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Webster North Carolina Map

Explore Webster, 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 Webster, North Carolina

How to Use This Webster, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.346211
Longitude	-83.219313
Population	372
Density	143.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	28788, 28779
Area Code	828
County Seat	Sylva
School District	Jackson County Schools

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About Webster, North Carolina

Webster is a locality in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 372. The population density is 143.9 people per km². Webster is located at 35.3462°N, 83.2193°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Webster is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 28788, 28779.

Webster anchors itself firmly within the rugged, undulating terrain of the interior, where the cool, rhythmic pulse of Mill Creek defines the local topography. It lies 9.6 miles south of Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC (from Cherokee Indian Reservation, NC: bearing 177°T), and is situated 3.3 miles northwest of Cullowhee. The landscape here is characterized by steep, green ridges that fold into the shadows of Dills Cove, providing a frame for the modest architecture that occupies the valley floor. On clear afternoons, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Great Smoky Mountains emerge against the horizon, their massive presence lending a sense of permanence to the horizon line. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of hardwoods, casting long, thin bars of amber across the grass of the Unknown Ballfield, where the air holds a persistent, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every leaf and stone.

Webster served as an early administrative center for the region, its history deeply rooted in the slow, deliberate work of governing and sustaining a mountain populace. While the economy has shifted away from the agrarian cycles of the past, the area retains a quiet focus on local stewardship and the preservation of its modest, brick-lined identity. The proximity of Lake Glenville, eleven miles distant, provides a singular destination for those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, yet the immediate pace of life remains tied to the local rhythm of the seasons and the quiet commerce of the valley. Residents move through the day with a measured, courteous composure, mindful of the generations who organized this land before them, leaving the character of Webster to reside in the steady, unadorned continuity of its daily existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 227° SW
Jackson County Greenway (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 128° SE
Moai Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 354° N
Jug Hill Gallery (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 353° N
Freedom Pavilion (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 353° N
Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 346° N
Bridge Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 353° N
Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 346° N
Jackson County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 347° N
Poteet Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 354° N
Dills Cove Falls (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 347° N
The Fugitive Train Wreck (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 304° NW
Fine Art Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 144° SE
Performance Hall (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 144° SE
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 336° NW · 533k acres
Wayehutta OHV Trail System (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 082° E
Plott Balsams Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 021° N
Browning Knob Overlook (MP 451.2) (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 030° NE
Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 332° NW
Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 331° NW
Mountainside Theatre (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 330° NW
Oconaluftee Indian Village (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 329° NW
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 11.5 mi, 336° NW · 521k acres
Kituwa;ᎩᏚᏩ (Historic Ruins) — 12.1 mi, 302° NW
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 12.1 mi, 240° SW
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 13.0 mi, 083° E · 511k acres
Middle Prong Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.0 mi, 083° E · 7,482 acres
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 080° E · 72k acres
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.8 mi, 083° E · 18k acres
Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina And Georgia Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.7 mi, 162° S · 17k acres

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