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Rural Hall North Carolina Map

Explore Rural Hall, 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 Rural Hall, North Carolina

How to Use This Rural Hall, North Carolina Map

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

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	Rural Hall
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Forsyth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.224504
Longitude	-80.296908
Population	3,351
Density	453.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27045, 27094, 27098, 27099
Area Code	336
County Seat	Winston-Salem
School District	Forsyth County Schools

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About Rural Hall, North Carolina

Rural Hall is a locality in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,351. The population density is 453.7 people per km². Rural Hall is located at 36.2245°N, 80.2969°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rural Hall is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27045, 27094, 27098.

Rural Hall occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont, where the land moves in long, rhythmic swells of clay and timber. It lies 10.1 miles north-northwest of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 344°T), and is situated 4.6 miles southeast of King. Grassy Creek defines the local topography, carving a modest, persistent path through the landscape that catches the low, amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the horizon remains open, though the distant Appalachian Mountains exert a silent, blue-hued pressure on the western sky. Residents often find solace in the Town of Rural Hall Open Space - Covington Memorial Park, where the trees hold the stillness of the interior plains, far removed from the atmospheric intensity of the coast.

History in Rural Hall traces its roots to the steady expansion of rail lines, which once funneled the regional harvest of tobacco and textile goods toward wider markets. Today, the economy reflects a transition from those heavy industrial rhythms to a diversified modern character, though the quiet, deliberate pace of the region persists in the local demeanor. Those seeking a connection to the deeper, wilder terrain often travel ten miles to traverse the Cooks Wall Trail, leaving the settled acreage for the rugged elevation. Life here is measured by the changing seasonal color of the fields and the reliable, humdrum grace of daily routines, tethered to the land by the nearby waters of Speas Lakes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Rural Hall Open Space - Covington Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 009° N
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Long Creek (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 217° SW
Graveyard Trail (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 213° SW
Bethabara Visitor Center (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 180° S
Bethabara Trail (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 179° S
Browder Family Cemetery (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 049° NE
Pilot Mountain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 309° NW
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 309° NW
A/perture Cinema (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 162° S
Balancing Act (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 162° S
Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 162° S
Pilot Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 283° W
Hanging Rock State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 004° N
Site of Sunny Acres (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 219° SW
Upper Casscades (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 007° N
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 004° N
Surry County Historical Farm Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 286° W
Hidden Falls (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 010° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 357° N
Stokes County Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 13.7 mi, 022° N
Creative Drama Children's Theater Performing Arts Studio & Playhouse (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 201° S
Lawson Family Murder Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 059° NE
Tractor Brown's Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 254° W
Rainbow Magic Alpaca Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.2 mi, 105° E
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 46.1 mi, 155° SE · 52k acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 52.1 mi, 317° NW · 733k acres

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