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Linwood North Carolina Map

Explore Linwood, 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 Linwood, North Carolina

How to Use This Linwood, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.750694
Longitude	-80.317831
Population	2,400
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27299
Area Code	336
County Seat	Lexington

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About Linwood, North Carolina

Linwood is a locality in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Linwood is located at 35.7507°N, 80.3178°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27299.

Linwood anchors itself firmly within the quiet, red-clay expanse of the North Carolina piedmont, where the land unfolds in modest swells and long-shadowed hollows. It lies 6.2 miles southwest of Lexington, NC (from Lexington, NC: bearing 216°T), and is situated 5.1 miles southeast of Tyro. North Potts Creek carves a patient path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid stillness that characterizes the midsummer afternoons here. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a hazy, jagged reminder of the rugged country far beyond these softened elevations. The proximity of Cobles Reservoir provides a mirror for the sky, holding a stillness that seems to permeate the surrounding fields and thickets of oak and pine. Within the Davidson County Open Space, the undergrowth remains undisturbed, preserving a quiet sanctuary where the air tastes of damp earth and cooling leaves as the sun dips below the horizon.

Linwood retains the steady, industrious character of a place built on the bedrock of the regional textile and agricultural traditions that once defined the surrounding counties. The economy here moves at the deliberate pace of those who work the land or manage the small-scale commerce that keeps the neighborhood functioning, far removed from the frantic pulse of the urban centers. History is not written in grand monuments but in the sturdy architecture of local structures and the enduring habits of the people who cultivate the soil. Life in Linwood feels tethered to the changing seasons, marked by the methodical rhythm of the harvest and the quiet maintenance of the land. Whether observing the early morning light as it catches the dew on the meadows or the way the evening settles over the fields, one senses a place that finds its own internal balance, indifferent to the noise of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Davidson County Open Space (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 109° E
Linwood Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 112° E
Linwood Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 210° SW
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 195° S
Green Needles Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 021° N
Trading Ford (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 249° W
Grubb Real Estate Preservation Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 283° W
City of Lexington - Finch Community Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 050° NE
Carolina Theatre (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 035° NE
Puzzle Piece (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 035° NE
Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 035° NE
Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 042° NE
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - Springer (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 274° W
Davidson County Sheriff's Office Memorial (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 056° NE
Foltz Steel Bridge (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 194° S
T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.1 mi, 192° S
Town of Spencer - Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest and Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 238° SW
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 161° S
Textile Heritage Center (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 288° W
Railcar (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 055° NE
The Big Chair (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 055° NE
Millbridge Speedway (Stadium) — 17.6 mi, 248° W
Music Hall (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 129° SE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 18.3 mi, 153° SE · 52k acres
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 18.6 mi, 156° SE
Tanglewood Festival of Lights (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 344° N
Sound Money Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 230° SW
High Point Theatre (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 051° NE
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.1 mi, 118° SE · 5,216 acres
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 151° SE

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