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Caesars Head South Carolina Map

Explore Caesars Head, South 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 Caesars Head, South Carolina

How to Use This Caesars Head, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Caesars Head, South 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 South 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 Caesars Head.

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	Caesars Head
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Greenville County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.105673
Longitude	-82.623459
Population	84
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	29635
Area Code	864
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Greenville County School District

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About Caesars Head, South Carolina

Caesars Head is a locality in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Caesars Head is located at 35.1057°N, 82.6235°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29635.

Caesars Head dominates the rugged skyline of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, its granite face jutting sharply above the humid haze that rises from the piedmont below. It lies 17.9 miles north-northwest of Berea, SC (from Berea, SC: bearing 328°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northwest of Slater-Marietta. The terrain here is defined by a verticality that defies the soft contours of the plains, as Coldspring Branch carves its narrow, crystalline path through the dense undergrowth and moss-covered boulders. Beyond the immediate rocky prominence, the landscape deepens into the shadows of Dowthit Cove, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains anchors the horizon in a permanent, stoic blue. Light at this elevation possesses a peculiar clarity, filtering through the canopy of Buck Forest to illuminate the damp, fern-rich floor in shades of muted copper and emerald. Two miles away, the sheer drop of Raven Cliff Falls provides a constant, low-frequency hum that vibrates against the stillness, while the tranquil waters of Camp Burgess Glen Lake remain a quiet, reflective counterpoint to the dramatic crags that define the local geography.

Caesars Head serves as the focal point of Caesars Head State Park, a protected expanse where the history of human habitation remains etched into the craggy trails and former homestead sites that predate modern conservation efforts. The local economy has long shifted from the subsistence mountain farming of early settlers toward a careful stewardship of natural resources, balancing the steady influx of hikers and seasonal observers with the preservation of the fragile highland ecology. There is a distinct, rhythmic solitude to life here, governed less by the mechanical progression of hours than by the seasonal migration of raptors and the thinning of the mountain air as autumn approaches. The culture of the region is one of guarded independence, a legacy of the families who once navigated the steep, unforgiving passes of the escarpment with little more than grit and local knowledge. Today, the quiet endurance of Caesars Head reflects a legacy of survival in a landscape that remains indifferent to the passage of time, offering a sanctuary that demands both respect and a slow, deliberate pace from those who traverse its heights.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Caesars Head Hotel (Historic Ruins) — 0.0 mi, 045° NE
Caesars Head State Park (State Park) — 0.0 mi, 359° N
Devil's Kitchen (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 270° W
Rock Cliff Falls (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 093° E
Firewater Falls (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 032° NE
Cliff Falls (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 019° N
Jones Gap State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 104° E
Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 152° SE
Chandler Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 148° SE
Ashmore Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 142° SE
Conserving Carolina - Dupont Connector (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 010° N
Lake Wattacoo (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 117° SE
Dupont State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 355° N
Headwaters State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 273° W
Jennings Mill (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 102° E
The Real American Tea Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 214° SW
Blue Moon Gallery & Frame (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 325° NW
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 11.1 mi, 313° NW · 511k acres
Looper Memorial Marker (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 166° S
Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 064° NE
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 338° N · 72k acres
Springtime in TR (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 134° SE
Operations Center @ PARI (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 295° NW
NASA Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 295° NW
Mineral Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 295° NW
Meteorite Gallery @ PARI (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 295° NW
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 17.3 mi, 283° W · 533k acres
Heartwood Gallery (Gallery) — 18.0 mi, 060° NE
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.2 mi, 326° NW · 18k acres
Middle Prong Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.1 mi, 310° NW · 7,482 acres

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