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Whitsett North Carolina Map

Explore Whitsett, 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 Whitsett, North Carolina

How to Use This Whitsett, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.07918
Longitude	-79.572345
Population	584
Density	87.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27377
Area Code	336
County Seat	Greensboro
School District	Guilford County Schools

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About Whitsett, North Carolina

Whitsett is a locality in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 584. The population density is 87.3 people per km². Whitsett is located at 36.0792°N, 79.5723°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Whitsett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27377.

Whitsett occupies a deliberate space within the rolling Piedmont landscape, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue and the horizon remains broad and unbroken. It lies 3.9 miles southwest of Elon, NC (from Elon, NC: bearing 236°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-southwest of Burlington. The terrain here relies on the steady, quiet presence of Back Creek, which winds its way through the landscape just one mile from the center, acting as a slow-moving artery for the surrounding fields. At the edges of the horizon, one might catch the faint, hazy suggestion of Corbett Ridge, though it remains a distant ghost twenty-three miles away, leaving the immediate view to the open sky and the quiet expanse of Park. During the humid transitions of late afternoon, the light settles over the ground with a golden weight, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the soil to the slow passing of the hours.

Whitsett carries the quiet residue of a regional history rooted in the transition from agrarian traditions to a more modern, measured pace of life. The economy here moves in rhythm with the surrounding region, reflecting a character shaped by the steady, persistent work that has defined the Piedmont for generations. Residents move through their days with a grounded familiarity, finding a common point of gathering at the local Park, which provides a necessary green threshold for the neighborhood. Two miles away, the waters of Gerrards Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the temperament of the people, a reflective calm that seems to define the local spirit far more than any bustling industry or grand spectacle.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 145° SE
Guilford County Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 110° E
Guilford County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 185° S
City of Burlington - Joe C. Davidson Park (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 100° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 068° E
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 040° NE
NH Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.1 mi, 261° W
Alamance County - Cedarock Park (Local Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 131° SE
Love Graham (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 094° E
Robeson Theatre (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 270° W
February One (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 269° W
Studio 503 (Arts Centre) — 11.7 mi, 267° W
Audubon (Local Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 276° W
Cone Brothers (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 273° W
205 Collaborative (Arts Centre) — 11.9 mi, 267° W
The Marshall Muse Gallery (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 270° W
Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 265° W
Guilford Native American Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 268° W
African American Atelier (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 268° W
Former Pioneer Camp Meeting/Dining Hall Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 138° SE
Weatherspoon Art Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 266° W
Three College Observatory (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 135° SE
Haw River State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 320° NW
AmStar Four Seasons Station (Cinema) — 15.4 mi, 259° W
Buffaloe Lanes Mebane (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 086° E
MoJo JoJo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.4 mi, 271° W
R. Wayne Bailey - Caswell Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 028° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 33.0 mi, 202° S · 52k acres
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.6 mi, 209° SW · 5,216 acres

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