Deercroft North Carolina Map
Explore Deercroft, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Deercroft, North Carolina
| City | Deercroft |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Scotland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.9592 |
| Longitude | -79.4352 |
| Population | 414 |
| Density | 123.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 28396 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| County Seat | Laurinburg |
| School District | Scotland County Schools |
About Deercroft, North Carolina
Deercroft is a locality in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 414. The population density is 123.8 people per km². Deercroft is located at 34.9592°N, 79.4352°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28396.Deercroft occupies a quiet expanse of the inland plains where the earth settles into a tapestry of pine forests and sandy loam. It lies 12.9 miles north of Laurinburg, NC (from Laurinburg, NC: bearing 7°T), and is situated 16.4 miles south of Pinehurst. Hills Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, its waters feeding the quiet basin of Dixie Pond just a short distance away. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the needles of loblolly pines until they seem to glow against the deepening slate of the sky. On the distant horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Railroad Ridge offers a reminder of the rising elevations far to the west, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the low, steady reach of the regional soil.
Deercroft remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, drawing its character from the proximity of the Sandhills Game Land, which preserves the wild, quiet character of the surrounding woods. Historically, the local economy has turned on the slow, deliberate work of forestry and the cultivation of the surrounding fields, reflecting a legacy of agrarian labor that long predates modern industrial shifts. Life in Deercroft moves with the seasonal cycle of the harvest and the cooling of the air, where the silence of the woods is punctuated only by the distant hum of machinery or the passing of a truck on the backroads. This is a place where the stillness is not an absence of life, but a steady, grounded presence that defines the workday and the evening alike.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 354° N
- Sandhills Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 201° S
- Beaver Dam Creek/Little Muddy Creek Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 351° N
- Sandhills Gamelands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 344° N
- Big Shoe Heel Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 149° SE
- Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 073° E
- Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 119° SE
- Moore County Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 350° N
- Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 002° N
- Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve-Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 016° N
- Creation Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 009° N
- Duty Honor Country (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 251° W
- The Highlander (Public Artwork) — 15.3 mi, 190° S
- Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 16.5 mi, 353° N
- Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 125° SE
- Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 006° N
- WWII Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 005° N
- Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 293° NW
- ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 22.3 mi, 023° NE
- Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.6 mi, 096° E
- Howitzer (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 088° E
- Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 28.1 mi, 314° NW · 52k acres
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.3 mi, 236° SW · 452 acres
- Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 31.2 mi, 235° SW
- Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 31.9 mi, 299° NW
- Cape Fear River Trail (Attraction) — 33.2 mi, 074° E
- Clark Park Falls (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 074° E
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.5 mi, 287° W · 17k acres
- Greek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 069° E
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About This Deercroft Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deercroft, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.9592, -79.4352. 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 Deercroft includes the ZIP code (28396), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Scotland County (Laurinburg), and school district assignment (Scotland County Schools).
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 generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
