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Beaufort North Carolina Map

Explore Beaufort, 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 Beaufort, North Carolina

How to Use This Beaufort, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.722711
Longitude	-76.651174
Population	4,464
Density	340.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28516
Area Code	910
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Carteret County Schools

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About Beaufort, North Carolina

Beaufort is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,464. The population density is 340.2 people per km². Beaufort is located at 34.7227°N, 76.6512°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Beaufort is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28516.

Beaufort anchors itself to the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, where the salt-heavy air clings to the weathered cedar shingles of historic homes and the masts of boats bobbing in the harbor. It lies 17.5 miles southeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 129°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east of Morehead City. The landscape here is defined by a flat, maritime horizon where the sky seems to press down with a vast, pearlescent weight, meeting the water at the jagged edges of Pivers Island. On calm days, the light reflects off the surface of the harbor with a silvery intensity that softens the harsh lines of the docks, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Davis Ridge provides the only interruption to the relentless horizontal pull of the coast. A stroll along the Waterfront boardwalk reveals the shifting textures of the tide, where the rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic Ocean dictates the daily habits of the gulls and the men who mend nets beneath the shade of live oaks.

Beaufort retains the echoes of a maritime past, its economy having long since transitioned from the era of privateers and colonial trade to a modern reliance on marine research and the quiet industry of tourism. The influence of the sea is felt in the steady, salt-cured pace of life, a marked contrast to the inland bustle of the piedmont, yet the local character remains anchored by a tradition of seafaring resilience. While Turner Creek winds inland toward the marshes, the town looks perpetually outward, its identity shaped by the proximity of the water and the quiet, persistent presence of Mullet Pond nearby. Visitors often find that the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the low hum of boat engines or the distant chime of halyards against metal, a sound that has signaled the turn of the tide in Beaufort for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 202° S
Tennis Courts (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 202° S
Freedom Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 106° E
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.7 mi, 181° S
Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.7 mi, 186° S
Island Express Ferry Service (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 232° SW
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 235° SW
Michael John Smith (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 242° SW
Amphitheatre (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 248° W
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 2.1 mi, 190° S · 41k acres
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Haystack Marshes Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 306° NW
Brant Island Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 238° SW
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 267° W
Big Rock (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 268° W
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 269° W
Carteret County Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 329° NW
Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 256° W
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 256° W
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 270° W
Blackbeard (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 054° NE
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 6.6 mi, 293° NW · 162k acres
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 134° SE
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.9 mi, 288° W · 12k acres
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.4 mi, 045° NE · 43k acres
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 354° N
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 30.5 mi, 317° NW
Spider Lady (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 320° NW
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 320° NW
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 40.3 mi, 054° NE
Aurora Fossil Museum (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 349° N

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