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Brasstown North Carolina Map

Explore Brasstown, 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 Brasstown, North Carolina

How to Use This Brasstown, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.03953
Longitude	-83.956849
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28902
Area Code	828
County Seat	Hayesville

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About Brasstown, North Carolina

Brasstown is a locality in Clay County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Brasstown is located at 35.0395°N, 83.9568°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28902.

Brasstown holds the quiet, persistent pulse of a valley floor where the Jenkins Branch carves a steady, silver path through the loam. It lies 51.3 miles southwest of Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC (from Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC: bearing 233°T), and is situated 34.0 miles west-southwest of Franklin. The earth here leans toward a deep, verdant stillness, sheltered by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Great Smoky Mountains that rise against the horizon like a blue-tinted promise. Only a mile away, the land dips into the shaded, hushed stillness of Penland Cove, while the broader, wilder reach of the Nantahala National Forest begins its climb just three miles from the center of the settlement. The air carries the scent of damp moss and cooling earth, especially as light fails and the shadows stretch long and thin across the pastures, turning the grass to a shade of velvet pewter. Five miles distant, the waters of Persimmon Lake mirror the sky, offering a calm, reflective surface that anchors the surrounding wilderness.

Brasstown remains a place where the old Appalachian ballad tradition lingers in the wood-smoke, a heritage kept alive by the steady hands of local artisans who craft their livelihoods from the timber and clay of the region. The economy moves with a deliberate, measured pace, favoring the persistence of small-scale agriculture and the meticulous work of carving and weaving over the frantic rush of modernity. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the land has been cleared and kept across generations, echoing the labor of those who first recognized the fertility of this inland basin. Daily life follows the turning of the seasons, characterized by a courtesy that feels as much a part of the topography as the trees themselves. In Brasstown, the passing of a neighbor is met with a nod that acknowledges a shared understanding of the land’s demands and its quiet, enduring rewards.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rivercane Clan Pole (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 207° SW
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 3.1 mi, 037° NE · 533k acres
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 4.3 mi, 185° S · 752k acres
Trees Plaque (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 304° NW
Site of Fort Butler (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 302° NW
Hiwassee River Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 308° NW
Town of Murphy Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 334° NW
Cherokee Homestead Exhibit (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 087° E
Brasstown Valley Resort (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 136° SE
Turbine (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 098° E
Brasstown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.5 mi, 141° SE · 13k acres
Waterwheel (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 115° SE
Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 157° SE
Council Ring (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 234° SW
Snowbird Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.2 mi, 358° N · 8,491 acres
Southern Nantahala Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.0 mi, 105° E · 24k acres
Coosa Bald National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 16.2 mi, 179° S
Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 197° S
Junaluska Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 023° NE
Graham County Historical Association (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 023° NE
Noontootly National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 23.0 mi, 209° SW · 25k acres
Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 23.3 mi, 209° SW · 24k acres
Nacoochee Mound;ᎾᎫᏥ (Historic Ruins) — 28.3 mi, 150° SE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 28.8 mi, 010° N · 521k acres
The Foxfire Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 105° E
Too-Cowee;ᎧᏫᏱ (Historic Ruins) — 34.1 mi, 063° NE
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 34.6 mi, 064° NE
Yahoola Cherokee Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 182° S
Bleu Art Gallery (Gallery) — 35.0 mi, 183° S
The Historic Holly Theatre (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 183° S

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