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Bayshore North Carolina Map

Explore Bayshore, 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 Bayshore, North Carolina

How to Use This Bayshore, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.288667
Longitude	-77.803796
Population	3,833
Density	628.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28540, 28411
Area Code	910
County Seat	Wilmington
School District	New Hanover County Schools

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About Bayshore, North Carolina

Bayshore is a locality in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,833. The population density is 628.4 people per km². Bayshore is located at 34.2887°N, 77.8038°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28540, 28411.

Bayshore emerges from the flat, salt-scrubbed lowlands where the air holds a permanent, heavy moisture that clings to the skin like silk. It lies 3.5 miles east of Murraysville, NC (from Murraysville, NC: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.0 miles southwest of Hampstead. The land here is defined by its porous, sandy soil and the slow, meandering pulse of Pages Creek, which carves a dark, tannin-stained path through the marsh grass before emptying into the vast, shifting horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. Two miles to the east, the tide dictates the tempo of the day, pushing saline breaths across the flat expanse and turning the morning light into a pale, translucent silver that bleaches the color from the wood of old piers. On the clearest days, the distant silhouette of Back Island provides a faint, jagged anchor to the western view, a stark contrast to the low-lying, humid sprawl that defines the immediate topography.

Bayshore carries the quiet weight of maritime industry and residential expansion, a place where the economy has transitioned from traditional coastal harvesting to the steady, rhythmic growth of a modern residential corridor. Life here is measured by the proximity to the water and the maintenance of the docks, yet the community finds its respite in the green, quiet expanses of New Hanover County Park, a nearby sanctuary for local flora and fauna. Further inland, the stillness of Greenfield Lake provides a cooling counterpoint to the salt-heavy winds, while the nearby Figure Eight Island remains a silent, sandy sentinel just off the coast. The people of Bayshore sustain a culture shaped by the ebb and flow of the tide, moving with a deliberate, unforced caution that reflects the unpredictable nature of living so close to the edge of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Hanover County Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 222° SW
Eaton Elementary School Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 231° SW
Northeast New Hanover Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 175° S
Covil Estates Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 205° SW
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 210° SW
Mayfaire 16 Cinema (Cinema) — 3.6 mi, 208° SW
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 180° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 179° S
Bottle Chapel (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 195° S
Masonboro Island Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.7 mi, 185° S
Station 2 Trolley Stop (historic) (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 176° S
Station 3 Trolley Stop (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 177° S
Station 4 Trolley Stop (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 179° S
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.8 mi, 188° S
One Tree Hill Lucas Home (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 242° SW
Lea Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 068° E
Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 316° NW
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 245° SW
Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 8.8 mi, 249° W
Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 252° W
One Tree Hill Institute (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 248° W
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 245° SW
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.0 mi, 245° SW
One Tree Hill Nathan and Haley Place (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 246° SW
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.1 mi, 245° SW
Cape Fear Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 9.2 mi, 246° SW
One Tree Hill Rivercourt (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 247° SW
Holly Shelter Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 014° N
Masonboro Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 194° S
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 49.8 mi, 044° NE · 162k acres

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