Carolina Meadows North Carolina Map
Explore Carolina Meadows, 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 Carolina Meadows, North Carolina
How to Use This Carolina Meadows, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carolina Meadows, 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 Carolina Meadows.
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 | Carolina Meadows |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Chatham County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.85945 |
| Longitude | -79.022242 |
| Population | 727 |
| Density | 712.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 27517 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| County Seat | Pittsboro |
| School District | Chatham County Schools |
About Carolina Meadows, North Carolina
Carolina Meadows is a locality in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 727. The population density is 712.4 people per km². Carolina Meadows is located at 35.8595°N, 79.0222°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27517.Carolina Meadows occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Piedmont, where the land swells into gentle, forested rises and deep, shaded pockets. It lies 4.2 miles south-southeast of Chapel Hill, NC (from Chapel Hill, NC: bearing 153°T), and is situated 4.6 miles southeast of Carrboro. Cub Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local terrain, its waters drawing moisture from the surrounding timber and clay-rich soil to feed the humid, verdant growth. To the west, the horizon catches the faint, hazy outline of Poplar Ridge, a distant silhouette that anchors the view against the vast, shifting sky. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality in the late afternoon, catching the dust motes above the leaf litter and illuminating the dense thickets that define the character of the woods. Just a mile away, the expansive waters of B Everett Jordan Lake provide a vast, still counterpoint to the hurried movement of the creek, while the nearby depression of Stillhouse Bottom creates a cooler, sequestered microclimate where the air remains damp and heavy with the scent of pine and loam long after the sun has retreated.
Carolina Meadows exists as a deliberate convergence of modern residence and the agricultural legacy that once dictated the pace of life across this inland region. The economy of the surrounding territory has long shifted from the intensive cultivation of tobacco and the labor of textile mills toward a focus on education and research, reflecting a broader regional transition toward intellectual industry. Within the grounds of Carolina Meadows, the atmosphere remains refined and measured, marked by a commitment to a life of sustained learning and social engagement that contrasts with the rapid industrial expansion occurring in the busier corridors nearby. The proximity to B. Everett Jordan Lake serves as a primary point of recreation, offering residents a place to observe the seasonal migrations of birds and the slow, rhythmic changes of the water level. Life in Carolina Meadows proceeds with an intentional grace, favoring quiet observation and the preservation of a balanced, thoughtful environment over the noise of more frantic, development-heavy districts.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- B. Everett Jordan Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.2 mi, 133° SE
- Parker Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 000° N
- North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 339° N
- North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation - Laurel Hill Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 000° N
- Piedmont Nature Trails (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 352° N
- The Farm (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 021° N
- Town of Chapel Hill - Southern Community Park (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 296° NW
- Coker Pinetum (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 344° N
- Lumina Movie Theater (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 301° NW
- Kenan Stadium (Stadium) — 3.6 mi, 336° NW
- Kemp Plummer Battle Bench (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 348° N
- CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 332° NW
- Chapel Hill Mural (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 334° NW
- Varsity Theatre (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 334° NW
- DSI Comedy Theater (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 327° NW
- Cat's Cradle (Arts Centre) — 4.3 mi, 324° NW
- Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 186° S
- Mike Roig (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 320° NW
- Carolina North Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 337° NW
- Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 191° S
- Jordan Lake School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.2 mi, 174° S
- Stone Knoll (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 319° NW
- Thomas Lloyd Marker (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 321° NW
- Phillips Farms (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 104° E
- Lower Haw River State Natural Area (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 223° SW
- Boxyard RTP (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 073° E
- Old Powerline Mill (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 349° N
- Carolina Tiger Rescue (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.5 mi, 207° SW
- Craig Manor (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 352° N
- Major the bull (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 035° NE
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About This Carolina Meadows Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carolina Meadows, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.85945, -79.022242. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Carolina Meadows includes the ZIP code (27517), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Chatham County (Pittsboro), and school district assignment (Chatham County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
