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Cape Fear North Carolina Map

Explore Cape Fear, 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 Cape Fear, North Carolina

How to Use This Cape Fear, North Carolina Map

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

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	Cape Fear
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Harnett County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.42516
Longitude	-78.814741
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	27546, 28412
Area Code	919, 984, 910
County Seat	Lillington

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About Cape Fear, North Carolina

Cape Fear is a locality in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Cape Fear is located at 35.4252°N, 78.8147°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 27546, 28412.

Cape Fear anchors a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Neills Creek as it carves through the red clay and tangled undergrowth of the interior. It lies 11.0 miles south of Fuquay Varina, NC (from Fuquay Varina, NC: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.1 miles southwest of Angier. The terrain here is marked by broad, quiet plains that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Big Ridge, offering a panoramic stillness that shifts in hue from deep ochre to muted violet as the sun retreats. Within the boundaries of the Harnett County - Cape Fear Shiner County Park, the earth retains a damp, fertile weight, smelling of pine needles and turned soil. Six miles to the north, the surface of Chesterfield Lake remains a polished obsidian mirror, undisturbed by the currents that animate the smaller, swifter tributaries nearby.

History in Cape Fear persists not in monuments, but in the enduring patterns of land use that define the local economy and the quiet pulse of the workday. Agriculture remains the primary current, evidenced by the orderly rows of crops that follow the contours of the fields, a practice refined over generations of labor in this inland climate. Residents often traverse the Group Camp Trail to observe the subtle seasonal transitions, while the roar of Lanier Falls provides a localized, thunderous counterpoint to the otherwise hushed pace of the surrounding woods. Whether through the cultivation of the land or the slow movement of water through the creek beds, Cape Fear maintains an identity rooted firmly in the texture of the soil and the deliberate, unhurried passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Harnett County - Cape Fear Shiner County Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 240° SW
Town of Lillington - Lillington Riverfront Park (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 172° S
Lillington Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 176° S
Lillington Community Bldg (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 193° S
Raven Rock State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 299° NW
Lundy Fetterman Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 102° E
J.A. Campbell statue (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 105° E
Angier Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 037° NE
The Cub Barn (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 339° N
Coats Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 099° E
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 002° N
Fuquay-Varina Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.9 mi, 005° N
Chatham Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 311° NW
Rollins Mill (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 334° NW
Dunn Area History Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 125° SE
Lee Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 302° NW
Carver's Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 195° S
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 234° SW
Steps On Stage Academy Of Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 066° NE
AMC DINE-IN Holly Springs 9 (Cinema) — 16.8 mi, 354° N
The Giant Chair (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 355° N
Old Bluff Church Civil War Trails Marker (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 163° S
"carbine" Williams' Burial (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 163° S
ZipQuest Waterfall Treetop Adventure (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 187° S
Taylor's Aquarium (Aquarium) — 20.1 mi, 141° SE
Greek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 189° S
Chimney Swift Tower (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 005° N
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.3 mi, 323° NW
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 52.7 mi, 282° W · 52k acres

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