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Atlantic North Carolina Map

Explore Atlantic, 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, North Carolina

How to Use This Atlantic, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.884886
Longitude	-76.340471
Population	468
Density	196.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28511
Area Code	910
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Carteret County Schools

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About Atlantic, North Carolina

Atlantic is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 468. The population density is 196.4 people per km². Atlantic is located at 34.8849°N, 76.3405°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28511.

Atlantic emerges from the salt-sprayed landscape as a low-slung expanse where the land yields entirely to the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 31.8 miles east of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 89°T), and is situated 24.6 miles east-northeast of Morehead City. Little Port Brook meanders through the marshy perimeter, its dark, brackish currents carving a quiet path toward the tide that defines the eastern horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the grass-covered banks, the terrain stretches flat and open, occasionally interrupted by the silhouettes of distant, scrub-brushed landmasses like Dump Island. To the west, the subtle rise of Davis Ridge marks the limit of the coastal plain, while the horizon itself remains dominated by the vast, shifting light that reflects off the water, turning the sky into a pale, shifting canvas of gray and bruised violet at dusk.

History in Atlantic remains tethered to the rhythm of the water, a legacy of maritime labor and a stubborn, salt-worn self-reliance that has persisted for generations. The local economy draws its vitality from the harvest of the sound, with the nearby Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge serving as a vast, protected buffer for the migratory birds and marine life that sustain the regional character. Residents often look toward the Great Pond for a change of pace from the relentless salt air, yet the pull of the coast is inescapable, shaping the vernacular of the village and the slow, deliberate pace of its daily commerce. Far removed from the inland bustle, the people of Atlantic maintain a culture forged by the tide, where the primary concerns are the wind, the season, and the endurance of the wooden pilings that anchor their lives to the edge of the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.7 mi, 043° NE · 43k acres
New Dump Island (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 172° S
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 2.3 mi, 130° SE · 41k acres
Carteret County Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 305° NW
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Salters Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 282° W
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.2 mi, 340° N · 181 acres
Cedar Island Rentals (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 009° N
Blackbeard (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 239° SW
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 19.3 mi, 229° SW
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 051° NE
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 210° SW
Island Express Ferry Service (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 237° SW
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 238° SW
Amphitheatre (Cinema) — 21.8 mi, 238° SW
Michael John Smith (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 238° SW
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 297° NW
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 22.4 mi, 055° NE · 58k acres
Croatan Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 22.7 mi, 278° W
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 258° W · 162k acres
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 242° SW
Big Rock (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 242° SW
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 242° SW
Light Station (Viewpoint) — 25.3 mi, 052° NE
United States Coast Guard (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 051° NE
Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 051° NE
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 245° SW
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 242° SW
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 008° N · 50k acres
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.6 mi, 008° N · 8,920 acres
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 36.0 mi, 001° N

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