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Bethlehem North Carolina Map

Explore Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem, North Carolina

How to Use This Bethlehem, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.817531
Longitude	-81.300757
Population	4,491
Density	227.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	27910, 27320, 28601
Area Code	336, 828
County Seat	Wentworth
School District	Alexander County Schools

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About Bethlehem, North Carolina

Bethlehem is a locality in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,491. The population density is 227.4 people per km². Bethlehem is located at 35.8175°N, 81.3008°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 27910, 27320, 28601.

Bethlehem maintains a quiet, steady presence where the land begins to settle into the gentle, persistent character of the piedmont. It lies 3.5 miles southeast of Eden, NC (from Eden, NC: bearing 130°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-northwest of Reidsville. Town Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-slung patience toward the wider drainage of the region. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain is defined by fields that hold the heat of the afternoon sun and patches of woodland that deepen into shadow as the light shifts toward dusk. Thirty miles to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Corbett Ridge anchors the horizon, a reminder of the rising country that lies beyond this flatter, more temperate expanse. Three miles away, the quiet reaches of the Dan River Game Land offer a sanctuary of thick undergrowth and tall timber, while the nearby Eden Presettling Impoundment gathers the runoff of the seasons into a still, reflective surface.

Agriculture and the remnants of industrial labor have long informed the way Bethlehem organizes its days and its sense of purpose. The soil here, heavy and productive, has historically supported a rhythm tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, while the broader regional economy has moved through the shifts of textile production and the mechanical precision of trade. Life in Bethlehem feels measured by the passing of trucks on local roads and the changing hues of the crops that push up from the red-clay ground. There is a distinct, unforced courtesy in the way people move through their routines, an acknowledgment of neighbors that seems to exist independently of the faster world beyond the county line. Even as modern commerce pulls at the edges of the landscape, the core of Bethlehem remains tethered to a traditional, grounded existence where the sky feels expansive and the air holds the scent of damp earth and coming rain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alexander County - Bethlehem Community Park (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 351° N
St Stephens Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 161° S
Neil Clark Jr Recreation Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 220° SW
City of Hickory - Glenn Hilton Civic Park (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 219° SW
Martin Luther (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 195° S
Belk Centrum (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 194° S
Hickory Museum of Art (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 198° S
Catawba Science Center (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 198° S
Catawba County - Riverbend Park (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 091° E
Old Hickory Tavern (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 200° S
Hickory Aviation Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 224° SW
Wilderness Gateway State Trail (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 187° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 258° W
Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 155° SE
Historic Newton Depot (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 156° SE
Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 157° SE
Catawba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 157° SE
McGalliard Falls (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 257° W
Balls Creek Campground (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 139° SE
Johns River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 264° W
Blood Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 004° N
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 310° NW · 511k acres
South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 229° SW
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 258° W
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.1 mi, 282° W · 7,017 acres
House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House) (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 293° NW
Liberty Theatre Cinema (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 020° N
Wilkes Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 26.1 mi, 020° N
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.9 mi, 271° W · 12k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 47.3 mi, 318° NW · 662k acres

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