ensures that the air retains a sharp, pine-scented clarity throughout the seasons. In the quiet reaches of Spice Cove, the light at dusk settles into a bruised, golden hue that seems to hold the valley in a temporary, suspended stillness. To the south, the waters of Woodfin Reservoir offer a static, glassy contrast to the restless movement of the local creeks, defining a geography that is defined entirely by the rugged, inland rise of the Appalachian earth.

History in Barnardsville lingers in the quietude of the Buncombe County Open Space - Big Ivy Historical Park, where the remnants of early settlement echo the grit of those who first cleared these slopes for timber and small-scale agriculture. The local economy has long transitioned from the labor-intensive demands of mountain farming toward a more deliberate pace, leaving the community to find its character in the preservation of its rugged, upland heritage. Travelers who venture near the cascading rush of Douglas Falk often remark on the particular, resonant silence that defines the region, a quality of quiet that feels earned by the steep slopes and the dense, protective canopy of the surrounding woods. Daily life here moves with the measured cadence of the seasons, honoring a tradition of self-reliance that remains as constant as the current in the North Fork Ivy Creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buncombe County Open Space - Big Ivy Historical Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 131° SE
Buncombe County Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 131° SE
Little Snowball Lookout Tower (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 131° SE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 093° E · 511k acres
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.0 mi, 135° SE · 2,577 acres
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 050° NE
Walker Cove Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.5 mi, 110° E
Rural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 302° NW
Ellen Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 302° NW
Anderson Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 303° NW
Craggy Pinnacle Summit (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 140° SE
Mount Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 105° E
Tennis Court (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 181° S
Spring House (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 180° S
Dry Ridge Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 227° SW
Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 185° S
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 11.5 mi, 210° SW
Lainard Bush Art Studio (Gallery) — 12.9 mi, 276° W
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 276° W
Bill of Rights (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 276° W
US Constitution (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 276° W
Southern Highland Craft Guild (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 191° S
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 335° NW
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 13.5 mi, 335° NW · 662k acres
Asheville Pinball Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 205° SW
Flood Gallery Fine Art Center (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 191° S
Grail Moviehouse (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 204° SW
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 204° SW · 72k acres
Sampson Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.0 mi, 343° N · 11k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 31.6 mi, 255° W · 521k acres

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