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Franklin North Carolina Map

Explore Franklin, 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 Franklin, North Carolina

How to Use This Franklin, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.179422
Longitude	-83.380691
Population	4,175
Density	329.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	28147, 27030, 28734
Area Code	336, 828
County Seat	Franklin
School District	Macon County Schools

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About Franklin, North Carolina

Franklin is a locality in Macon County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,175. The population density is 329.2 people per km². Franklin is located at 35.1794°N, 83.3807°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 28147, 27030, 28734.

Franklin anchors itself firmly within a rugged landscape where the Crawford Branch carves a persistent, silver thread through the valley floor. It lies 22.6 miles south-southwest of Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC (from Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC: bearing 202°T), and is situated 14.7 miles southwest of Cullowhee. The air here holds a crisp, singular weight, distinct from the humid lowlands, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling stone as dusk settles over the nearby Porter Cove. Far to the west, the Great Smoky Mountains rise as a jagged, indigo silhouette against the evening sky, a constant reminder of the geological theater that shapes the horizon. Within the immediate reach of the streets, the stillness of Pine Hill Trailer Park Lake reflects the shifting clouds, while the verdant expanse of the Nantahala National Forest looms ten miles out, a dense, ancient canopy that dictates the local weather and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

Franklin maintains a quiet commerce built upon the hard-won traditions of mountain life, where the local economy pivots on the stewardship of the land and the endurance of those who walk its paths. Visitors often pause at Macon County - Wesleys Park to witness a local pace that values the weight of a handshake over the frantic speed of modern industry. History here is found not in monuments but in the sediment of the creek beds and the persistent craft of those who look toward the Rartram Trail for a connection to the wilder reaches of the state. Those who venture further find the sudden, thundering descent of Burningtown Falls, a reminder that the terrain beneath the town remains restless and unyielding, indifferent to the modest aspirations of the wooden storefronts and the quiet, steady rhythm of the daily commute.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Macon County - Little Tennessee River Greenway (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 026° NE
Franklin Ultimate (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 115° SE
Macon County - Cullasaja Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 116° SE
Mainspring Conservation Trust - Cartoogechaye Greenway Extension (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 186° S
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 1.6 mi, 248° W · 533k acres
Needmore Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 348° N
William's Pulpit (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 280° W
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 5.7 mi, 345° N
Too-Cowee;ᎧᏫᏱ (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 340° N
Wasilik Poplar (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 233° SW
Southern Nantahala Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 204° SW · 24k acres
Overflow Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.7 mi, 155° SE · 3,379 acres
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 189° S · 752k acres
Catamount Statue (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 051° NE
Performance Hall (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 051° NE
Fine Art Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 051° NE
American Eclipse (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 051° NE
The Fugitive Train Wreck (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 027° NE
Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina And Georgia Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.4 mi, 111° E · 17k acres
Charters of Freedom Monument (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 032° NE
Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 033° NE
Freedom Pavilion (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 033° NE
Jug Hill Gallery (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 033° NE
Dills Cove Falls (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 032° NE
Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 348° N
Ellicott Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.6 mi, 130° SE · 8,300 acres
The Foxfire Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 183° S
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 18.6 mi, 341° N · 521k acres
Wayehutta OHV Trail System (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 049° NE
Bear Lake Reserve (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 079° E

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