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Boardman North Carolina Map

Explore Boardman, 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 Boardman, North Carolina

How to Use This Boardman, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.430143
Longitude	-78.942602
Population	166
Density	20.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28438
Area Code	910
County Seat	Whiteville
School District	Columbus County Schools

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About Boardman, North Carolina

Boardman is a locality in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 20.8 people per km². Boardman is located at 34.4301°N, 78.9426°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Boardman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28438.

Boardman sits upon the flat, dark-soiled plains of the inner coastal plain, where the Lumber River carves a sluggish, tea-colored path through the dense pinewoods and bottomland hardwoods. It lies 12.8 miles south-southeast of Lumberton, NC (from Lumberton, NC: bearing 165°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west-northwest of Whiteville. The landscape here is defined by a low, level horizon, broken only by the distant, subtle rise of Wolf Hill some eight miles to the northwest and the intricate, marshy depressions of The Islands nearby. Within the Lumber State Natural and Scenic River, the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine resin, especially as the late afternoon light turns the surface of the water into a sheet of hammered copper. The ground is soft and absorbent, a reminder of the ancient, slow-moving processes that shaped this quiet expanse of inland woodland.

Boardman grew from the hard labor of timber and rail, a history etched into the very layout of the tracks that once funneled the wealth of these forests toward larger markets. Today, the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with agricultural clearings pushing against the edges of the timber stands that dominate the local geography. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the bustle of the coast, as residents look toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Lake Waccamaw as a primary point of regional orientation. The cultural character is quiet and self-contained, shaped by the shade of the loblolly pines and the persistent, slow-turning current of the river that binds the identity of Boardman to the fundamental, unadorned strength of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 273° W
Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 326° NW
Griffin's Whirl (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 230° SW
Bullard and Branch Hunting Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 329° NW
Lumber River Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 343° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.0 mi, 347° N
The Farmer's Barn (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 150° SE
City of Lumberton - Luther Britt Park (Local Recreation) — 14.4 mi, 340° N
City of Lumberton - Northeast Park (Local Recreation) — 14.8 mi, 353° N
The County Farm Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 186° S
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 216° SW
South Carolina Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 229° SW
Bladen Lakes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 24.2 mi, 045° NE
Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 333° NW
Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 34.5 mi, 353° N
Howitzer (Monument) — 37.5 mi, 359° N
The Highlander (Public Artwork) — 37.5 mi, 305° NW
Ben Collins Monument (Monument) — 40.6 mi, 189° S
Our Confederate Dead memorial (Monument) — 41.4 mi, 189° S
Theatre of the Republic (Theatre) — 41.5 mi, 188° S
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.6 mi, 188° S · 35k acres
Edgar Allen Poe's House (Museum) — 43.2 mi, 004° N
Independent Light Infantry Museum (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 005° N
Cape Fear River Trail (Attraction) — 45.6 mi, 005° N
Clark Park Falls (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 005° N
Extreme Laser Tag Center (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 169° S
Greek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 48.6 mi, 005° N
Steven F. Gately Gallery (Gallery) — 49.6 mi, 251° W
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.9 mi, 279° W · 92k acres
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 73.8 mi, 319° NW · 52k acres

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