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Sapelo Island Georgia Map

Explore Sapelo Island, Georgia, 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 Sapelo Island, Georgia

How to Use This Sapelo Island, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sapelo Island, Georgia. 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 Georgia 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 Sapelo Island.

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	Sapelo Island
State	Georgia (GA)
County	McIntosh County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	31.397448
Longitude	-81.278706
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	31327, 31331
Area Code	478
County Seat	Darien

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About Sapelo Island, Georgia

Sapelo Island is a locality in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Sapelo Island is located at 31.3974°N, 81.2787°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 31327, 31331.

Sapelo Island reveals itself as a low, verdant sliver of earth where the brackish breath of the Atlantic Ocean defines the shifting horizon. It lies 17.7 miles north-northeast of St Simons Island, GA (from St Simons Island, GA: bearing 22°T), and is situated 17.7 miles north-northeast of St. Simons. Simons. Lighthouse Creek carves a serpentine path through the salt marsh, its tidal currents pulling at the stubborn roots of spartina grass that sway in rhythm with the humid, salt-thickened air. To the west, the landscape descends into the quiet damp of Flora Bottom, while the distant silhouettes of the Fulton Ridge remain mere ghosts against the sky, far removed from the humid coastal plain. Light here does not merely fall; it clings to the Spanish moss and the gnarled limbs of live oaks, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp soil as the sun retreats toward the mainland.

Sapelo Island remains a place of profound endurance, existing entirely within the protected confines of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. The economy is tethered to the slow, deliberate work of preservation and the legacy of the Gullah Geechee people, whose ancestral connections to this land persist despite the encroachment of modern industry. While Commodore Island waits silently across the water and the distant surface of Reynolds Duck Pond mirrors the stillness of the interior woods, the local rhythm is dictated by the pulse of the tides and the seasonal harvest of the sea. Life here avoids the frantic pace of the mainland, favoring a quiet stewardship that honors the deep, layered history of the soil and the persistent, unyielding nature of the coastal wilds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sapelo Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — locality lies within
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — locality lies within
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.3 mi, 195° S · 5,074 acres
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.3 mi, 202° S · 14k acres
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 4.0 mi, 353° N
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.4 mi, 038° NE · 17k acres
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 mi, 038° NE · 2,742 acres
Egg Island Bar Tract (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 180° S
Ashantilly Center (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 262° W
McIntosh Art Association (Arts Centre) — 9.3 mi, 259° W
Richmond Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 336° NW
Sutherland's Bluff (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 347° N
Needwood Baptist Church (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 230° SW
Fort Frederica National Monument (National Monument) — 13.3 mi, 208° SW · 279 acres
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 14.0 mi, 202° S
Harris Neck Army Air Field (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 001° N
S.S. Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge Marker (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 198° S
North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf (Public Artwork) — 19.5 mi, 201° S
Lanier Oak (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 215° SW
Jekyll Island State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 202° S
Gallery on Newcastle (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 217° SW
Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 200° S
Jekyll Island Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 25.0 mi, 200° S
Old Spanish Mission (Historic Ruins) — 29.4 mi, 208° SW
Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 195° S
Cumberland Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 31.3 mi, 193° S · 55k acres
Fort McAllister (Historic Castle / Fort) — 34.4 mi, 008° N
Skidaway Meadow (Attraction) — 40.6 mi, 019° N
Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 42.1 mi, 203° SW
Dwvp (Nature Reserve) — 42.6 mi, 209° SW

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