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Gerton North Carolina Map

Explore Gerton, 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 Gerton, North Carolina

How to Use This Gerton, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.479285
Longitude	-82.348172
Population	290
Density	30.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28735
Area Code	828
County Seat	Hendersonville
School District	Henderson County Schools

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About Gerton, North Carolina

Gerton is a locality in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 290. The population density is 30.1 people per km². Gerton is located at 35.4793°N, 82.3482°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28735.

Gerton reveals itself through the persistent, low-slung rush of Hickory Creek, which cuts a clear path through the rugged terrain. It lies 9.5 miles east of Arden, NC (from Arden, NC: bearing 85°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east of Skyland. This landscape is defined by the steep elevation changes that characterize the approach to the Blue Ridge Mountains, visible as a serrated violet edge against the western sky. Two miles away, the descent into Sugar Hollow offers a stark contrast to the higher ridges, where the air holds a persistent, cool dampness even in the height of summer. The silver plunge of Bead and Lace Falls marks a quiet corner of the topography, while the Conserving Carolina - Florence Nature Preserve provides an anchor for the surrounding wild growth. Light here does not merely shine; it filters through the dense canopy in shifting, pale shafts that illuminate the damp earth and moss-covered stones, lending a quiet gravity to the woods.

Gerton carries the weight of a long agricultural history, once defined by the labor of those who cleared the timber and worked the thin, rocky soil. The local economy has shifted away from the intensive harvests of the past, moving toward a quieter existence that honors the stillness of the nearby Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Residents maintain a pace that favors the seasonal rhythms of the land, often looking toward Hoopers Creek Lake as a focal point for the quiet hours of the weekend. The cultural character remains tethered to the Appalachian ballad tradition, a lingering echo of the voices that once filled these hollows during the long evenings of the nineteenth century. Life in Gerton persists with a deliberate, steady endurance, reflecting a commitment to the preservation of the natural corridors that define its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Conserving Carolina - Florence Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 343° N
Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 0.4 mi, 069° E
Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 322° NW
Conserving Carolina - Chimney View (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 133° SE
Buncombe County Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 341° N
Chimney Rock State Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 127° SE
Edneyville High School Monument (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 176° S
Blue Ridge Assembly (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 004° N
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 9.0 mi, 025° NE · 511k acres
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 254° W
Canopy Ridge Farm (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 112° E
Flood Gallery Fine Art Center (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 307° NW
Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 166° S
Southern Highland Craft Guild (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 311° NW
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 254° W
Mineral & Lapidary Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 209° SW
Western North Carolina Air Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 202° S
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 270° W · 72k acres
McDowell Tourism Authority (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 042° NE
Arrowhead Gallery & Studios (Arts Centre) — 13.9 mi, 042° NE
Level 42 Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 13.9 mi, 298° NW
Old Fort Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 042° NE
Grail Moviehouse (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 299° NW
Antler Hill Village (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 292° W
Asheville Pinball Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 305° NW
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.4 mi, 353° N · 2,577 acres
Mount Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 006° N
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.6 mi, 252° W · 18k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 34.8 mi, 340° N · 662k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 38.5 mi, 288° W · 521k acres

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