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Fairview North Carolina Map

Explore Fairview, 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 Fairview, North Carolina

How to Use This Fairview, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.522518
Longitude	-82.401308
Population	2,771
Density	171.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28144, 28730, 27017, 28110
Area Code	336, 704, 980
County Seat	Franklin
School District	Buncombe County Schools

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About Fairview, North Carolina

Fairview is a locality in Macon County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,771. The population density is 171.9 people per km². Fairview is located at 35.5225°N, 82.4013°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28144, 28730, 27017.

Fairview emerges from the landscape where the Appalachian terrain softens into a series of verdant, high-altitude ridges. It lies 26.8 miles west-southwest of Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC (from Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC: bearing 238°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west-northwest of Franklin. Appletree Branch cuts a clear, persistent path through the local topography, carving a modest channel that feeds into the broader moisture of the region. To the west, the Great Smoky Mountains define the horizon in layers of deepening indigo, while the immediate surroundings remain governed by the dense, temperate canopy of the Nantahala National Forest. Rocky Cove offers a sheltered pocket of earth nearby, where the light at dusk settles with a heavy, golden clarity, illuminating the dark loam and the persistent greenery that defines the character of Fairview.

Local industry here has long been tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil and the timber pulled from the Nantahala National Forest, fostering a quiet economy that prioritizes endurance over rapid expansion. Residents often find their way toward the Wesser Creek Trail for an afternoon of solitude, or they might seek the cooling mist rising from Queens Falls, a singular feature that punctuates the quiet intensity of the woods. History in Fairview is written in the modest architecture of family-held tracts and the enduring traditions of the mountain ballad, which still hums in the background of social gatherings. Near the quiet waters of Queens Creek Lake, the pace of life remains deliberate, reflecting a culture that values the steady, seasonal cycles of the inland highlands over the frantic noise of modern commerce.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buncombe County Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 085° E
Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 133° SE
Conserving Carolina - Florence Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 128° SE
Hickory Nut Gorge Macrosite (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 105° E
Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 130° SE
Blue Ridge Assembly (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 034° NE
Flood Gallery Fine Art Center (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 302° NW
Southern Highland Craft Guild (Gallery) — 7.2 mi, 309° NW
Lake Julian Park (Local Park) — 7.6 mi, 247° SW
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 227° SW
Chimney Rock State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 131° SE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 350° N · 511k acres
Edneyville High School Monument (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 159° S
Level 42 Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 9.9 mi, 292° W
Grail Moviehouse (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 292° W
Asheville Pinball Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 300° NW
Antler Hill Village (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 283° W
The Den (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 343° N
Potato House (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 343° N
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 234° SW
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 255° W · 72k acres
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 11.6 mi, 311° NW
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.3 mi, 000° N · 2,577 acres
McDowell Tourism Authority (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 059° NE
Arrowhead Gallery & Studios (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 059° NE
Old Fort Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 059° NE
Mount Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 019° N
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.5 mi, 252° W · 18k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 31.1 mi, 344° N · 662k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 34.7 mi, 285° W · 521k acres

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