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Icard North Carolina Map

Explore Icard, 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 Icard, North Carolina

How to Use This Icard, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.72547
Longitude	-81.458469
Population	2,452
Density	247.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28612, 28666
Area Code	828
County Seat	Morganton
School District	Burke County Schools

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About Icard, North Carolina

Icard is a locality in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,452. The population density is 247.4 people per km². Icard is located at 35.7255°N, 81.4585°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28612, 28666.

Icard occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated. It lies 7.3 miles west of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 267°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Sawmills. Drowning Creek cuts through the terrain here, its dark, steady waters carving a path through the red clay soil that characterizes the local landscape. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, appearing as faint, bruised-purple ink lines against the sky. The atmosphere in Icard carries a particular stillness, a weight of air that feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling pine, especially near the shaded paths of Spring Park.

Industry in Icard has long been defined by the persistent hum of mills and the steady labor of those who turned raw materials into the textiles that once moved through the region. The proximity of Rhodhiss Lake provides a vast, reflective stillness to the north, acting as a quiet counterpoint to the busy, rhythmic work that historically sustained the families of this region. Residents navigate a life marked by the deliberate pace of inland living, where the legacy of craftsmanship persists in the way people attend to their homes and their neighbors. The character of Icard remains grounded in these traditions, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of the land and the quiet, steady persistence of those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spring Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 265° W
Town of Hildebran - Hildebran Park (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 114° SE
Park At Town Hall & Veterans Park With Memorial (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 292° W
Town of Rhodhiss - Rhodhiss Park (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 024° NE
Hickory Aviation Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 073° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 342° N
Catawba County - Bakers Mountain Park (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 150° SE
Old Hickory Tavern (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 086° E
McGalliard Falls (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 294° NW
Wilderness Gateway State Trail (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 138° SE
Catawba Science Center (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 084° E
Hickory Museum of Art (Gallery) — 7.0 mi, 084° E
Martin Luther (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 082° E
Belk Centrum (Arts Centre) — 7.5 mi, 083° E
Johns River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 296° NW
South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 223° SW
South Mountains Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 248° W
Historic Town Limits (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 277° W
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 277° W
Jacob Fork Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.0 mi, 230° SW
Historic Newton Depot (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 105° E
Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 105° E
Catawba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 108° E
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.6 mi, 308° NW · 7,017 acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 18.4 mi, 328° NW · 511k acres
Balls Creek Campground (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 108° E
House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House) (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 319° NW
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.0 mi, 286° W · 12k acres
Something Rotten (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 275° W
Little Theater (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 170° S

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