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Mountain Home North Carolina Map

Explore Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home, North Carolina

How to Use This Mountain Home, North Carolina Map

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

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	Mountain Home
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Henderson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.369561
Longitude	-82.492898
Population	3,490
Density	357.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28791, 28758, 28792
Area Code	828
County Seat	Hendersonville
School District	Henderson County Schools

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About Mountain Home, North Carolina

Mountain Home is a locality in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,490. The population density is 357.3 people per km². Mountain Home is located at 35.3696°N, 82.4929°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28791, 28758, 28792.

Mountain Home occupies a quiet expanse of the plateau, where the land moves in long, rhythmic swells that catch the amber light of late afternoon. It lies 3.9 miles north-northwest of Hendersonville, NC (from Hendersonville, NC: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-southeast of Arden. Mud Creek traces a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its course marked by the deep green of willow and alder that thrive in the damp soil. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, appearing as blue-tinted paper cutouts against a vast, pale sky. In the cool hours before dawn, the air carries a crispness that suggests the higher elevations nearby, while the nearby waters of Innisfree Lake reflect the shifting clouds with a stillness that seems to suspend the passage of time.

Mountain Home emerged from the slow layering of agricultural tradition and the steady, quiet expansion of the regional economy. The landscape remains defined by the remnants of orchards and small-scale farms, punctuated by the presence of landmarks like the City of Hendersonville - Berkeley Mills Park, which serves as a communal anchor for the residents. Beyond the immediate fields, the shadow of Burrell Hollow adds a sense of depth to the geography, while the nearby canopy of the Bent Creek Experimental Forest suggests a long-standing commitment to understanding the timber and soil of the region. Those who traverse the local roads might hear the distant, percussive rush of Turley Falls, a reminder of the hidden gravity that guides the water through these inland reaches. The pace of life here is defined by this terrestrial stability, where the daily industry of the people remains tethered to the character of the earth they work and inhabit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Hendersonville - Berkeley Mills Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 136° SE
Conserving Carolina - Long John Mountain (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 198° S
Conserving Carolina - Mud Creek Confluence (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 318° NW
City of Hendersonville - William H. King Memorial Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 146° SE
Mills River Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 292° W
Town of Fletcher Open Space (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 345° N
Mineral & Lapidary Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 153° SE
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 155° SE
Jump Off Rock (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 207° SW
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 321° NW
Western North Carolina Air Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 143° SE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 7.0 mi, 298° NW · 511k acres
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 298° NW · 72k acres
Edneyville High School Monument (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 079° E
Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 143° SE
Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 043° NE
Philip Jackson Hart house ruins (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 165° S
Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 187° S
Ferin Fire Tower (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 302° NW
Statue of Diana (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 345° N
Heartwood Gallery (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 138° SE
Chimney Rock State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 068° E
Wood Berry Gallery (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 138° SE
Honking Tonkers Gallery (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 138° SE
Big Bradley Falls (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 122° SE
Grassy Creek Falls (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 208° SW
Grail Moviehouse (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 344° N
Asheville Pinball Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 347° N
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.2 mi, 268° W · 18k acres
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 24.9 mi, 256° W · 533k acres

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