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Cross Anchor South Carolina Map

Explore Cross Anchor, 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 Cross Anchor, South Carolina

How to Use This Cross Anchor, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.642907
Longitude	-81.857878
Population	116
Density	57.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	29331
Area Code	864
County Seat	Spartanburg
School District	Spartanburg School District 4

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About Cross Anchor, South Carolina

Cross Anchor is a locality in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 57.9 people per km². Cross Anchor is located at 34.6429°N, 81.8579°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29331.

Cross Anchor spreads across the red clay of the upstate piedmont, where the land rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 19.5 miles east of Fountain Inn, SC (from Fountain Inn, SC: bearing 99°T), and is situated 13.3 miles northeast of Laurens. Elishas Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy soil, its presence marked by the thick growth of hardwoods and pines that hold the banks against the seasonal rains. The air here carries a dry, earthen heat in the summer months, a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and linger long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. Only three miles away, the rush of Gordons Mill Falls provides a constant, rhythmic percussion to the landscape, a small but persistent force of water that has polished the stones for generations.

Cross Anchor retains the quiet architecture of an older agrarian economy, where the patterns of life were once dictated by the labor of the fields and the slow turning of the seasons. While the bustle of larger industry remains at a distance, the local character is defined by a deep, unspoken familiarity with the land and the endurance of those who work it. Visitors might find a moment of respite at the Cross Keys Recreation Center, a space that serves as a modern anchor for the neighborhood, standing in contrast to the quiet, reflective surface of Hedden Pond six miles to the west. The rhythm of daily existence here is measured not by clocks, but by the changing light upon the fields and the steady, unhurried passage of the wind through the pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cross Keys Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 094° E
Battle of Blackstock's Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 047° NE
Cross Keys School (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 099° E
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 4.8 mi, 118° SE · 375k acres
Clinton Reservoir Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 205° SW
John C. Calhoun Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 7.4 mi, 105° E
Cherokee Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 247° SW
Laurens County Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 209° SW
Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 186° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 186° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 12.3 mi, 301° NW
The Great Blue Heron (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 185° S
Little River Park Stage (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 221° SW
Revolutionary War Museum & Library (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 222° SW
Gray Court Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 255° W
Croft State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 004° N
Gray Court Tract Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 255° W
Balmer Foundation Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 353° N
Lake John D. Long (State Recreation Area) — 21.2 mi, 065° NE
Upstate Gallery on Main (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 349° N
Ridge Gallery (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 349° N
Studio LB (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 349° N
Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 349° N
Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 349° N
Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 21.8 mi, 349° N
Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 349° N
Ekom Beach (Historic Ruins) — 22.9 mi, 227° SW
M106a1 (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 314° NW
Lake Greenwood State Park (State Park) — 31.0 mi, 190° S
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 69.0 mi, 296° NW · 533k acres

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