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Southmont North Carolina Map

Explore Southmont, 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 Southmont, North Carolina

How to Use This Southmont, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.650427
Longitude	-80.276026
Population	1,563
Density	132.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	27406, 27351
Area Code	336
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Davidson County Schools

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About Southmont, North Carolina

Southmont is a locality in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,563. The population density is 132.3 people per km². Southmont is located at 35.6504°N, 80.2760°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 27406, 27351.

Southmont occupies a landscape of quiet, red-clay rise and fall, where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 10.8 miles south of Lexington, NC (from Lexington, NC: bearing 184°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Spencer. The topography here is defined by the steady, unhurried persistence of Abbotts Creek, which carves a modest path through the thickets and stands of hardwoods just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate canopy, the land opens into the Davidson County Open Space, a tract of protected silence that preserves the native character of the piedmont. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, shadowed boundary to the western sky, anchoring the horizon in a cool, blue depth.

Southmont carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the slow transformation of timber and soil into the foundations of daily life. The local economy reflects a transition from the labor of earlier manufacturing eras to a quieter, modern pace, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the passage of light across fields and the occasional movement of traffic toward the nearby waters of Tuckertown Reservoir. Life here remains tethered to the land’s original yields, favoring a pace that values the deliberate over the frantic. Evenings in Southmont possess a particular clarity, where the air settles heavy and sweet, and the simple existence of the place feels like a long, steady breath taken in a world that often forgets how to pause.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Davidson County Open Space (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 020° N
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 101° E
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - Eagle Point Park and Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 163° S
Eagle Point Park and Preserve (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 163° S
Rowan County - Dan Nicholas Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 257° W
T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.2 mi, 256° W
Foltz Steel Bridge (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 258° W
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 160° S
Linwood Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 328° NW
Trading Ford (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 313° NW
Mill Stones from Old Meters Mill (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 097° E
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 11.1 mi, 148° SE · 52k acres
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 11.3 mi, 153° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 007° N
Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 11.8 mi, 009° N
Carolina Theatre (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 006° N
Puzzle Piece (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 006° N
Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 006° N
Music Hall (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 111° E
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 282° W
Sound Money Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 252° W
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.4 mi, 103° E · 5,216 acres
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 147° SE
Millbridge Speedway (Stadium) — 18.6 mi, 271° W
Railcar (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 034° NE
Textile Heritage Center (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 306° NW
The Big Chair (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 034° NE
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 168° S
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 121° SE
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.7 mi, 163° S · 17k acres

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