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Providence North Carolina Map

Explore Providence, 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 Providence, North Carolina

How to Use This Providence, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.473749
Longitude	-79.828649
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28270, 27565, 27048, 27315, 28104
Area Code	336, 704, 980
County Seat	Yanceyville

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About Providence, North Carolina

Providence is a locality in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. Providence is located at 36.4737°N, 79.8286°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28270, 27565, 27048.

Providence remains a quiet anchor within the Piedmont, defined by a landscape of red clay soil and sprawling fields that stretch toward a hazy, distant horizon. It lies 19.4 miles east-northeast of Reidsville, NC (from Reidsville, NC: bearing 58°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-southeast of Danville. Hogans Creek carves a thin, meditative path through the low-lying pastures just a mile from the center, its waters moving with a deliberate, slow-turning grace that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding woods. To the north, the faint, jagged silhouette of Corbett Ridge rises against the sky, serving as a silent sentinel over the plains. While the air here often carries the warm, heavy scent of damp earth and pine needles, the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, honeyed bars of gold, softening the edges of the barns and silos that punctuate the view. Park Spring Lake offers a mirror to the clouds three miles away, a modest basin of water that holds the sky still while the local wildlife stirs in the brush of nearby Anglers Park.

Providence traces its enduring character to a heritage of hard-wrought agriculture, where the legacy of tobacco cultivation once dictated the seasonal pulse of every household. Though the economy has shifted, the rhythm of the day still feels tethered to the land, marked by the steady hum of commerce and the deliberate pace of those who work the timber and the fields. The community carries a distinct, courteous reserve, a quiet pride in the way neighbors acknowledge one another across the intersections of gravel and asphalt. Life here avoids the frantic acceleration of modern industry, favoring instead the continuity of traditions passed down through generations. Whether by the banks of Hogans Creek or in the shade provided by the outskirts of Anglers Park, the people of Providence maintain a sense of place that is both sturdy and unpretentious, rooted firmly in the red earth of the North Carolina interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dan River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 146° SE
Bridge Street Recreation Center Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 062° NE
Stoneville Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 264° W
Freedom Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 067° NE
Mayo River State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 247° SW
Lawson Family Murder Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 231° SW
Veterns Memorial (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 137° SE
Patrick Henry Monument (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 012° N
Haw River State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 184° S
Guilford County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 17.0 mi, 179° S
City of Greensboro Open Space (Local Recreation) — 18.4 mi, 167° S
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 174° S
Raynay Alpaca Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.7 mi, 113° SE
Stokes County Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 21.4 mi, 258° W
Family Fun Zone (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 071° E
Rainbow Magic Alpaca Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.7 mi, 189° S
Brockton Pl. (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 073° E
R. Wayne Bailey - Caswell Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 24.5 mi, 108° E
Window Falls (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 258° W
Hidden Falls (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 258° W
Lower Cascades (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 261° W
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 073° E
Swanson Studio (Gallery) — 24.9 mi, 073° E
Danville Science Center (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 073° E
Carrington Pavilion (Stadium) — 25.9 mi, 073° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 262° W
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 57.9 mi, 178° S · 52k acres
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 58.1 mi, 185° S · 5,216 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 62.8 mi, 358° N · 733k acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 64.1 mi, 290° W · 155k acres

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