Sugar Grove North Carolina Map
Explore Sugar Grove, 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 Sugar Grove, North Carolina
How to Use This Sugar Grove, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sugar Grove, 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 Sugar Grove.
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 | Sugar Grove |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Watauga County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.257904 |
| Longitude | -81.788167 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 22.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 28679 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| County Seat | Boone |
About Sugar Grove, North Carolina
Sugar Grove is a locality in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Sugar Grove is located at 36.2579°N, 81.7882°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28679.Sugar Grove maintains a quiet existence where the currents of Cove Creek carve a deliberate path through the earth, shaping the lowlands with a steady, liquid persistence. It lies 6.9 miles west-northwest of Boone, NC (from Boone, NC: bearing 294°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east-southeast of Carter. Moisture clings to the heavy morning air of Isaac Hollow, where the shadows linger long after the sun has climbed over the ridges to the east, casting the land in a palette of deep, muted greens and cooling browns. The terrain here favors the patient, defined by a landscape that rises and falls in long, muscular swells of soil and stone, far removed from the restless energy of the distant Blue Ridge Mountains that line the horizon like a serrated blade.
Sugar Grove holds the memory of generations in its soil, a place where the economy has long drawn its strength from the cycles of the land and the quiet endurance of those who work it. The Watauga County Open Space preserves the integrity of the wilder edges, offering a sanctuary for the native timber and the creatures that move through the undergrowth away from the paved roads. Local life follows the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons, a pace that honors the tradition of the Appalachian ballad and the simple, honest labor of the fields. Even the light here feels different, catching the silver surface of the creek and the quiet, distant expanse of Mill Pond, grounding the day in a physical reality that demands nothing more than the observation of its own persistent, living beauty.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Watauga County Open Space (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 029° NE
- Blue Ridge Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 174° S
- Mountain Magic Resort (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 294° NW
- Beech Creek State Natural Area (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 221° SW
- Elk Knob Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 045° NE
- Elk Knob State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 042° NE
- Common Good Co (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 115° SE
- The Nthº Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 115° SE
- Hellbenders (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 115° SE
- Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 6.4 mi, 317° NW · 662k acres
- North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 317° NW
- Hands Gallery (Gallery) — 6.5 mi, 115° SE
- Earth Day 2011 (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 117° SE
- I.G. Greer Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 117° SE
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 173° S
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 117° SE
- South View (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 052° NE
- Historic Dam Site (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 113° SE
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 272° W
- Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 9.7 mi, 168° S · 511k acres
- Turnpike Cruisers (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 127° SE
- Mystery Hill (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 129° SE
- Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.6 mi, 184° S · 7,017 acres
- Ensemble Stage (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 144° SE
- Law Enforcement Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 213° SW
- Avery County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 213° SW
- Turtle Island Preserve (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 111° E
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.7 mi, 194° S · 5,702 acres
- Pond Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.1 mi, 273° W · 6,920 acres
- Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.2 mi, 311° NW · 11k acres
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About This Sugar Grove Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sugar Grove, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.257904, -81.788167. 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 Sugar Grove includes the ZIP code (28679), telephone area code (828), county seat of Watauga County (Boone), and school district assignment.
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. |
