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Hazelwood North Carolina Map

Explore Hazelwood, 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 Hazelwood, North Carolina

How to Use This Hazelwood, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.80515
Longitude	-78.801673
Population	2,600
Density	480.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28786, 27513, 28738
Area Code	919, 984, 828
County Seat	Waynesville

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About Hazelwood, North Carolina

Hazelwood is a locality in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,600. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Hazelwood is located at 35.8051°N, 78.8017°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28786, 27513, 28738.

Hazelwood holds the cool, crisp air of the high country, where the rhythmic flow of the Browning Branch marks the steady pulse of the landscape. It lies 1.6 miles south-southwest of Waynesville, NC (from Waynesville, NC: bearing 212°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-southwest of Lake Junaluska. The terrain rises in firm, sloping ridges that catch the long shadows of late afternoon, creating a golden, muted clarity across the valley floors. Two miles away, the quiet basin of Shingle Cove offers a soft, recessed contrast to the firmer inclines nearby, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Great Smoky Mountains defines the western horizon. During the twilight hours, the atmosphere thins and sharpens, lending the woodlands a hushed, expectant quality that feels entirely removed from the bustle of the lowlands.

Hazelwood grew from the sturdy ambition of mill workers and tradesmen, establishing an industrial identity that once hummed with the steady labor of textile production and furniture craftsmanship. This economic heritage remains visible in the brick architecture of the older storefronts, which stand as quiet witnesses to decades of local commerce and transition. Residents often gather at the Town of Waynesville - Hazelwood Recreation Park to share the stillness of the afternoon, maintaining a social rhythm that values neighborly courtesy over haste. Though the heavy industry of the past has softened, the spirit of the place persists in the careful maintenance of its streets and the unpretentious character of its people. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, echoing the persistence of the nearby Bent Creek Experimental Forest and the distant, cooling depth of Bear Creek Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Black Creek Greenway Trailhead (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 110° E
Town of Cary Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 211° SW
Wake County Open Space Land (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 211° SW
Black Creek Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 197° S
Eagle Project Troop 347 2003 (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 096° E
Battle of Morrisville Station (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 311° NW
Light Passage (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 139° SE
Sertoma Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 219° SW
Wakemed Soccer Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 115° SE
William B. Umstead State Park (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 027° NE
Camp Craggy (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 041° NE
Phillips Farms (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 292° W
Cinébistro (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 163° S
Johnson Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 123° SE
Hemlock Bluffs State Natural Area (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 171° S
Chimney Swift Tower (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 169° S
Rocket Box Bat House (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 169° S
Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 094° E
Air Purification (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 032° NE
St. David's School Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 081° E
Lassiter Mill (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 080° E
Rialto Theater (Cinema) — 8.7 mi, 091° E
Randleigh Dairy Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 130° SE
311 Gallery (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 102° E
Raleigh Police Memorial (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 102° E

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