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Leicester North Carolina Map

Explore Leicester, 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 Leicester, North Carolina

How to Use This Leicester, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.655107
Longitude	-82.696244
Population	3,600
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28748
Area Code	828
County Seat	Asheville

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About Leicester, North Carolina

Leicester is a locality in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,600. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Leicester is located at 35.6551°N, 82.6962°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28748.

Leicester rises from the earth as a series of verdant, uneven folds where the Sluder Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the red clay and shale. It lies 8.2 miles north of Candler, NC (from Candler, NC: bearing 359°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-northwest of Asheville. The horizon is dominated by the looming, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which stand as silent sentinels over the lower, more intimate geography of Patton Cove. Light here has a way of lingering, catching the moisture in the air to turn the evening landscape into a muted study of gray and deep, chlorophyll-heavy greens. Beyond the immediate rise of the ridges, the terrain drops away into quiet hollows, while the proximity of Buncombe County Park offers a reprieve of open, managed land that contrasts with the dense, untamed thickets of the nearby Bent Creek Experimental Forest.

Agricultural roots run deep in the soil of Leicester, reflecting a history defined by self-reliance and the slow, deliberate work of the mountain farmer. While modern commutes have drawn the local economy toward broader regional centers, the character of the place remains fixed in the quietude of its homesteads and the remnants of rural industry that once thrived on the bounty of the land. Residents find a familiar rhythm in the seasonal shift of the woods, often traveling the short distance to Reems Creek Falls or the waters of Starnes Cove Lakes to observe the changing pace of the water against the stone. It is a place where the social fabric is reinforced by long-standing familial ties and the stubborn, quiet persistence of a lifestyle that favors the strength of the ridge over the noise of the main road.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buncombe County Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 121° SE
Sandy Mush Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 027° NE
Jones Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 184° S
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 068° E
Buncombe County Watershed (Waterfowl Production Area) — 4.0 mi, 140° SE
City of Asheville - Richmond Hill Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 114° SE
Dry Ridge Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 071° E
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 8.0 mi, 101° E
E. W. Pearson (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 128° SE
Giving Tree Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 112° E
RIverside Studios (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 122° SE
Riverside Cemetery Marker (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 115° SE
Andy Herod Gallery (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 123° SE
1st U.s. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 114° SE
Colton Dion Gallery (Gallery) — 8.7 mi, 123° SE
Asheville Pinball Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 117° SE
Grail Moviehouse (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 126° SE
Antler Hill Village (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 137° SE
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 164° S · 72k acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 9.4 mi, 164° S · 511k acres
Pisgah View State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 201° S
Swimming Pool (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 086° E
The Den (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 086° E
Ellen Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 035° NE
Rural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 035° NE
Anderson Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 034° NE
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.7 mi, 209° SW · 18k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 16.9 mi, 270° W · 521k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.8 mi, 316° NW · 662k acres
Middle Prong Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.8 mi, 212° SW · 7,482 acres

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