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Glenwood North Carolina Map

Explore Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, North Carolina

How to Use This Glenwood, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.615788
Longitude	-81.982792
Population	501
Density	119.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	27403, 27292, 28379, 28752
Area Code	704, 980, 828
County Seat	Marion
School District	McDowell County Schools

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About Glenwood, North Carolina

Glenwood is a locality in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 501. The population density is 119.8 people per km². Glenwood is located at 35.6158°N, 81.9828°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 27403, 27292, 28379.

Glenwood maintains a quiet presence where the land rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Black Mountains. It lies 19.0 miles west-southwest of Morganton, NC (from Morganton, NC: bearing 242°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-southeast of Marion. Goose Creek bisects the landscape, its waters carving a shallow, persistent path through the earth that dictates the movement of local wildlife and the placement of early homesteads. Just two miles away, the surface of Structure Number Six B Lake catches the silver light of dawn, acting as a stillness against the restless movement of the wind through the pines. McDowell County - Carroll Hemphill Memorial Park serves as the immediate ground beneath one's feet, offering an open expanse where the soil feels ancient and packed hard by the seasons. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of cooling dampness and the faint, sweet decay of autumn leaves, marking the transition from the lower plains toward the rugged elevation of the west.

Glenwood grew from the modest necessity of land cultivation, where the economy was long defined by the stubborn labor of agriculture and the rhythmic demands of the timber trade. The legacy of these industries remains in the weathered barns and the lines of property that follow the natural contours of Ward Hollow. Life in Glenwood moves with a steady, unforced cadence, shaped by a history that values the endurance of a craft over the flash of rapid development. There is a perceptible dignity in the way the local workday concludes, as the shadows lengthen over the fields and the porch lights flicker on against the deepening blue of the dusk. This locality persists as a quiet intersection of heritage and geography, where the familiarity of the terrain provides a grounding influence for those who continue to call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

McDowell County - Carroll Hemphill Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 151° SE
Bobs Creek State Natural Area (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 117° SE
Marion Train Depot (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 341° N
Foothills Community Theatre (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 343° N
Marion Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 343° N
McDowell County - Maple Leaf Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 336° NW
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 6.3 mi, 039° NE · 511k acres
Historic Carson House (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 321° NW
The McDowell's and The Carson's (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 330° NW
South Mountains Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 116° SE
Pisgah Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 358° N
Lake James State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 028° NE
Sandy Cliff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 029° NE
Walk Like a Raccoon (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 027° NE
Viewing Blind (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 027° NE
Every Drop Goes a Long Way (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 027° NE
Hide & Seek (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 027° NE
Arrowhead Gallery & Studios (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 274° W
Old Fort Railroad Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 275° W
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.2 mi, 016° N · 12k acres
Fonta Flora Covered Bridge (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 028° NE
Gillespie Gap (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 347° N
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (Nature Reserve) — 19.0 mi, 061° NE
NC Mineral and Gem Festival (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 346° N
Toe River Arts (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 347° N
Treats Studio (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 347° N
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.4 mi, 289° W · 2,577 acres
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.7 mi, 038° NE · 7,017 acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 34.1 mi, 351° N · 662k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 57.1 mi, 273° W · 521k acres

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