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Vass North Carolina Map

Explore Vass, 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 Vass, North Carolina

How to Use This Vass, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.256268
Longitude	-79.282249
Population	952
Density	113.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28394
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Carthage
School District	Moore County Schools

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About Vass, North Carolina

Vass is a locality in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 952. The population density is 113.3 people per km². Vass is located at 35.2563°N, 79.2822°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Vass is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28394.

Vass emerges from the quiet, pine-dusted topography of the North Carolina sandhills, where the earth holds the warmth of the sun long after the light begins to fail. It lies 8.4 miles northeast of Southern Pines, NC (from Southern Pines, NC: bearing 48°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east of Whispering Pines. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, save for the faint, serrated silhouette of Railroad Ridge rising in the distance like a spine against the deepening violet sky. Within the immediate landscape, the land maintains a steady, modest elevation, defined by the quiet passage of Little River and the still, reflective surface of Thurlows Lake. Moore County Park serves as the primary anchor for the local terrain, offering a space where the scent of needles and dry soil defines the air, and the transition from afternoon to evening feels less like a shift in time and more like a settling of the earth itself.

Vass preserves a character forged by the steady intersection of timber transit and the slow, deliberate pace of the interior plains. Historically, the iron rails dictated the rhythm of commerce here, drawing strength from the surrounding woods and the persistent industry of the region’s early settlers. Today, the economy reflects a transition from those foundational labor trades toward a quieter, residential stability that honors its agrarian roots without clinging to them. Residents move with a measured grace through the day, navigating a life that remains tethered to the local geography of forest and field rather than the frantic pulse of larger metropolitan centers. Even as modern demands press in from the periphery, Vass retains a distinct, unhurried composure, lingering in the memory like the low, golden light that settles over the fields at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 104° E
Moore County Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 235° SW
Town of Cameron - Phillips Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 023° NE
Town of Southern Pines - Reservoir Park (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 247° SW
Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 251° W
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 252° W
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 222° SW
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 230° SW
Creation Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 228° SW
Sandhills Preserve (Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 210° SW
Goodwin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.3 mi, 303° NW
Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 11.3 mi, 248° W
Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 224° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 081° E
Nicholson Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 166° S
Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 242° SW
OA Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 291° W
Lt. Harley H. Pope (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 112° E
Carver's Creek State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 104° E
Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 010° N
Greek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 110° E
Mask Murals (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 120° SE
ZipQuest Waterfall Treetop Adventure (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 107° E
Cape Fear River Trail (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 116° SE
Edgar Allen Poe's House (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 122° SE
Clark Park Nature Center (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 116° SE
Clark Park Falls (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 116° SE
Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 27.3 mi, 147° SE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 28.9 mi, 269° W · 52k acres
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.9 mi, 256° W · 17k acres

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