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Burgaw North Carolina Map

Explore Burgaw, 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 Burgaw, North Carolina

How to Use This Burgaw, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.552111
Longitude	-77.926098
Population	3,088
Density	251.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28425
Area Code	910
County Seat	Burgaw
School District	Pender County Schools

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About Burgaw, North Carolina

Burgaw is a locality in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,088. The population density is 251.6 people per km². Burgaw is located at 34.5521°N, 77.9261°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Burgaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28425.

Burgaw sits upon a flat, humid expanse of the coastal plain, where the quiet passage of Osgood Branch defines the local topography. It lies 18.3 miles north-northwest of Murraysville, NC (from Murraysville, NC: bearing 346°T), and is situated 17.7 miles northwest of Hampstead. Sunlight in this part of North Carolina loses its sharp edge early, filtered through the thick canopy of pines and hardwoods that push right to the edges of the pavement. Eleven miles to the northwest, the faint, hazy silhouette of Southwest Ridge marks the limit of the horizon, a reminder of elevations far beyond this level ground. At the center of the grid, Town of Burgaw - Hankins Park offers a patch of maintained green space that anchors the daily movement of residents, while six miles away, the dark, still waters of Camp Newkirk Pond provide a silent point of reflection in the surrounding woods.

Burgaw grew from the necessity of the railroad, serving as a vital exchange point for the timber and agricultural yields that have long sustained the local economy. The architecture of the downtown district reflects a time when industry was measured in bushels and board feet, with brick storefronts that have weathered decades of humid summers and sudden, drenching storms. Cultural identity here remains tied to the cycles of the earth, where the slow, deliberate pace of life is observed in the quiet conversations held on porches and the steady maintenance of long-held family plots. Even as the modern world encroaches, Burgaw maintains a distinct character, grounded in the labor of its past and the persistent, unhurried rhythm of a place that understands its own boundaries.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Our Heroes (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 188° S
Hankins Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 353° N
Town of Burgaw Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 158° S
Johnson Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 156° SE
Pender County - Pender Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 209° SW
Holly Shelter Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 090° E
Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 121° SE
Northeast Cape Fear River Floodplain (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 118° SE
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - BW Wells Savannah Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 335° NW
Stage Road Monument (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 239° SW
Slocumb Monument (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 238° SW
Moore Monument (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 238° SW
Loyalist Monument (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 238° SW
Topsail Shoe Tree (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 142° SE
Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 071° E
Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 184° S
Missiles and More Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 127° SE
Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 183° S
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 183° S
Kenan Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 183° S
Cape Fear Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 21.9 mi, 184° S
Mayfaire 16 Cinema (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 166° S
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 183° S
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 22.1 mi, 183° S
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.1 mi, 183° S
Bottle Chapel (Public Artwork) — 24.0 mi, 167° S
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 163° S
Masonboro Island Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 24.7 mi, 166° S
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 25.6 mi, 167° S
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 45.1 mi, 067° NE · 162k acres

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