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Cruso North Carolina Map

Explore Cruso, 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 Cruso, North Carolina

How to Use This Cruso, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.417608
Longitude	-82.810686
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28716, 28723
Area Code	828
County Seat	Waynesville

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About Cruso, North Carolina

Cruso is a locality in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Cruso is located at 35.4176°N, 82.8107°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28716, 28723.

Cruso maintains a quiet existence where the East Fork Pigeon River carves a path through the landscape, its waters cold and clear as they tumble over moss-slicked stones. It lies 10.6 miles southwest of Candler, NC (from Candler, NC: bearing 219°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of Canton. The terrain rises in sharp, forested inclines that reach toward the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, while the nearby Shining Rock Wilderness offers a vast expanse of rugged, high-altitude terrain that defines the horizon. In the lower reaches, Reed Cove provides a sheltered basin where the air holds the damp, earthy scent of hemlock and damp soil, especially during the long, blue-shadowed hours of the early morning. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in thin, pale shafts, illuminating the fine mist that often clings to the valley floor before the heat of the day takes hold.

Cruso bears the weight of a long history rooted in the timber industry and the steady, solitary work of mountain farming, where families learned to coax sustenance from the steep, rocky earth. The local economy remains tied to the rhythms of the land, reflecting a heritage of self-reliance that has persisted long after the sawmills ceased their constant, rhythmic hum. Travelers seeking the solitude of the woods might find their way to the Buck Spring Trail, or look toward the distant High Falls, where the water drops in a persistent, thundering cadence that can be heard long before it is seen. Life in Cruso continues with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the traditions of a region where the forest remains the primary neighbor and the seasonal change of leaves dictates the passage of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.5 mi, 205° SW · 18k acres
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 205° SW · 72k acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 205° SW · 511k acres
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 052° NE
Town of Canton - Camp Hope (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 184° S
View Pink Beds (MP 410.3) (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 137° SE
Buck Springs Lodge foundation (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 094° E
Cold Mountain Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 266° W
Pisgah View State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 016° N
1915 Climax Locomotive (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 156° SE
Middle Prong Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.1 mi, 228° SW · 7,482 acres
Sliding Rock (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 170° S
Berm Park (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 004° N
Ferin Fire Tower (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 069° E
Bent Creek Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 8.3 mi, 070° E
Camp John Rock (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 173° S
North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 214° SW
The "big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 325° NW
Shook Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 322° NW
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 10.6 mi, 219° SW · 533k acres
Blue Moon Gallery & Frame (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 161° S
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 086° E
Meteorite Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 193° S
Mineral Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 193° S
NASA Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 193° S
Operations Center @ PARI (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 193° S
Antler Hill Village (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 053° NE
Level 42 Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 052° NE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 18.1 mi, 309° NW · 521k acres
Gorges State Park (State Park) — 21.3 mi, 192° S

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