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Clifton South Carolina Map

Explore Clifton, 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 Clifton, South Carolina

How to Use This Clifton, South Carolina Map

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

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	Clifton
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Spartanburg County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.97957
Longitude	-81.817881
Population	544
Density	195.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	29307, 29324
Area Code	864
County Seat	Spartanburg
School District	Spartanburg School District 3

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About Clifton, South Carolina

Clifton is a locality in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 544. The population density is 195.7 people per km². Clifton is located at 34.9796°N, 81.8179°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29307, 29324.

Clifton defines itself by the patient, persistent loop of the Pacolet River as it carves through the red-clay piedmont of the upstate. It lies 6.8 miles east-northeast of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 72°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-southeast of Valley Falls. {INSERT} The land surrounding Clifton rises in modest, wooded swells that suggest the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the clearest afternoons. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Saranac offer a still contrast to the moving current of the river, while the local grounds of Clifton Beach provide a modest expanse of open space where the regional humidity softens under the canopy of hardwoods. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp earth and the pervasive, sweet musk of decaying pine needles that linger long after the sun has dipped below the horizon.

Clifton traces its origins to the industrious spirit of the textile era, where the relentless flow of the Pacolet River once powered the machinery of a bustling mill economy. The architecture of the older buildings serves as a quiet record of that transition, with brick facades weathered into a soft, muted gray that reflects the changing seasons of the South. While the looms have long since ceased their rhythmic clatter, the sense of purpose remains in the way the local life organizes itself around the remaining infrastructure, turning former industrial corridors into spaces for modern, modest commerce. Visitors and residents alike walk paths that have been worn smooth by generations, finding a subtle, enduring beauty in the way the afternoon light catches the river’s surface, turning the water into a ribbon of hammered silver before it disappears into the shadows of the trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clifton Beach (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 110° E
Santee Cooper Tract Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 143° SE
Gordon Henry Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 023° NE
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 020° N
Rebirth (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 206° SW
District 7 Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 269° W
Ascension (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 246° SW
Balmer Foundation Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 238° SW
Croft State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 194° S
295 Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 225° SW
Dexter Edgar Converse Monument (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 253° W
Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 254° W
Studio LB (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 252° W
Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 6.6 mi, 254° W
Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 254° W
Upstate Gallery on Main (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 252° W
Ridge Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 252° W
Lake Thicketty (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 016° N
Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 253° W
Lake Blalock Park (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 332° NW
Cherokee County Veterans Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 055° NE
Truck (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 055° NE
Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 055° NE
Lake Cherokee (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 072° E
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 091° E
Florence Chappel High School (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 264° W
Worth Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.6 mi, 097° E
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 22.7 mi, 165° S · 375k acres
Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 25.3 mi, 068° E
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 49.1 mi, 354° N · 511k acres

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