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Zirconia North Carolina Map

Explore Zirconia, 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 Zirconia, North Carolina

How to Use This Zirconia, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.241783
Longitude	-82.41623
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28790
Area Code	828
County Seat	Hendersonville

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About Zirconia, North Carolina

Zirconia is a locality in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Zirconia is located at 35.2418°N, 82.4162°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28790.

Zirconia occupies a rugged expanse of high ground where the air thins and cools against the persistent gravity of the interior hills. It lies 5.9 miles south-southeast of Hendersonville, NC (from Hendersonville, NC: bearing 155°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south of East Flat Rock. The landscape is defined by the sharp, downward pull of the Green River, which carves a path through the earth only a mile from the center of Zirconia. To the west, the Blue Ridge Mountains assert their blue-gray presence upon the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows across the terrain as the sun dips low. Nearby, the quiet surface of Lake Summit reflects the heavy green of the surrounding timber, while the cool, sheltered depths of Dark Cove draw the dampness of the woods into a singular, mist-laden basin.

Economic life in Zirconia remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of the land, shaped by a history of timber and the hard-won yields of the soil. The nearby Green River Game Land preserves a wilder character, serving as a sanctuary where the flora of the region thrives in undisturbed silence. Travelers often seek out the sudden, vertical rush of Pearsons Falls, where the water fractures against the stone in a perpetual, rhythmic white noise. Life here moves in accordance with the turning seasons, marked by the scent of woodsmoke and the quiet fortitude of those who work the inland slopes, far removed from the clamor of the lowlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 056° NE
Tuxedo Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 210° SW
Conserving Carolina - King Creek Flats (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 337° NW
Conserving Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 007° N
Philip Jackson Hart house ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 214° SW
Glassy Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 305° NW
The Park At Flat Rock (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 342° N
Joel Poinsett Home Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 180° S
Heartwood Gallery (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 096° E
Wood Berry Gallery (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 096° E
Honking Tonkers Gallery (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 096° E
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 189° S
Western North Carolina Air Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 347° N
Henderson County - Jackson Park (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 346° N
Mineral & Lapidary Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 335° NW
Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 245° SW
Dupont State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 265° W
Big Bradley Falls (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 075° E
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 130° SE
Jones Gap State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 227° SW
Tryon Theatre (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 103° E
Grassy Creek Falls (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 254° W
Edneyville High School Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 022° N
High Falls (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 253° W
Blockhouse marker (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 106° E
Caesars Head State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 230° SW
Polk County History Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 087° E
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 301° NW · 511k acres
Orange Bear (Public Artwork) — 14.8 mi, 107° E
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 319° NW · 72k acres

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