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Warne North Carolina Map

Explore Warne, 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 Warne, North Carolina

How to Use This Warne, North Carolina Map

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

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.

CityWarne
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyClay County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude34.994532
Longitude-83.892956
Population480
Density12.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code28909
Area Code828
County SeatHayesville

About Warne, North Carolina

Warne is a locality in Clay County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Warne is located at 34.9945°N, 83.8930°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28909.

Warne occupies a quiet expanse of land where the moisture of the earth clings to the morning air, signaling the presence of Crawford Creek as it carves a slow, deliberate path through the terrain. It lies 50.5 miles southwest of Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC (from Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC: bearing 228°T), and is situated 32.3 miles north of Dahlonega. The landscape here is defined by a deep, verdant stillness, marked by the proximity of the Chattahoochee National Forest, which stands as a dense barrier of timber just a mile away. To the west, the distant Great Smoky Mountains form a jagged, violet silhouette against the sky, while the local topography dips into the gentle, shaded basin of Moody Cove. The quality of light in the late afternoon possesses a heavy, amber clarity that illuminates the dust motes dancing above the fields, making the transition from day to night feel like a slow, deliberate folding of the world.

Warne maintains a character shaped by the steady, modest labor of those who have long worked the soil and timber of this region. While the economy remains rooted in the rhythm of agricultural persistence and the quiet trade of the valley, the presence of Sanders Pond serves as a local anchor for the pace of daily life. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the land and the way the seasons dictate the cycle of commerce and rest. Those seeking the rugged paths of the Arkaquah Trail or the spray of Haynes Falls must travel outward to find them, leaving the immediate vicinity of Warne to exist in a state of suspended, introspective calm that favors the patient observer over the hurried traveler.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 192° S · 752k acres
  • Brasstown Valley Resort (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 142° SE
  • Rivercane Rendezvous (Public Artwork) — 4.7 mi, 308° NW
  • Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 019° N · 533k acres
  • Cherokee Homestead Exhibit (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 050° NE
  • Brasstown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.9 mi, 150° SE · 13k acres
  • Turbine (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 074° E
  • Bonnie Day Arbor (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 105° E
  • Waterwheel (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 105° E
  • Fishing Hole Rock (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 105° E
  • Plott Cove Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.5 mi, 171° S
  • Trees Plaque (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 307° NW
  • Site of Fort Butler (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 306° NW
  • Southern Nantahala Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.0 mi, 094° E · 24k acres
  • Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 120° SE
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 155° SE
  • Coosa Bald National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 13.4 mi, 190° S
  • Council Ring (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 253° W
  • Snowbird Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.8 mi, 347° N · 8,491 acres
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969 (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 172° S
  • Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 22.8 mi, 220° SW · 24k acres
  • Graham County Historical Association (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 012° N
  • Nacoochee Mound;ᎾᎫᏥ (Historic Ruins) — 23.9 mi, 154° SE
  • The Foxfire Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 101° E
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 31.5 mi, 003° N · 521k acres
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 189° S
  • Bleu Art Gallery (Gallery) — 32.3 mi, 189° S
  • Mcdonalds House (Historic Ruins) — 32.3 mi, 186° S
  • The Historic Holly Theatre (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 189° S
  • Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 33.0 mi, 056° NE

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About This Warne Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Warne, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.994532, -83.892956. 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 Warne includes the ZIP code (28909), telephone area code (828), county seat of Clay County (Hayesville), 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.