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Buxton North Carolina Map

Explore Buxton, 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 Buxton, North Carolina

How to Use This Buxton, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.253294
Longitude	-75.538313
Population	1,181
Density	58.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27920
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Manteo
School District	Dare County Schools

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About Buxton, North Carolina

Buxton is a locality in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,181. The population density is 58.1 people per km². Buxton is located at 35.2533°N, 75.5383°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27920.

Buxton rises from the shifting, salt-scrubbed sands where the land barely holds its own against the relentless push of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 81.3 miles south-southeast of Elizabeth City, NC (from Elizabeth City, NC: bearing 151°T), and is situated 53.3 miles south of Kill Devil Hills. Cape Creek meanders through the low-lying terrain, its brackish waters carving narrow veins through the maritime forest that defines the Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve. Here, the light at dusk possesses a bruised, oceanic quality, turning the dunes into pale, shifting silhouettes that seem to breathe with the tides. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the horizon remains flat and unforgiving, a stark contrast to the distant, hazy suggestion of Sand Ridge far to the west. Great Island sits just a mile offshore, a solitary sentinel in the surf that anchors the view for those walking the tide line, while the freshwater Duck Ponds remain tucked away nine miles inland, hidden remnants of a landscape shaped by wind and salt.

Buxton carries a history forged in the perilous commerce of the sea, where generations have looked to the water for both peril and sustenance. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the elements, balancing the seasonal rhythm of coastal tourism against the enduring presence of maritime industries. Life in Buxton follows the unpredictable cadence of the weather, a reality that has cultivated a resilient and deliberate pace among those who remain through the winter gales. The dense canopy of the Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve serves as a living archive of the region’s ecology, protecting the maritime vegetation that keeps the fragile soil from washing away into the Atlantic Ocean. Even as the modern world encroaches, the daily affairs of the people remain tethered to the horizon, where the shifting sand and the persistent pull of the salt air define the boundaries of a life lived on the very edge of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — locality lies within · 58k acres
Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — locality lies within
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pavillion (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 105° E
Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.6 mi, 269° W
Dare County - Burrus Field (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 043° NE
Dare County - Fessenden Center (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 047° NE
Lost Colony Museum and Gifts (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 048° NE
Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 252° W
Studio 12 (Gallery) — 6.8 mi, 017° N
Frisco Hatteras Access (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 252° W
Hello from Hatteras (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 252° W
America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 255° W
Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55 (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 251° W
Flagship USS Minnesota (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 251° W
Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 251° W
Hatteras Inlet Islands Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 253° W
Gull Island Wildlife Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 003° N
Salvo Day Use Area (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 010° N
Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 20.2 mi, 249° W
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.7 mi, 009° N · 15k acres
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 331° NW · 456k acres
Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 250° W
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.7 mi, 005° N · 161 acres
Fort Ocarcoke (Historic Ruins) — 30.7 mi, 250° W
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 31.8 mi, 247° SW · 41k acres
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 32.9 mi, 246° SW
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 36.7 mi, 280° W · 8,920 acres
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 45.8 mi, 284° W
Outer Banks History Center (Museum) — 46.0 mi, 351° N
Red Wolf Center (Museum) — 59.7 mi, 319° NW

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