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Lowesville North Carolina Map

Explore Lowesville, 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 Lowesville, North Carolina

How to Use This Lowesville, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.41708
Longitude	-81.011187
Population	3,281
Density	186.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28164
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Lincolnton
School District	Lincoln County Schools

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About Lowesville, North Carolina

Lowesville is a locality in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,281. The population density is 186.4 people per km². Lowesville is located at 35.4171°N, 81.0112°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28164.

Lowesville occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont where the land settles into a series of modest, sun-drenched swells. It lies 8.2 miles north of Mount Holly, NC (from Mount Holly, NC: bearing 2°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Huntersville. The horizon to the west holds the faint, bruised silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, visible only when the humidity recedes and the air turns thin and sharp. Within a mile, the waters of Johnson Creek carve a narrow, shaded path through the loamy soil, providing a cool sanctuary for the sycamores that lean over its banks. Further out, the expansive surface of Lake Norman mirrors the shifting temperaments of the sky, acting as a luminous anchor for a landscape that otherwise favors the steady, rhythmic growth of timber and grass. The Catawba Lands Conservancy - Trexler Property preserves a portion of this terrain, keeping the wilder edges of the thicket intact against the slow creep of suburban expansion.

Lowesville carries the quiet weight of a place that grew from the steady labor of the land, shifting over generations from agrarian roots to a modern rhythm of commuters and quiet commerce. The economy here no longer relies on the heavy textile mills of the previous century, yet the persistence of that industrial heritage remains in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that dots the local landscape. Life in Lowesville moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined less by grand events and more by the consistency of the seasons and the maintenance of the homesteads that anchor the region. Residents observe the change of light across the fields with a practiced attention, finding a particular beauty in the way the amber glow of late afternoon settles over the fences and paved roads. It is a place where the connection to the earth remains tangible, shaped by the proximity of the water and the long, slow shadows cast by the distant ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Catawba Lands Conservancy - Trexler Property (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 144° SE
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Little Egypt Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 002° N
Mecklenburg County Open Space - Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 149° SE
Mecklenburg County Open Space - Stephen's Road Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 107° E
Lincoln County - East Lincoln Park (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 007° N
Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 109° E
Town of Cornelius Open Space (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 045° NE
Gaston County Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 175° S
River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 166° S
"shuffletown Hand" (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 150° SE
Caboose (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 092° E
Wooden Stone (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 059° NE
Tyler-Tallman Hall (Arts Centre) — 10.9 mi, 059° NE
St. Benedict Statue & Basilica of Maryhelp (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 190° S
Lilly Gallery (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 058° NE
McIntyre Skirmish (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 131° SE
Duke Family Performance Hall (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 059° NE
Alexandriana Historic Site (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 111° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 181° S
Camel Rides (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 087° E
Joust Tournaments (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 087° E
F-4 Phantom II (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 168° S
District 57 (Theme Park) — 13.8 mi, 152° SE
Dave Harris Stadium (Stadium) — 14.0 mi, 153° SE
Lincoln County Museum of History (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 286° W
AmStar 14 (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 036° NE
Lake Norman State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 014° N
Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 230° SW
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 50.6 mi, 207° SW · 375k acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 51.1 mi, 322° NW · 511k acres

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