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Danbury North Carolina Map

Explore Danbury, 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 Danbury, North Carolina

How to Use This Danbury, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.409305
Longitude	-80.205883
Population	189
Density	97.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27016
Area Code	336
County Seat	Danbury
School District	Stokes County Schools

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About Danbury, North Carolina

Danbury is a locality in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 189. The population density is 97.3 people per km². Danbury is located at 36.4093°N, 80.2059°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Danbury is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27016.

Danbury occupies a quiet expanse of the North Carolina piedmont, where the land rises in stubborn, earth-toned folds that catch the amber light of late afternoon. It lies 21.3 miles north-northwest of Kernersville, NC (from Kernersville, NC: bearing 340°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northwest of Walnut Cove. Scott Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the local soil, its waters moving with a steady, unhurried purpose toward the lower basins. Beyond the immediate tree line, the horizon suggests the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, though they remain far removed from the intimate geography of the surrounding woods. Within the immediate boundaries, Stokes County - Moratock Park provides a green, quiet refuge where the earth feels ancient and undisturbed, and those who seek a steeper path often find their way to the Hanging Rock Trail to trace the rugged spine of the ridge.

Danbury holds a history tethered to the slow cultivation of the land, an economy once defined by the labor of the fields and the seasonal rhythms of harvest. Miners once sought wealth in the earth near the Mica Pit, leaving behind a landscape that remembers the grit of those early, extractive days. Life in Danbury today maintains a measured pace, far from the frantic hum of larger centers, where the local character is formed by a deep familiarity with the changing seasons and the quiet persistence of the surrounding timber. Travelers looking for the stillness of Kiser Lake find it seven miles distant, a place where the water settles into a glass-like calm that mirrors the gravity of the region’s long-standing, modest industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stoneman's Raid (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 011° N
Stokes County Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 0.0 mi, 106° E
Stokes County - Moratock Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 103° E
Hanging Rock State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 261° W
Window Falls (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 259° W
Hidden Falls (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 257° W
Lower Cascades (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 276° W
Upper Casscades (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 255° W
Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve - Historic Dan River Ford (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 294° NW
Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve - Dan River Bends (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 281° W
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 278° W
Stokes County - Walnut Cove Lions Park (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 146° SE
RM Collins Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 268° W
Ferris Memorial Park Maintenance (Local Park) — 11.6 mi, 083° E
Hill Farm Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 312° NW
Mayo River State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 059° NE
Lawson Family Murder Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 096° E
Pilot Mountain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 240° SW
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 240° SW
Guilford County Park (Local Park) — 16.8 mi, 135° SE
Stoneville Sign (Public Artwork) — 17.1 mi, 077° E
Bethabara Visitor Center (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 196° S
Surry County Historical Farm Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 241° SW
A/perture Cinema (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 186° S
Blackmon Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 285° W
Earle (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 286° W
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 286° W
Fairystone Farms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.5 mi, 011° N
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 47.2 mi, 303° NW · 155k acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 47.8 mi, 304° NW · 733k acres

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