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Henrietta North Carolina Map

Explore Henrietta, 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 Henrietta, North Carolina

How to Use This Henrietta, North Carolina Map

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

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.

CityHenrietta
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyRutherford County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude35.257827
Longitude-81.804409
Population395
Density261.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes28076, 28114, 27886
Area Code919, 984, 704, 980
County SeatRutherfordton
School DistrictRutherford County Schools

About Henrietta, North Carolina

Henrietta is a locality in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 395. The population density is 261.1 people per km². Henrietta is located at 35.2578°N, 81.8044°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28076, 28114, 27886.

Henrietta occupies a quiet stretch of the North Carolina piedmont, where the land yields to the gentle, persistent movement of the Hogpen Branch. It lies 14.9 miles west of Shelby, NC (from Shelby, NC: bearing 261°T), and is situated 6.5 miles southeast of Forest City. The horizon to the west catches the faint, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a distant reminder of the rugged terrain that gives way to these softer, red-clay slopes. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity in the late afternoon, illuminating the dense woodland and open fields with a golden, honeyed hue that seems to slow the progression of the day. A few miles away, the waters of Mount Pleasant Fishing Lake remain still and reflective, providing a local respite that mirrors the overarching tranquility of the landscape.

Industrial ambition once defined Henrietta, as the textile mills provided a steady rhythm for daily life, leaving behind a legacy of brick and sturdy labor that shaped the character of its residents. While the clatter of machinery has long since faded into a memory of regional commerce, the diligent spirit of the workforce persists in the care taken with the local grounds, including the nearby Rutherford County - Chase Community Park. Neighbors move with a measured, deliberate pace, acknowledging one another with the practiced courtesy of a place where history is measured in generations rather than years. Even as the economy evolves, the fundamental connection to the soil and the quietude of the surrounding woods remains the true, enduring measure of Henrietta.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rutherford County - Chase Community Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 023° NE
  • Broad River Greenway (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 109° E
  • Summey Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 328° NW
  • Caboose (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 346° N
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 095° E
  • Cowpens Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 185° S
  • Washington Light Infantry (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 184° S
  • Lake Thicketty (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 174° S
  • Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 145° SE
  • Cherokee County Veterans Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 146° SE
  • Truck (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 146° SE
  • Jolly Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 144° SE
  • Veterans Monument (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 180° S
  • South Mountains Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 353° N
  • Blacksburg (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 120° SE
  • District 7 Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 193° S
  • Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 274° W
  • Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 199° S
  • Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 22.2 mi, 199° S
  • Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 199° S
  • Polk County History Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 269° W
  • Studio LB (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 198° S
  • Upstate Gallery on Main (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 198° S
  • Ridge Gallery (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 199° S
  • Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 133° SE
  • South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 22.6 mi, 019° N
  • Croft State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 189° S
  • Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 30.2 mi, 349° N · 511k acres
  • Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.4 mi, 353° N · 12k acres
  • Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 39.3 mi, 153° SE · 375k acres

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About This Henrietta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Henrietta, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.257827, -81.804409. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Henrietta includes the ZIP code (28076, 28114, 27886), telephone area code (919, 984, 704, 980), county seat of Rutherford County (Rutherfordton), and school district assignment (Rutherford County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.