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Red Cross North Carolina Map

Explore Red Cross, 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 Red Cross, North Carolina

How to Use This Red Cross, North Carolina Map

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

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	Red Cross
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Stanly County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.267366
Longitude	-80.355619
Population	762
Density	82.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28129
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Albemarle
School District	Stanly County Schools

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About Red Cross, North Carolina

Red Cross is a locality in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 762. The population density is 82.2 people per km². Red Cross is located at 35.2674°N, 80.3556°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Red Cross is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28129.

Red Cross occupies a quiet expanse of the North Carolina piedmont, where the land stretches out in a series of low, deliberate swells covered in deep-rooted pines and hardwoods. It lies 10.5 miles west-southwest of Albemarle, NC (from Albemarle, NC: bearing 237°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-southwest of Hills. The horizon remains wide and open, though the distant, hazy blue shapes of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunt the western skyline when the air is thin and cold. Stony Run cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil nearby, its waters moving with a steady, unbothered purpose that defines the drainage of these fields. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, heavy clarity, turning the dusty red earth a deep, bruised violet as the shadows of the timber lengthen across the fallow ground.

Red Cross maintains a character defined by the slow, seasonal labor of the fields and the persistent hum of industry that has long anchored this region. Local life centers on the rhythms of agriculture and the proximity of the Town of Oakboro - Oakboro Community Park, where the social pulse of the vicinity is felt most keenly among the pines. While the waters of Smiths Lake offer a quiet stillness a short drive away, the economy remains tied to the steady output of the soil and the legacy of craftsmanship that has sustained the families here for generations. This is a place where the past is not a museum piece but a layer of the present, felt in the way the morning mist clings to the low-lying hollows and in the polite, measured pace of those who travel the local roads to their daily work.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Locust - Locust Community Park (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 268° W
Town of Oakboro - Town of Oakboro District Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 148° SE
Barn Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 239° SW
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Pharr Family Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 291° W
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Buffalo Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 329° NW
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 057° NE
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 068° E
Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 15.7 mi, 263° W
Fallen Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 308° NW
Fallen Police Officers Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 308° NW
Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 068° E
Cabarrus County Confederate Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 308° NW
Bull Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 280° W
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 024° NE
Mint Hill Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 250° W
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 18.6 mi, 037° NE · 52k acres
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 18.9 mi, 030° NE
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.2 mi, 131° SE · 17k acres
Kids Jungle Playground (Theme Park) — 21.8 mi, 289° W
Sea Life Aquarium (Aquarium) — 22.0 mi, 289° W
Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 Cinemas (Cinema) — 22.1 mi, 228° SW
American Signature Gallery (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 275° W
Lucas Family Gristmill Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.6 mi, 252° W
Union County Community Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 209° SW
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 016° N
Fullwood Theatre (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 243° SW
Matthews Playhouse (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 243° SW
Sound Money Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 329° NW
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.7 mi, 045° NE · 5,216 acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.1 mi, 171° S · 92k acres

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