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Cove North Carolina Map

Explore Cove, 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 Cove, North Carolina

How to Use This Cove, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.675936
Longitude	-82.94014
Population	378
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28721
Area Code	828
County Seat	Waynesville

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About Cove, North Carolina

Cove is a locality in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 378. Cove is located at 35.6759°N, 82.9401°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28721.

Cove defines the center of Bill Cove, where the earth gathers itself into a quiet, verdant basin. It lies 13.2 miles north-northeast of Waynesville, NC (from Waynesville, NC: bearing 12°T), and is situated 16.9 miles northwest of Candler. Cove Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the lowlands, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid light that settles over the valley floor as the sun dips behind the distant Blue Ridge Mountains. The air here holds the weight of deep woods, carrying the scent of damp moss and pine needles from the nearby Cherokee National Forest, which stands as a dark, serrated edge against the horizon. To the north, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Preserve protects the slopes from development, maintaining a stillness that allows the rustle of dry leaves and the movement of the creek to dictate the acoustic character of the landscape.

Agriculture and the quiet persistence of local trade have long shaped the rhythm of Cove, grounding its economy in the stubborn, red-clay soil of the piedmont. Generations have worked this land, transitioning from the labor of early tobacco harvests to the modern, smaller-scale enterprises that now define the local livelihood. Residents often look toward the Asbury Trail for recreation, tracing paths that have been worn into the landscape by years of foot traffic, while Lake Palcoy remains a place of reflection for those seeking the stillness of open, freshwater expanses. Life in Cove follows a measured pace, defined by the slow turn of the seasons and the courteous, deliberate interactions of neighbors who share a profound connection to this specific, inland geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 111° E
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 330° NW · 511k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 3.5 mi, 247° SW · 521k acres
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Sunset Falls Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 121° SE
Buncombe County Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 095° E
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 337° NW
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 7.4 mi, 337° NW · 662k acres
Hawks Roost (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 333° NW
The "big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 171° S
Shook Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 173° S
Chief Junaluska (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 190° S
Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 224° SW
Sandy Mush Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 075° E
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 180° S · 72k acres
Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 310° NW
Pisgah View State Park (State Park) — 15.2 mi, 146° SE
Soco Craft & Tower Inc (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 224° SW
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 022° N
Masonic Monument (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 233° SW
Lainard Bush Art Studio (Gallery) — 16.7 mi, 060° NE
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.9 mi, 166° S · 18k acres
Dry Ridge Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 087° E
Middle Prong Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.9 mi, 179° S · 7,482 acres
Buck Springs Lodge foundation (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 149° SE
Ferin Fire Tower (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 135° SE
RIverside Studios (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 106° E
Andy Herod Gallery (Gallery) — 21.7 mi, 106° E
Antler Hill Village (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 112° E
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 21.7 mi, 098° E
Grail Moviehouse (Cinema) — 22.1 mi, 108° E

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