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Dobson North Carolina Map

Explore Dobson, 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 Dobson, North Carolina

How to Use This Dobson, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.395689
Longitude	-80.722567
Population	1,462
Density	277.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27017
Area Code	336
County Seat	Dobson
School District	Surry County Schools

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About Dobson, North Carolina

Dobson is a locality in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,462. The population density is 277.9 people per km². Dobson is located at 36.3957°N, 80.7226°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Dobson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27017.

Dobson emerges from the red clay earth as a quiet gathering of brick and timber held together by the steady, persistent movement of Cody Creek. It lies 9.6 miles southwest of Mount Airy, NC (from Mount Airy, NC: bearing 222°T), and is situated 12.6 miles northeast of Elkin. The landscape surrounding Dobson consists of sweeping, fertile rises that catch the late afternoon light, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that define the horizon. Four miles away, the surface of Holyfield Lake remains a mirror for the shifting clouds, while the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as a faint, violet bruise against the northern sky. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and sun-warmed pine, a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of the Piedmont geography.

Dobson serves as a seat of local governance where the history of tobacco cultivation still lingers in the architecture of the older storefronts and the pride of the residents. At the center of daily life, Dobson Square Park offers a patch of maintained green space where the pace of the afternoon slows to the rhythm of passing traffic. The economy has shifted from the labor-intensive fields of the past toward a modern blend of industry and commerce, yet the cultural echoes of the region remain tethered to the land. People move with a practiced, deliberate courtesy, honoring a tradition of self-reliance that has persisted through generations, leaving the streets of Dobson to feel less like a place in transition and more like a place that has arrived exactly where it intends to be.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dobson Square Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 239° SW
Surry County - Fisher River Park (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 007° N
Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve - Ring Wetlands (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 302° NW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 055° NE
Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve - Long Point Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 233° SW
Thunder Road Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 006° N
Mitchell River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 281° W
Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 308° NW
Andy Griffith Playhouse (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 042° NE
Blackmon Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 042° NE
Wally's Service Station (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 044° NE
Earle (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 042° NE
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 041° NE
Crouse's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 307° NW
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 231° SW
Pilot Mountain State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 127° SE
Stewarts Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 344° N
Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 330° NW
US 21 overlook (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 264° W
Surry County Historical Farm Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 125° SE
John Harmon Gallery (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 274° W
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.0 mi, 356° N
Middle Falls (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 267° W
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 110° E
Tractor Brown's Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 172° S
Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 166° S
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 328° NW
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 28.6 mi, 334° NW · 155k acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 28.6 mi, 334° NW · 733k acres
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.7 mi, 316° NW · 2,856 acres

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