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Walkertown North Carolina Map

Explore Walkertown, 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 Walkertown, North Carolina

How to Use This Walkertown, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.149274
Longitude	-80.169053
Population	5,692
Density	328.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27051, 28711, 28323, 27105
Area Code	704, 980, 336
County Seat	Asheville
School District	Forsyth County Schools

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About Walkertown, North Carolina

Walkertown is a locality in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,692. The population density is 328.1 people per km². Walkertown is located at 36.1493°N, 80.1691°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Walkertown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27051, 28711, 28323.

Walkertown emerges from the red clay of the Piedmont as a quiet convergence of crossroads and cooling shade, where the Walker Branch cuts a persistent, winding path through the local topography. It lies 12.6 miles east-northeast of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 73°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-northwest of Black Mountain. The land here leans into the gentle dip of Big Cove, a landscape defined by the subtle reach of the Black Mountains on the western horizon and the dense, green promise of Pisgah National Forest waiting in the distance. Sunlight filters through the deciduous canopy with a muted, honeyed quality, warming the earth and illuminating the quiet stillness that gathers near the North Fork Reservoir. Even the local flora seems to hold a measured pace, as if the air itself remembers the long, slow accumulation of seasons that have shaped these slopes.

Walkertown carries a history tethered to the steady output of the mill and the persistent labor of the fields, reflecting a regional legacy of textiles and tobacco that once dictated the rhythm of every sunrise. While the modern economy has shifted toward more varied pursuits, the spirit of the place remains anchored in a deliberate, industrious character that values the integrity of a day’s work. Residents often look toward the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Laurel Ridge Preserve to find a sanctuary of preserved wildness, a stark contrast to the distant, thundering grace of Douglas Falk. Whether navigating the local thoroughfares or pausing to watch the shadows lengthen across the fields, the people of Walkertown maintain a steady, unadorned way of life that values the weight of the soil and the quiet endurance of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lake (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 180° S
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Winston Lake (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 227° SW
Bagley Field Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 110° E
Overlook B (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 202° S
George Henry Black (Public Artwork) — 5.4 mi, 228° SW
A/perture Cinema (Cinema) — 5.6 mi, 231° SW
Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 224° SW
Guilford County Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 106° E
Bethabara Visitor Center (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 274° W
Browder Family Cemetery (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 343° N
Creative Drama Children's Theater Performing Arts Studio & Playhouse (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 238° SW
Site of Sunny Acres (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 255° W
Barn Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 109° E
Hanging Rock State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 348° N
Rainbow Magic Alpaca Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.3 mi, 094° E
MoJo JoJo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.6 mi, 107° E
Washington Street Historic District (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 144° SE
Centennial Station Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 144° SE
High Point Theatre (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 145° SE
Tanglewood Festival of Lights (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 235° SW
Upper Casscades (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 342° N
Hidden Falls (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 344° N
Pilot Mountain State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 294° NW
AmStar Four Seasons Station (Cinema) — 19.7 mi, 113° SE

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