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Ranlo North Carolina Map

Explore Ranlo, 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 Ranlo, North Carolina

How to Use This Ranlo, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.286249
Longitude	-81.130355
Population	4,511
Density	958.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28054
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Gastonia
School District	Gaston County Schools

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About Ranlo, North Carolina

Ranlo is a locality in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,511. The population density is 958.0 people per km². Ranlo is located at 35.2862°N, 81.1304°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ranlo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28054.

Ranlo emerges from the red-clay piedmont where the quiet currents of the Burton Branch slip through the undergrowth, carving a modest path toward the broader drainage of the region. It lies 3.6 miles east-northeast of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 63°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Mount Holly. The landscape maintains a steady, unremarkable elevation, defined by the slow transition of hardwood thickets into cleared patches of land that catch the amber light of late afternoon. High above the distant western horizon, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains suggest a world of crags and elevation, yet here the earth remains grounded and level. Residents find a quiet respite in the maintained green space of Ranlo City Park, a central point where the afternoon heat softens and the cicadas begin their rhythmic, seasonal drone.

Textile mills once dictated the pulse of the local economy, their brick facades and heavy machinery defining the labor and ambition of earlier generations who built the foundations of Ranlo. While those industrial rhythms have shifted, the legacy of that work remains in the architecture and the resilient character of the people who call the area home. The proximity to Lake Wylie, resting only seven miles away, offers a nearby expanse of water that serves as an anchor for weekend recreation and a change in the horizon. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a culture that values the steady accumulation of daily effort over the frantic speed of larger urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ranlo City Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 273° W
Gaston County Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 355° N
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Pinhook Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 084° E
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Spencer Mountain Wetland (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 029° NE
Redlair Plant Conservation Preserve (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 075° E
Russel McConnel Memorial (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 215° SW
Rhodes Drive (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 299° NW
St. Benedict Statue & Basilica of Maryhelp (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 109° E
US National Whitewater Center (Local Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 102° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 114° SE
Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 249° W
River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 080° E
F-4 Phantom II (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 114° SE
Tryon Resolves (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 288° W
Dave Harris Stadium (Stadium) — 13.4 mi, 105° E
District 57 (Theme Park) — 13.6 mi, 103° E
METALmorphosis (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 132° SE
Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 233° SW
Little Theater (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 250° W
Lincoln County Museum of History (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 332° NW
Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212 (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 128° SE
Museum of Illusions (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 105° E
Discovery Place IMAX (Cinema) — 16.8 mi, 103° E
Bank of America Heritage Center (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 104° E
Goodyear Arts (Gallery) — 17.0 mi, 099° E
Loyd Studios (Gallery) — 17.0 mi, 100° E
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 39.6 mi, 204° SW · 375k acres

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