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Catawba North Carolina Map

Explore Catawba, 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 Catawba, North Carolina

How to Use This Catawba, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.707356
Longitude	-81.075634
Population	702
Density	61.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28609
Area Code	828
County Seat	Newton
School District	Catawba County Schools

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About Catawba, North Carolina

Catawba is a locality in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 702. The population density is 61.1 people per km². Catawba is located at 35.7074°N, 81.0756°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Catawba is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28609.

Catawba reveals its character through the steady, amber-hued currents of Lyle Creek as it carves a path through the dense, red-clay earth of the piedmont. It lies 8.6 miles east-northeast of Newton, NC (from Newton, NC: bearing 72°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Conover. The landscape unfolds in a series of gentle slopes and dense woodlands, where the humid air of the afternoon often carries the scent of damp soil and pine needles. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the horizon, a distant reminder of the rugged terrain that keeps the pace of life here measured and deliberate. Within the center of the locality, the Town of Catawba - David A. Hunsucker Memorial Park offers a quiet expanse of green where the light filters through the canopy in long, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet industry of the insects and the stillness of the afternoon.

Catawba maintains a deep connection to the land, shaped by a history of agricultural persistence and the slow, rhythmic evolution of local trade that once centered on the promise of the railroad and the textile mills. The waters of Lake Norman press against the edges of the region, providing a vast, reflective boundary that influences the cooling evening breeze as it drifts across the fields. Economic life here has transitioned from the labor of the looms to a quieter, more modern persistence, yet the people retain a polite, understated reserve that echoes the traditions of the Southern piedmont. Residents often gather near the banks where the water meets the woods, finding a familiar comfort in the continuity of the environment, where the cycles of the seasons dictate the rhythm of the day far more than the frantic ticking of a clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Catawba - David A. Hunsucker Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 035° NE
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge Historic Site (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 294° NW
Claremont Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 281° W
Balls Creek Campground (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 193° S
Long Island N.C. (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 111° E
Lake Norman State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 116° SE
Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 254° W
Historic Newton Depot (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 254° W
Catawba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 250° W
Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 250° W
Catawba County - Riverbend Park (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 322° NW
City of Newton - Southside Park (Local Recreation) — 9.5 mi, 240° SW
Early History (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 132° SE
Vance House Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 064° NE
Zootastic Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.8 mi, 093° E
Wilderness Gateway State Trail (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 263° W
Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center's Educational Complex (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 356° N
Belk Centrum (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 279° W
Hickory Museum of Art (Gallery) — 14.6 mi, 278° W
Catawba Science Center (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 278° W
AmStar 14 (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 124° SE
Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 18.8 mi, 148° SE
Allison Woods (Nature Reserve) — 19.2 mi, 049° NE
Wooden Stone (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 140° SE
Tyler-Tallman Hall (Arts Centre) — 19.3 mi, 138° SE
Lilly Gallery (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 138° SE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 34.4 mi, 306° NW · 511k acres
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.3 mi, 289° W · 7,017 acres
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.3 mi, 280° W · 12k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 61.5 mi, 314° NW · 662k acres

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