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Denton North Carolina Map

Explore Denton, 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 Denton, North Carolina

How to Use This Denton, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.633471
Longitude	-80.115881
Population	1,494
Density	274.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27239
Area Code	336
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Davidson County Schools

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About Denton, North Carolina

Denton is a locality in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,494. The population density is 274.3 people per km². Denton is located at 35.6335°N, 80.1159°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Denton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27239.

Denton emerges from the quiet intersection of red clay and long-shadowed woods, occupying a landscape defined by the subtle, persistent rise of the Piedmont Upland. It lies 15.3 miles south-southeast of Lexington, NC (from Lexington, NC: bearing 150°T), and is situated 17.7 miles west-southwest of Asheboro. The air here holds the weight of the interior, far removed from the coast, catching the scent of damp earth and cooling asphalt as the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. To the east, the terrain yields to the dense, quiet sprawl of the Uwharrie National Forest, while the immediate periphery is marked by the modest, purposeful flow of Lick Creek and the nearby expanse of Davidson County Open Space. Light in this corner of the world settles gold and heavy on the fields at dusk, turning the dust kicked up by local traffic into a shimmering, suspended haze that clings to the fences and the edges of the porch steps.

Denton retains a character forged by the steady, mechanical hum of industrial craft and the patient labor of the soil. While the currents of history have shifted, moving away from the era when textiles and furniture defined the daily clock, the town maintains a measured pace that favors endurance over speed. The presence of Tuckertown Reservoir serves as a reminder of the water that shaped the region’s development, providing a necessary stillness to the land. Life here remains anchored in the traditions of the Piedmont, where the social register is written in the quiet courtesies of neighbors and the shared endurance of the seasons. Whether one is watching the progress of a crop or the turning of a lathe, there is a sense that the inhabitants of Denton are working in a long, unbroken line, keeping time with the land rather than the frantic pulse of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mill Stones from Old Meters Mill (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 066° NE
American Veterans Post 240 (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 081° E
Davidson County Open Space (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 111° E
Bombay Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 111° E
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 282° W
Music Hall (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 142° SE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 7.4 mi, 180° S · 52k acres
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 244° SW
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 086° E
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.5 mi, 108° E · 5,216 acres
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 204° SW
Uwharrie Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 129° SE
Joe Moffitt Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 133° SE
T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.1 mi, 271° W
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 136° SE
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 176° S
Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 331° NW
Carolina Theatre (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 329° NW
Puzzle Piece (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 329° NW
Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 330° NW

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