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Lowndesville South Carolina Map

Explore Lowndesville, 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 Lowndesville, South Carolina

How to Use This Lowndesville, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.21261
Longitude	-82.649576
Population	120
Density	59.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	29655, 29659
Area Code	864
County Seat	Abbeville
School District	Abbeville County School District

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About Lowndesville, South Carolina

Lowndesville is a locality in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 59.8 people per km². Lowndesville is located at 34.2126°N, 82.6496°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lowndesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29655, 29659.

Lowndesville endures as a quiet convergence of red-clay earth and dense, temperate woodland, situated firmly within the humid interior of the state. It lies 20.1 miles south of Anderson, SC (from Anderson, SC: bearing 180°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-northwest of Calhoun Falls. The landscape around Lowndesville consists of uneven, wooded terrain that slopes toward the water’s edge, where the stillness of Richard B Russell Lake provides a vast, reflective mirror for the shifting clouds. Charlies Creek cuts a narrow, serpentine path through the undergrowth, its movement barely audible against the backdrop of cicadas and the persistent rustle of pine needles. On clear days, the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Appalachian Mountains appear as a softened jagged line against the horizon, anchoring the northern periphery of the vista. The air here holds a heavy, lingering warmth, particularly as the sun begins to sink, casting long, amber shadows that turn the forest floor into a mosaic of copper and deep gray.

History in Lowndesville remains written in the quiet endurance of its older structures and the persistence of its agrarian roots, which once relied heavily upon the fertile soil of the Piedmont. While the local economy has transitioned away from the intensive plantation systems of the previous centuries, the character of the place is defined by a deliberate, measured pace that favors the maintenance of small-scale land use over rapid development. Residents and visitors often congregate at the Richard B. Russell Recreation Area, a space that preserves the natural integrity of the shoreline for those seeking respite amidst the oaks and hickories. Life here is governed by the cycles of the seasons rather than the pressures of the clock, leaving the inhabitants to navigate a world where the primary industry is the careful stewardship of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Richard B. Russell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 069° E
Richard B. Russell Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 068° E
Elbert County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 274° W
Richard B. Russell State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 237° SW
Diamond Hill Mine (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 047° NE
Highway 184 Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 358° N
Parker Bowie Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 335° NW
Calhoun Falls Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 162° S
Bethlehem Methodist Church (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 191° S
Blackwell Memorial and Burial Site (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 239° SW
Elberton Granite Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 243° SW
The Spirit Rock (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 241° SW
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 14.9 mi, 126° SE · 375k acres
Abbeville Opera House (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 099° E
Abbeville County Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 099° E
Secession Hill (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 098° E
Bobby Brown Outdoor Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 168° S
Lesesne Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 061° NE
William Moffatt Grier (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 061° NE
Sadlers Creek State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 325° NW
Fort James (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.5 mi, 166° S
Rosehill Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 358° N
Generator (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 000° N
109-002 (State Recreation Area) — 21.5 mi, 213° SW
S.C. Tennis Hall of Fame (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 023° NE
Ty Cobb Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 280° W
Old Powerhouse Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 27.4 mi, 242° SW
Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 27.7 mi, 092° E
Broad River Outpost (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 266° W
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 44.6 mi, 296° NW · 752k acres

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