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Carthage North Carolina Map

Explore Carthage, 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 Carthage, North Carolina

How to Use This Carthage, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.322266
Longitude	-79.410927
Population	2,775
Density	161.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28327
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Carthage
School District	Moore County Schools

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About Carthage, North Carolina

Carthage is a locality in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,775. The population density is 161.2 people per km². Carthage is located at 35.3223°N, 79.4109°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Carthage is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28327.

Carthage anchors the rolling red-clay expanse of the Piedmont, where the horizon holds the faint, jagged suggestion of Railroad Ridge some fifteen miles away. It lies 10.8 miles north-northeast of Pinehurst, NC (from Pinehurst, NC: bearing 16°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-northwest of Whispering Pines. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the dust of late summer afternoons as it settles over the quiet streets and the nearby stillness of Moore County Park. A short distance away, the quiet flow of Killets Creek marks the low-lying terrain, while the waters of Carthage Lake Number Two reflect the sprawling, unhurried canopy of Goodwin State Forest. The air feels dense with the scent of pine needles and turned earth, a landscape defined by its distance from the coast and its deep, inland gravity.

History remains a living presence in Carthage, where the legacy of early agricultural commerce and the persistent, industrious spirit of the region linger in the architecture of the older squares. The economy, once tethered to the rhythms of the soil and local craft, has matured into a steady, measured pace that favors the deliberate over the frantic. Residents move with a familiarity born of long-standing connections, their lives punctuated by the seasonal shift of the woods and the quietude of the local parks. Every brick and timber in Carthage serves as a quiet record of a place that has chosen to define itself by its own internal compass, ignoring the pull of more modern, frenetic centers to maintain a distinct, grounded identity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moore County Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 350° N
Goodwin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 305° NW
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 284° W
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 177° S
Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 177° S
Town of Southern Pines - Reservoir Park (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 173° S
Southern Conservation Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 230° SW
OA Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 278° W
ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 122° SE
Town of Cameron - Phillips Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 090° E
Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 9.3 mi, 201° S
Creation Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 174° S
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 168° S
Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 184° S
Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 208° SW
Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 034° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 097° E
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 21.9 mi, 261° W · 52k acres
Enterprise Cotton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 332° NW
Lt. Harley H. Pope (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 115° SE
Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 229° SW
Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 27.2 mi, 173° S
The Rocks Gemstone Mining (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 027° NE
Ostrich Eggs (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 318° NW
Honey Bee Statue (Public Artwork) — 28.7 mi, 317° NW
Chatham Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 025° NE
Carolina Tiger Rescue (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.6 mi, 032° NE
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 291° W
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.6 mi, 308° NW · 5,216 acres
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.6 mi, 246° SW · 17k acres

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