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Belmont North Carolina Map

Explore Belmont, 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 Belmont, North Carolina

How to Use This Belmont, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.221284
Longitude	-81.041089
Population	15,010
Density	476.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27320, 27870, 28144, 28012
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Wentworth
School District	Gaston County Schools

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About Belmont, North Carolina

Belmont is a locality in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of 15,010. The population density is 476.6 people per km². Belmont is located at 35.2213°N, 81.0411°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Belmont is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27320, 27870, 28144.

Belmont occupies a position of quiet permanence where the heavy, humid air of the Piedmont settles over a landscape of red clay and dense timber. It lies 1.9 miles southwest of Reidsville, NC (from Reidsville, NC: bearing 220°T), and is situated 6.7 miles southeast of Wentworth. Sunlight filters through the canopy of Woodland Park, casting long, fractured shadows across the earth that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has dipped low. To the west, the distant silhouette of Corbett Ridge serves as a blurred ink line against the sky, while the local terrain remains defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Little Troublesome Creek. A mile away, the surface of Clarks Lake acts as a mirror for the changing seasons, its stillness providing a counterpoint to the busy, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding woods.

Belmont carries the weight of a former textile powerhouse, its architecture still marked by the sturdy, utilitarian brickwork of mills that once dictated the tempo of daily life. The economy has shifted, replacing the clatter of machinery with the measured pace of modern commerce and community growth, yet the influence of that industrial heritage lingers in the town’s layout and its resilient spirit. Residents navigate streets that prioritize a steady, grounded existence, moving between local storefronts and green spaces where the legacy of the past feels less like an artifact and more like a foundation. Here, the transition from the old manufacturing era to the present day is marked by a deliberate preservation of character, ensuring that Belmont maintains a distinct identity rooted in the earth and the slow, persistent work of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gaston County Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 352° N
Mecklenburg County Open Space - Iswa Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 061° NE
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Goat Island Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 310° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 045° NE
Observation Platform (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 046° NE
Mecklenburg County Open Space - Berryhill Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 099° E
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Pharr Yarns Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 320° NW
Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 031° NE
F-4 Phantom II (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 086° E
Sculpture of Queen Charlotte (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 090° E
Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 101° E
Redlair Plant Conservation Preserve (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 338° N
Morris Field (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 101° E
River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 031° NE
METALmorphosis (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 133° SE
Renaissance Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 115° SE
Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212 (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 126° SE
Dave Harris Stadium (Stadium) — 8.0 mi, 082° E
District 57 (Theme Park) — 8.3 mi, 081° E
Museum of Illusions (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 090° E
Illuminate Studio (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 147° SE
Bank of America Heritage Center (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 088° E
Discovery Place IMAX (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 087° E
Stage Door Theater (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 088° E
Gainseville Midland (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 100° E
Culture Palette (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 088° E
Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 269° W
Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 253° W
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 38.0 mi, 213° SW · 375k acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 60.8 mi, 329° NW · 511k acres

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