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Dana North Carolina Map

Explore Dana, 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 Dana, North Carolina

How to Use This Dana, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.320602
Longitude	-82.361094
Population	3,683
Density	159.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28792, 28724
Area Code	828
County Seat	Hendersonville
School District	Henderson County Schools

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About Dana, North Carolina

Dana is a locality in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,683. The population density is 159.7 people per km². Dana is located at 35.3206°N, 82.3611°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28792, 28724.

Dana occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon softens into the hazy, distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 4.9 miles east of Hendersonville, NC (from Hendersonville, NC: bearing 81°T), and is situated 10.0 miles southeast of Fletcher. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial clarity, moving over the landscape with a weight that suggests the deep, inland isolation of the piedmont. Close to the center of daily life, Dana Park provides a local clearing for the quiet movement of hours, while the nearby waters of Larry Ball Lake and the persistent, low-slung currents of Dunn Creek trace the edges of the soil. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain holds a steady, grounded quality, untouched by the sudden drama of vertical peaks, yet shaped by the slow, seasonal shifts of the earth.

Agriculture remains an enduring pulse in Dana, where the economy has long favored the careful cultivation of the land, reflecting a heritage defined by labor and the changing colors of the harvest. History in these parts is not a loud proclamation but a quiet accumulation of work, seen in the persistence of small farms that have weathered the passage of generations. Those who venture further afield might find the descent into Green River Cove or the sudden, vertical rush of Bradley Falls, but the everyday rhythm of Dana is marked by the steady, unpretentious pace of local commerce and the endurance of its people. Life here operates with an observant stillness, where the turning of the light across the fields serves as the only clock that truly matters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dana Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 298° NW
Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 141° SE
Conserving Carolina - Green River Gorge (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 170° S
Conserving Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 182° S
Western North Carolina Air Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 256° W
Henderson County - Jackson Park (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 264° W
The Park At Flat Rock (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 242° SW
City of Hendersonville - William H. King Memorial Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 273° W
Edneyville High School Monument (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 013° N
Big Bradley Falls (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 133° SE
Mineral & Lapidary Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 267° W
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 266° W
Heartwood Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 173° S
Wood Berry Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 172° S
Honking Tonkers Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 172° S
Glassy Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.6 mi, 235° SW
Chimney Rock State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 045° NE
Philip Jackson Hart house ruins (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 211° SW
Joel Poinsett Home Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 199° S
Battle of Round Mountain Monument (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 117° SE
Polk County History Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 118° SE
Tryon Theatre (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 138° SE
Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 228° SW
Canopy Ridge Farm (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 057° NE
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 305° NW
Orange Bear (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 131° SE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 15.1 mi, 296° NW · 511k acres
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 296° NW · 72k acres
Jones Gap State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 220° SW
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.7 mi, 276° W · 18k acres

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