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East Gaffney South Carolina Map

Explore East Gaffney, 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 East Gaffney, South Carolina

How to Use This East Gaffney, South Carolina Map

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

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	East Gaffney
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Cherokee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.080128
Longitude	-81.632874
Population	2,882
Density	368.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	29340
Area Code	864
County Seat	Gaffney
School District	Cherokee County School District

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About East Gaffney, South Carolina

East Gaffney is a locality in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,882. The population density is 368.0 people per km². East Gaffney is located at 35.0801°N, 81.6329°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29340.

East Gaffney occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont where the red clay earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun begins its descent. It lies 1.1 miles east-northeast of Gaffney, SC (from Gaffney, SC: bearing 59°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-southwest of Blacksburg. The landscape here is characterized by subtle, persistent undulations that define the local terrain, with the distant Appalachian Mountains appearing as a faint, jagged bruised-purple line against the western sky. Only a mile away, the waters of Peoples Creek wind through the low-lying thickets, providing a cool, shadowed corridor for the local wildlife, while the stillness of Lake Whelchel waits just two miles to the west, its surface often mirroring the heavy, humid clouds of a summer storm. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar amber clarity, casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that make the familiar roadside pines look like ink-drawn silhouettes against the fading fire of the horizon.

East Gaffney carries the enduring imprint of an economy once tethered to the rhythmic clatter of textile mills and the seasonal labor of the surrounding agricultural lands. Remnants of these industrial foundations remain visible in the weathered brick of older structures, even as the pace of life has shifted toward the modern demands of commerce and interstate transit. Residents often gather at Fredrick Street Park, a patch of green space that serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, offering a brief respite from the steady, mechanical hum of nearby traffic. The character of East Gaffney is defined by a grounded, workaday resilience, where the history of the region is felt in the architecture of the older streets and the enduring patterns of the local workforce. It is a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of the day, and the deep, iron-rich soil continues to shape the identity of those who live upon it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fredrick Street Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 227° SW
Jolly Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 250° W
Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 254° W
City Hall Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 245° SW
Cherokee County Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 226° SW
Truck (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 247° SW
Park Place (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 233° SW
Midway Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 262° W
Lake Cherokee (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 130° SE
Blacksburg (Public Artwork) — 7.2 mi, 067° NE
Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 114° SE
Lake Thicketty (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 268° W
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 144° SE
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 245° SW
Washington Light Infantry (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 290° W
Cowpens Monument (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 291° W
Worth Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 133° SE
Santee Cooper Tract Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 227° SW
Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 079° E
District 7 Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 244° SW
Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 068° E
Boulders Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 067° NE
Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 242° SW
Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 19.0 mi, 242° SW
Studio LB (Gallery) — 19.0 mi, 242° SW
Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 242° SW
Upstate Gallery on Main (Gallery) — 19.0 mi, 242° SW
Ridge Gallery (Gallery) — 19.1 mi, 242° SW
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 24.2 mi, 160° S · 375k acres
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 44.7 mi, 340° N · 511k acres

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