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Atlantic Beach North Carolina Map

Explore Atlantic Beach, North 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 Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

How to Use This Atlantic Beach, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Atlantic Beach, North 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 North 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 Atlantic Beach.

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	Atlantic Beach
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Carteret County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.69905
Longitude	-76.740211
Population	1,364
Density	225.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28512
Area Code	910
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Carteret County Schools

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About Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

Atlantic Beach is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,364. The population density is 225.2 people per km². Atlantic Beach is located at 34.6990°N, 76.7402°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Atlantic Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28512.

Atlantic Beach stretches across a narrow barrier island where the salt-heavy air carries the constant, rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 15.4 miles southeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 144°T), and is situated 1.8 miles south-southwest of Morehead City. Sunlight bleaches the dunes to a pale, bone-white hue, contrasting against the deep, shifting greens of the maritime grasses that anchor the sand against the tide. To the west, the horizon remains flat and expansive, though on the clearest days, the faint, hazy suggestion of Davis Ridge might be imagined against the sky, far beyond the reach of the salt spray. Within the borders of Atlantic Beach, the Atlantic Beach Town park offers a quiet refuge where the wind whips through the palms, and the proximity to the water makes the boundary between land and sea feel thin, permeable, and perpetually in motion.

Commerce here has long turned its face toward the water, with the local economy buoyed by the seasonal migration of visitors who arrive to fish the deeper channels or navigate the currents near Money Island. A few miles inland, the quieter waters of Peletier Creek wind through the landscape, providing a slower counterpoint to the restless surf, while Mullet Pond remains a still, reflective mirror tucked into the coastal brush. Those seeking a longer trek venture ten miles away to walk the Neusiok Trail, finding a different kind of solitude far from the shoreline. While the Croatan National Forest stands nineteen miles distant, its presence is felt in the dark, resinous scent of pine that occasionally drifts on a landward breeze, grounding the bright, exposed life of Atlantic Beach in the ancient, shadowed character of the mainland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Atlantic Beach Town park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 144° SE
North Carolina Coastal Federation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 302° NW
Atlantic Town Beach Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 269° W
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 281° W
Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 283° W
Boat Ramp And Dock On Shepard (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 046° NE
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 327° NW
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 041° NE
Fort Macon State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 091° E
Brant Island Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 076° E
Big Rock (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 047° NE
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 048° NE
Fort Macon State Park Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.2 mi, 089° E
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.5 mi, 079° E
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 4.3 mi, 098° E · 41k acres
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 4.3 mi, 345° N · 162k acres
Amphitheatre (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 073° E
Michael John Smith (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 074° E
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 075° E
Island Express Ferry Service (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 076° E
Carteret County Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 021° N
Blackbeard (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 062° NE
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 113° SE
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.0 mi, 301° NW · 12k acres
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 007° N
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 28.7 mi, 327° NW
Spider Lady (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 329° NW
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 329° NW
Zing Zumm (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 275° W
MCAS New River Theater (Theatre) — 40.0 mi, 273° W

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