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Lawndale North Carolina Map

Explore Lawndale, 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 Lawndale, North Carolina

How to Use This Lawndale, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.414019
Longitude	-81.563147
Population	570
Density	272.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28090
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Shelby
School District	Cleveland County Schools

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About Lawndale, North Carolina

Lawndale is a locality in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 570. The population density is 272.7 people per km². Lawndale is located at 35.4140°N, 81.5631°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lawndale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28090.

Lawndale emerges from the verdant, undulating terrain of the North Carolina piedmont, where the First Broad River carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 8.5 miles north of Shelby, NC (from Shelby, NC: bearing 350°T), and is situated 17.1 miles northwest of Kings Mountain. Sunlight catches the silt-heavy currents of the riverbed, casting a metallic, amber sheen over the reeds that lean into the flow. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains creates a serrated ink-line against the evening sky, a permanent reminder of the higher elevations that loom fifty-six miles away. The air here holds a humid weight, perfumed by damp soil and the dense, encroaching woodland that softens the edges of every fence line and pasture. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Ross Pond mirror the shifting clouds, providing a still, glassy counterpoint to the restless motion of the nearby river.

Lawndale carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the steady labor of the textile industry, a legacy that remains visible in the sturdy, brick-faced architecture of its older structures. The rhythmic clatter of looms once defined the local economy, shaping a culture of industriousness that persists even as the town finds new ways to organize its daily life. Residents frequent the Belwood Recreation Center Ii five miles away, a space that serves as a communal anchor for the surrounding rural sprawl. While the pace of existence remains measured, the distinct character of Lawndale reveals itself in the subtle, courteous exchanges of its people and the enduring reliance on the land. Whether observing the way dusk settles over the fields or the way the morning light catches the weathered siding of a farmhouse, one recognizes a locality that keeps its own time, undisturbed by the urgency of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Belwood Recreation Center Ii (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 028° NE
City of Shelby - Hanna Park (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 166° S
Shelby City Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 179° S
Gaston County Park (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 108° E
South Mountains Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 336° NW
Little Theater (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 104° E
South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 336° NW
Jacob Fork Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 343° N
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 350° N
Tryon Resolves (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 111° E
Caboose (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 257° W
Lincoln County Museum of History (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 077° E
Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 149° SE
Blacksburg (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 172° S
Hoover Monument (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 152° SE
Major William Chronicle / Captain John Mattocks / William Rabb / John Boyd (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 151° SE
Jolly Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 191° S
Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 192° S
Truck (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 192° S
Cherokee County Veterans Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 192° S
McGalliard Falls (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 359° N
Hickory Aviation Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 023° NE
Catawba Science Center (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 030° NE
Hickory Museum of Art (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 030° NE
Catawba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 048° NE
Belk Centrum (Arts Centre) — 26.2 mi, 031° NE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 27.1 mi, 314° NW · 511k acres
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.1 mi, 329° NW · 12k acres
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 33.3 mi, 345° N · 7,017 acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 45.5 mi, 172° S · 375k acres

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