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Castle Hayne North Carolina Map

Explore Castle Hayne, 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 Castle Hayne, North Carolina

How to Use This Castle Hayne, North Carolina Map

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

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.

CityCastle Hayne
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyNew Hanover County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude34.355724
Longitude-77.899986
Population1,243
Density100.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code28429
Area Code910
County SeatWilmington
School DistrictNew Hanover County Schools

About Castle Hayne, North Carolina

Castle Hayne is a locality in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,243. The population density is 100.7 people per km². Castle Hayne is located at 34.3557°N, 77.9000°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28429.

Castle Hayne occupies a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Northeast Cape Fear River, which traces a humid boundary through the low-lying terrain. It lies 5.1 miles northwest of Murraysville, NC (from Murraysville, NC: bearing 324°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northeast of Wilmington. The air here holds a consistent, heavy moisture, bearing the salt-tinged influence of the Atlantic Ocean, which sits only eight miles away, tempering the heat of the afternoon sun. To the west, the horizon remains stubbornly flat, lacking the elevation of distant lands, while the immediate surroundings offer a mosaic of dense woodland and cleared fields that transition toward the slight depressions of Pine Pole Neck. On the periphery of the daily commute, the quiet expanse of Lake Sutton reflects a sky that often turns a bruised, singular violet at dusk, casting a long, still shadow over the earth that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the progress of the clock.

History in Castle Hayne lingers in the persistent reach of its agricultural heritage, where the soil once supported a vibrant floral industry that defined the local economy for generations. While the rhythm of the modern day is marked by the steady transit of workers moving toward the nearby industrial centers, the land itself retains the character of a place built upon phosphate mining and the cultivation of the earth. Residents seeking a respite from the mechanical hum of the present often find their way to New Hanover County Park, a space that preserves the quietude of the local flora and provides a clear vantage point for observing the regional birds. Whether one is watching the light shift across the fields or acknowledging the proximity of the water, Castle Hayne maintains a deliberate, unadorned presence, grounded in the practical realities of a life lived alongside the river and the reach of the tide.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • New Hanover County Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 001° N
  • Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 353° N
  • North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Northeast Cape Fear River Plum Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 052° NE
  • Blue Clay Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 169° S
  • North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Royal Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 230° SW
  • UNC Wilmington Research-Teaching Reserve (Recreation Easement) — 4.5 mi, 272° W
  • Sutton Lake Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 242° SW
  • Topsail Shoe Tree (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 073° E
  • Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 202° S
  • Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 199° S
  • One Tree Hill Institute (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 199° S
  • One Tree Hill Lucas Home (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 190° S
  • Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 197° S
  • Kenan Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 197° S
  • Monument to Cornelius Harnett (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 197° S
  • Mayfaire 16 Cinema (Cinema) — 8.7 mi, 154° SE
  • USS North Carolina Propeller (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 200° S
  • One Tree Hill Nathan and Haley Place (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 199° S
  • Cape Fear Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 200° S
  • New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District Property (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 203° SW
  • Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 197° S
  • Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.9 mi, 198° S
  • Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.9 mi, 198° S
  • Bottle Chapel (Public Artwork) — 10.6 mi, 157° SE
  • Wrightsville Beach Museum of History (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 150° SE
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 150° SE
  • Masonboro Island Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.3 mi, 156° SE
  • North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 12.2 mi, 160° S
  • Masonboro Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 169° S
  • Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 036° NE

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About This Castle Hayne Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Castle Hayne, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.355724, -77.899986. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Castle Hayne includes the ZIP code (28429), telephone area code (910), county seat of New Hanover County (Wilmington), and school district assignment (New Hanover County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.