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Caroleen North Carolina Map

Explore Caroleen, 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 Caroleen, North Carolina

How to Use This Caroleen, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.280956
Longitude	-81.796212
Population	560
Density	195.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28040, 28019
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Rutherfordton
School District	Rutherford County Schools

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About Caroleen, North Carolina

Caroleen is a locality in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 560. The population density is 195.3 people per km². Caroleen is located at 35.2810°N, 81.7962°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28040, 28019.

Caroleen unfolds across the red-clay undulations of the North Carolina piedmont, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Second Broad River as it cuts through the landscape. It lies 14.7 miles west of Shelby, NC (from Shelby, NC: bearing 267°T), and is situated 5.3 miles southeast of Forest City. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality in the late afternoon, catching the silt of the riverbanks and casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The land maintains a quiet composure, marked by the presence of Rutherford County - Chase Community Park, where the earth feels firm and reclaimed under the canopy of local hardwoods.

Caroleen carries the weight of a textile heritage, having grown from the industrial ambition that once tethered the local economy to the rhythm of the spinning frame and the loom. While the humming machinery of the past has softened into a more measured pace of life, the brick remnants of that era still stand as somber, sturdy anchors in the neighborhood. Residents find a familiar stillness at Mount Pleasant Fishing Lake, a quiet expanse of water that reflects the changing seasons with an unadorned clarity. Life in Caroleen proceeds with a deliberate, courteous gravity, shaped by a history of labor and the enduring influence of the land that surrounds it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rutherford County - Chase Community Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 102° E
Caboose (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 338° N
Summey Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 317° NW
Broad River Greenway (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 124° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 106° E
Cowpens Monument (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 187° S
Washington Light Infantry (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 186° S
Lake Thicketty (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 177° S
Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 149° SE
Cherokee County Veterans Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 151° SE
Truck (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 151° SE
Jolly Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 149° SE
South Mountains Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 351° N
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 181° S
Blacksburg (Public Artwork) — 19.3 mi, 125° SE
South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 020° N
District 7 Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 193° S
Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 22.1 mi, 269° W
Bobs Creek State Natural Area (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 341° N
Polk County History Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 265° W
Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 136° SE
Canopy Ridge Farm (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 295° NW
Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 198° S
Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 23.9 mi, 198° S
Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 198° S
Studio LB (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 198° S
Upstate Gallery on Main (Gallery) — 24.1 mi, 198° S
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 28.7 mi, 347° N · 511k acres
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.9 mi, 352° N · 12k acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 40.6 mi, 155° SE · 375k acres

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