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Cashiers North Carolina Map

Explore Cashiers, 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 Cashiers, North Carolina

How to Use This Cashiers, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.105649
Longitude	-83.096534
Population	657
Density	61.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28717
Area Code	828
County Seat	Sylva
School District	Jackson County Schools

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About Cashiers, North Carolina

Cashiers is a locality in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 61.9 people per km². Cashiers is located at 35.1056°N, 83.0965°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28717.

Cashiers occupies a high-altitude plateau where the air holds a perpetual, crisp clarity, defined by the vigorous run of the Chattooga River as it carves through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 27.2 miles south-southwest of Waynesville, NC (from Waynesville, NC: bearing 193°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south-southeast of Cullowhee. Within the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Preserve, the earth rises in ancient, weathered swells, offering a landscape where the light at dusk settles like cool silver upon the dark hemlocks and granite outcrops. The proximity of Cashiers Valley creates a natural bowl that traps the morning mist, allowing it to cling to the surface of Cashiers Lake until the sun burns the vapor into a shimmering, ephemeral haze. On the distant horizon, the Great Smoky Mountains maintain a silent, hazy vigil over this rugged expanse, serving as a constant reminder of the geological age of the land.

Economic life in Cashiers has transitioned from the seasonal rhythms of early mountain agriculture to a quiet center of regional stewardship and seasonal retreat. The labor of the past, marked by the steady hand of those who cleared the timber and worked the soil, survives in the enduring character of the local architecture and the preservation of the surrounding wilderness. Travelers often seek out the rugged ascent of the Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail to witness the sheer verticality of the terrain, while others find solace in the rhythmic, downward rush of Fairfield Falls. There is a deliberate pace to the day here, dictated not by the haste of modern industry but by the changing seasons and the persistent, elemental flow of the water that defines this high, inland reach.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — locality lies within
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 251° W · 533k acres
Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina And Georgia Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.0 mi, 245° SW · 17k acres
Escarpment Gorges Megasite (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 138° SE
Silver Run Falls (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 147° SE
Ellicott Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 170° S · 8,300 acres
Salt Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 039° NE
Horsepasture, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.7 mi, 099° E · 1,400 acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 6.7 mi, 168° S · 375k acres
Toxaway Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 102° E
Gorges State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 093° E
Bear Lake Reserve (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 015° N
Overflow Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.2 mi, 238° SW · 3,379 acres
Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 174° S
The AdventureDome @ PARI (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 063° NE
Chattooga Town (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 198° S
Meteorite Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 063° NE
Mineral Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 063° NE
NASA Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 063° NE
Operations Center @ PARI (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 063° NE
Performance Hall (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 340° N
Catamount Statue (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 340° N
American Eclipse (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 342° N
General Pickens Monument (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 172° S
Middle Prong Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.3 mi, 031° NE · 7,482 acres
Twin Falls (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 112° E
Wayehutta OHV Trail System (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 354° N
Jug Hill Gallery (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 339° N
Freedom Pavilion (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 339° N
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 28.9 mi, 351° N · 521k acres

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