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Fleetwood North Carolina Map

Explore Fleetwood, 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 Fleetwood, North Carolina

How to Use This Fleetwood, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.306238
Longitude	-81.513438
Population	680
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28626
Area Code	828
County Seat	Jefferson

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About Fleetwood, North Carolina

Fleetwood is a locality in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Fleetwood is located at 36.3062°N, 81.5134°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28626.

Fleetwood emerges from the landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings and pastures defined by the persistent, rhythmic presence of Couches Creek. It lies 10.9 miles northeast of Boone, NC (from Boone, NC: bearing 55°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north of Deep Gap. This waterway carves a path through the terrain, its banks providing a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the verdant slopes and fields surrounding the settlement. The air here holds a distinct crispness, particularly as the light shifts in the late afternoon, casting long, bruised-purple shadows across the uneven meadows. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the horizon sixty-nine miles away, the immediate geography is defined by the intimate, sheltered quality of the land. Residents find solace in the proximity to the Watauga County Open Space, a sprawling expanse of protected terrain that invites a slow, deliberate engagement with the natural world, while the nearby Cascade Falls offers a vertical interruption to the gentle, rolling contours of the basin.

Fleetwood maintains a character rooted in the legacy of agrarian labor and the quiet industry of the interior highlands, where the economy has long favored the endurance of small-scale agriculture and local trade. Historically, the area functioned as a junction for those navigating the interior, though today it serves primarily as a place where the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the earth. The influence of the Appalachian ballad tradition persists in the quietude of the local atmosphere, a cultural residue that feels as much a part of the soil as the minerals beneath it. Those seeking a respite from the intensity of more populated regions often gravitate toward the stillness of Lake Ashe, five miles distant, or lose themselves in the topography of Long Cove, nine miles to the west. Life in Fleetwood proceeds with a measured, courteous consistency, favoring the steady work of maintaining a homestead over the clamor of modern expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Watauga County Open Space (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 229° SW
Ashe County Open Space (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 005° N
Blue Ridge Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 145° SE
Bluff Mountain Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 334° NW
Lewis Fork Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 127° SE
New River State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 055° NE
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 023° NE
Three Top Mountain Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 326° NW
Five Ridge Theatre (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 081° E
Turtle Island Preserve (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 193° S
Historic Dam Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 228° SW
Hickory Ridge Living History Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 232° SW
Founders Bell (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 234° SW
I.G. Greer Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 235° SW
Earth Day 2011 (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 235° SW
Hands Gallery (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 237° SW
The Nthº Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 238° SW
Common Good Co (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 238° SW
Turnpike Cruisers (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 219° SW
Mystery Hill (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 216° SW
Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station (Historic Ruins) — 15.4 mi, 218° SW
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 211° SW · 511k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.6 mi, 321° NW · 662k acres
Greater Foscoe Mining Company (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 235° SW
Laura Foster Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 168° S
Mountain Magic Resort (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 265° W
Welcome Center and Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 305° NW
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 22.1 mi, 009° N · 155k acres
Little Wilson Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.4 mi, 007° N · 5,461 acres
Lewis Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.6 mi, 353° N · 6,075 acres

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