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Brookford North Carolina Map

Explore Brookford, 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 Brookford, North Carolina

How to Use This Brookford, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.703188
Longitude	-81.347864
Population	442
Density	267.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28602
Area Code	828
County Seat	Newton
School District	Hickory City Schools

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About Brookford, North Carolina

Brookford is a locality in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 442. The population density is 267.5 people per km². Brookford is located at 35.7032°N, 81.3479°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Brookford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28602.

Brookford maintains a modest presence upon the rolling piedmont landscape, defined by the steady, quiet passage of the Henry Fork. It lies 2.1 miles south of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 190°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-northwest of Newton. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling asphalt as the day wanes, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A few miles to the north, the waters of Lake Hickory hold the stillness of the evening, reflecting the amber light that settles over the low-lying woodlands. At the center of daily activity, the Unknown Ball Field serves as an open clearing where the grass grows thick and the local pace slows to match the lengthening twilight.

Brookford bears the mark of a regional history rooted in the grit of the textile industry, where the rhythmic thrum of looms once dictated the timing of the morning whistle. Though the era of heavy manufacturing has shifted, the infrastructure of brick warehouses and sturdy, utilitarian buildings remains a testament to a time when the economy turned on the strength of local labor. The character of Brookford reflects a deep-seated tradition of Southern courtesy, where the interactions of neighbors are governed by a cautious, deliberate friendliness. Life here moves with the deliberate gait of a place that understands its own boundaries, finding its identity not in grand gestures but in the persistent, quiet endurance of a landscape that has long provided for those who work its soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Ball Field (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 065° NE
Southside Heights Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 019° N
Wilderness Gateway State Trail (State Park) — 1.5 mi, 135° SE
City of Hickory Open Space - Kiwanis City Park (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 041° NE
City of Hickory - Henry Fork River Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 266° W
Old Hickory Tavern (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 013° N
Catawba Science Center (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 019° N
Hickory Museum of Art (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 019° N
Martin Luther (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 025° NE
Belk Centrum (Arts Centre) — 2.8 mi, 027° NE
Hickory Aviation Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 319° NW
Catawba County - Bakers Mountain Park (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 228° SW
Historic Newton Depot (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 106° E
Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 105° E
Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 111° E
Catawba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 111° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 307° NW
McGalliard Falls (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 289° W
Balls Creek Campground (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 110° E
South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 243° SW
Jacob Fork Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 247° SW
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 280° W
Little Theater (Theatre) — 22.7 mi, 185° S
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.6 mi, 302° NW · 7,017 acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 24.0 mi, 329° NW · 511k acres
House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House) (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 311° NW
Zootastic Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.0 mi, 091° E
Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 29.1 mi, 307° NW · 7,051 acres
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.4 mi, 286° W · 12k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 48.0 mi, 308° NW · 662k acres

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