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Marble North Carolina Map

Explore Marble, 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 Marble, North Carolina

How to Use This Marble, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.175086
Longitude	-83.924905
Population	278
Density	97.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28905
Area Code	828
County Seat	Murphy
School District	Cherokee County Schools

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About Marble, North Carolina

Marble is a locality in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 97.9 people per km². Marble is located at 35.1751°N, 83.9249°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28905.

Marble occupies a quiet expanse of land where the Bettis Branch carves a persistent path through the earth, marking the terrain with its steady, clear flow. It lies 44.7 miles west-southwest of Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC (from Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC: bearing 242°T), and is situated 34.5 miles south of Blount. The valley floor, defined by the proximity of Coffey Cove, offers a grounded landscape of woods and fields that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Great Smoky Mountains on the horizon. Only a mile away, the dense growth of the Nantahala National Forest begins, providing a backdrop of deep greens and shifting shadows that define the horizon. The air here carries a heavy, damp scent of pine needles and damp soil, particularly at dusk when the light turns a bruised, metallic purple against the ridges. Three miles to the north, the waters of Wood Lake remain still, reflecting the expansive sky in a way that suggests a deep, undisturbed patience.

Marble retains the quiet weight of its origins, rooted in a history of mineral extraction that once drew men to the veins of stone beneath the topsoil. While the clamor of past industry has faded, the local economy continues to reflect the rugged self-reliance of the region, favoring small-scale operations and the slow, deliberate pace of mountain life. The memory of those who worked the earth remains in the architecture of the older structures and the way the roads curve to accommodate the natural rise and fall of the ground. Residents often find their way toward Sassafras Falls, six miles away, where the water’s persistent drop provides a constant, rhythmic sound against the stone. Life in Marble moves with the seasonal shifts of the woods, a cycle that remains indifferent to the hurried, mechanical pulse found in the flatter regions to the east.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 016° N · 533k acres
Town of Murphy Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 250° W
Snowbird Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.5 mi, 351° N · 8,491 acres
Cherokee County - Valley River Heritage Park (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 069° E
Town of Andrews Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 043° NE
Mainspring Conservation Trust - King Meadows Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 343° N
Hiwassee River Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 8.7 mi, 228° SW
Trees Plaque (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 225° SW
Site of Fort Butler (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 225° SW
Rivercane Clan Pole (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 191° S
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 9.7 mi, 318° NW · 662k acres
Cherokee Homestead Exhibit (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 147° SE
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.9 mi, 357° N · 19k acres
Junaluska Memorial (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 033° NE
Upper Bald River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.0 mi, 300° NW · 9,037 acres
Graham County Historical Association (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 033° NE
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 358° N
Turbine (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 144° SE
Brasstown Valley Resort (State Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 163° S
Waterwheel (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 149° SE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 19.3 mi, 010° N · 521k acres
Council Ring (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 216° SW
Tanasi;ᏔᎾᏏ (Historic Ruins) — 28.3 mi, 336° NW
Chota;ᎢᏣᏘ (Historic Ruins) — 28.6 mi, 336° NW
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 29.8 mi, 079° E
Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 057° NE
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 330° NW
Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.5 mi, 203° SW · 24k acres
The Foxfire Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 121° SE
Etowah Arts Commission (Arts Centre) — 35.4 mi, 287° W

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