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Como North Carolina Map

Explore Como, 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 Como, North Carolina

How to Use This Como, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.501541
Longitude	-77.009407
Population	67
Density	8.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27818
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Winton
School District	Hertford County Schools

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About Como, North Carolina

Como is a locality in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 67. The population density is 8.2 people per km². Como is located at 36.5015°N, 77.0094°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Como is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27818.

Como occupies a quiet, level stretch of North Carolina terrain where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. It lies 35.9 miles east of Roanoke Rapids, NC (from Roanoke Rapids, NC: bearing 85°T), and is situated 6.4 miles northeast of Murfreesboro. The landscape is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Beaman Branch, which meanders through the low-lying acreage and shapes the damp, fertile soil of the surrounding fields. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Chestnut Ridge breaks the flatness of the horizon, providing a distant anchor for the otherwise expansive sky. The air here carries a heavy, humid stillness, particularly in the deep summer months when the nearby greenery of Chowan Swamp Game Land exhales a cool, dense fragrance of pine and wet earth. Even at a distance of four miles, the presence of Windbourne Mill Pond influences the local atmosphere, drawing a thin, silver veil of mist that clings to the hollows during the early morning hours.

Como maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of agriculture and the slow, deliberate work of those who tend the land. Historically, the economy has been rooted in the deep productivity of the soil, with generations of residents shaping their livelihoods around the seasonal demands of planting and harvest. The architecture of the area reflects this utilitarian heritage, consisting of sturdy, unadorned structures that favor function over artifice, standing as quiet witnesses to the passage of time. There is a particular clarity in the way light hits the corrugated tin roofs and gravel paths during the late afternoon, illuminating a place that values consistency and the quiet persistence of its neighbors. Life in Como moves with a measured pace, far removed from the frantic acceleration of larger centers, grounded instead in the immediate realities of the changing crops and the steady, narrow flow of the local waterways.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chowan Swamp Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 178° S
South Quay Sandhills State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 053° NE
River Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 227° SW
Murfreesboro Veterans War Monument (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 232° SW
Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 233° SW
South Quay Sandhills (State Wilderness) — 7.1 mi, 060° NE
South Quay State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.0 mi, 046° NE
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 133° SE
Cypress Bridge (State Wilderness) — 12.1 mi, 351° N
Merchants Millpond State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 114° SE
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 323° NW
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.9 mi, 092° E · 228k acres
Chowan High School (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 133° SE
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 28.3 mi, 056° NE
Great Dismal Swamp Historical Marker (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 057° NE
Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 293° NW
Rock Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 221° SW
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 35.7 mi, 259° W
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 193° S · 43k acres
Perquimans Arts League (Arts Centre) — 37.1 mi, 125° SE
Perquimans County History Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 125° SE
The Arts Center (Gallery) — 39.1 mi, 032° NE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 41.4 mi, 065° NE
White Blind (Viewpoint) — 43.1 mi, 051° NE
Archway (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 059° NE
Spanish American War 1898-1902 (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 059° NE
Fluidity (Public Artwork) — 45.8 mi, 044° NE
Painting with a Twist (Attraction) — 46.1 mi, 066° NE
Bear-ology (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 162° S
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 46.2 mi, 332° NW · 212 acres

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