Orange County elevation and terrain tools
Piedmont • County seat: Hillsborough
Orange County is rolling piedmont cut by the Eno River, which passes beneath Occoneechee Mountain at Hillsborough. Low ridges divide the county, with Cane Creek draining west to the Haw River and New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek draining south from Chapel Hill toward Jordan Lake.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover Hillsborough, from the USGS 3DEP index. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.
No lidar project is recorded at Hillsborough; the map falls back to the coarser 3DEP elevation model there.
Property boundaries
The Property tool can select parcels in Orange County from the county assessor’s GIS parcels (NC OneMap statewide parcels (county assessors)) and use the boundary as the area for any other tool. Assessor parcels are not surveys.
Tools for Orange County
A PDF terrain report for a parcel: hillshade, contours, slope and elevation statistics.
How the tool worksContour lines at the interval you choose, on the map and as vector files.
How the tool worksHours of direct sun on any day of the year, with shadows cast by the terrain.
How the tool works