Spruce Pine North Carolina Map
Explore Spruce Pine, 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 Spruce Pine, North Carolina
How to Use This Spruce Pine, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Spruce Pine, 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 Spruce Pine.
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 | Spruce Pine |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Mitchell County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.915401 |
| Longitude | -82.064561 |
| Population | 2,194 |
| Density | 180.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 28777 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| County Seat | Bakersville |
| School District | Mitchell County Schools |
About Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Spruce Pine is a locality in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,194. The population density is 180.9 people per km². Spruce Pine is located at 35.9154°N, 82.0646°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Spruce Pine is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28777.Spruce Pine anchors itself firmly into the rugged terrain of the high country, where the cool, thin air carries the scent of damp earth and ancient minerals. It lies 24.3 miles west-northwest of Morganton, NC (from Morganton, NC: bearing 299°T), and is situated 16.3 miles north of Marion. Beaver Creek threads through the landscape, its waters carving a path toward the horizon while the distant, shadowed peaks of the Black Mountains loom against the western sky. Within the local topography, Dogwood Flats offers a quiet expanse of lower ground that contrasts with the steep, forested slopes that climb toward the distant reaches of Pisgah National Forest. Crystal Falls punctuates the silence of the nearby woods, its rhythmic spill providing a persistent, liquid pulse to the quiet hills, while the still, reflective surface of Swiss Pine Lake remains a mirror for the shifting clouds above.
Spruce Pine maintains a character defined by the deep, geological wealth hidden beneath its soil, a history of extraction that has shaped the economy and the very texture of daily labor. The local grounds have long yielded rare earths and minerals, grounding the town in an industry that demands both patience and a precise, steady hand. At the center of this life, Town of Spruce Pine - Riverside Park offers a space for the quiet observation of the land, where residents gather as the light fades to a bruised violet across the ridges. There is a particular gravity to the way the days pass here, a slow and deliberate pace that honors the enduring labor of those who work the stone and the timber, keeping the spirit of the region as firm and unyielding as the mountains themselves.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town of Spruce Pine - Riverside Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 237° SW
- Mosaic Mural (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 266° W
- Toe River Arts (Gallery) — 0.2 mi, 284° W
- Treats Studio (Gallery) — 0.3 mi, 284° W
- Iowa Hill (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 356° N
- Town of Spruce Pine - Brad Regan Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 240° SW
- Mitchell County Open Space (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 240° SW
- Yellow Mountain/Raven Cliffs Registered Heritage Area (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 015° N
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 182° S
- Pisgah Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 123° SE
- Yellow Mountain State Natural Area (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 018° N
- Blue Ridge Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 281° W
- The Loops Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 142° SE
- Gillespie Gap (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 170° S
- Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 158° S · 511k acres
- Anvil Arts Studio (Gallery) — 7.0 mi, 058° NE
- Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.6 mi, 076° E · 12k acres
- Linville River State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 076° E
- Linville Falls (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 073° E
- Daffodil Flats (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 122° SE
- Buck Creek Trout Farm (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 203° SW
- Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 13.0 mi, 356° N · 662k acres
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 271° W
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 271° W
- Viewing Blind (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 140° SE
- Historic Carson House (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 178° S
- Foothills Community Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 169° S
- Marion Train Depot (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 169° S
- Roan Mountain State Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 354° N
- Old Fort Railroad Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 198° S
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About This Spruce Pine Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.915401, -82.064561. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Spruce Pine includes the ZIP code (28777), telephone area code (828), county seat of Mitchell County (Bakersville), and school district assignment (Mitchell County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
