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Lake Park North Carolina Map

Explore Lake Park, 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 Lake Park, North Carolina

How to Use This Lake Park, North Carolina Map

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

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	Lake Park
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Union County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.086258
Longitude	-80.635068
Population	3,269
Density	1717.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28079
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Monroe
School District	Union County Public Schools

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About Lake Park, North Carolina

Lake Park is a locality in Union County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,269. The population density is 1717.2 people per km². Lake Park is located at 35.0863°N, 80.6351°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lake Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28079.

Lake Park defines its character through the quiet, red-clay Piedmont landscape that stretches across the North Carolina interior. It lies 2.0 miles east-northeast of Indian Trail, NC (from Indian Trail, NC: bearing 71°T), and is situated 8.5 miles northwest of Monroe. The terrain here is defined by modest, rolling elevations and dense stands of pine that catch the low-slung, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields. Only 113 miles to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally punctuates the horizon, though the immediate vicinity is dominated by the steady flow of South Fork Crooked Creek. The air holds a persistent, earthen weight, and the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rhythmic rustle of wind moving through the canopy of a landscape that feels both ancient and settled.

Mathisen Square serves as the central anchor for Lake Park, preserving a quiet expanse of green space that dictates the pace of local life. The regional economy, once tethered to the industrious legacy of the textile mills that defined the surrounding territory, has evolved to reflect a more contemporary, service-oriented rhythm. Residents often find their way toward the water, with Charlotte Plastics Lake Number Two offering a primary site for recreation and quiet contemplation just three miles beyond the boundary. Life in Lake Park moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the history of the land—marked by the persistence of its people—remains as visible as the iron-rich soil turned by the plow or the seasonal transition of the hardwoods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Union County - Union County Recreational Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 178° S
Fred Kirby Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 178° S
Common Area #16 (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 197° S
Hemby Bridge Town Hall Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 007° N
Town of Indian Trail - Crooked Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 152° SE
Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 Cinemas (Cinema) — 2.4 mi, 195° S
Mecklenburg County Open Space - Stevens Creek Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 341° N
Ancient Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 292° W
Memorial Flag (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 155° SE
Cemetary Bell (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 155° SE
Fullwood Theatre (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 291° W
Matthews Playhouse (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 291° W
Stumptown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 292° W
Mint Hill Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.3 mi, 348° N
Lucas Family Gristmill Site (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 314° NW
Union County Community Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 146° SE
Big Rock (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 261° W
Anne Neilson Fine Art (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 294° NW
Coach Ken Waldron Field (Stadium) — 12.6 mi, 279° W
Divine Custom Frame & Eight Legs Gallery (Gallery) — 12.7 mi, 208° SW
Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 297° NW
Shain Gallery (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 298° NW
Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 291° W
Manor Theatre (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 307° NW
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.2 mi, 090° E · 17k acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.2 mi, 145° SE · 92k acres
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 36.1 mi, 064° NE · 52k acres

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