Dobbins Heights North Carolina Map
Explore Dobbins Heights, 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 Dobbins Heights, North Carolina
How to Use This Dobbins Heights, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dobbins Heights, 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 Dobbins Heights.
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 | Dobbins Heights |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Richmond County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.904877 |
| Longitude | -79.692277 |
| Population | 687 |
| Density | 300.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 28345 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| County Seat | Rockingham |
| School District | Richmond County Schools |
About Dobbins Heights, North Carolina
Dobbins Heights is a locality in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 687. The population density is 300.4 people per km². Dobbins Heights is located at 34.9049°N, 79.6923°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Dobbins Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28345.Dobbins Heights emerges from the quiet, pine-dusted expanses of the North Carolina interior, where the land settles into a subtle, undulating rhythm of red clay and long-leafed timber. It lies 15.8 miles northwest of Laurinburg, NC (from Laurinburg, NC: bearing 305°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east-southeast of Rockingham. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Sandy Ridge lingering nine miles to the west like a blue-tinted sketch against the sky. Within the immediate landscape, the atmosphere holds a particular stillness, especially as the sun begins to slant low, casting long, amber shadows across the open fields and the quiet stretches of woodland. The proximity of South Prong Falling Creek, winding its way through the nearby terrain, lends a persistent, low-lying humidity to the air, while the waters of Ormsby Lake catch the silver light of afternoon, reflecting the vast, unbroken canopy of the pines.
Dobbins Heights maintains a character defined by the steady, modest pulse of local industry and the enduring legacy of its residents, who have long shaped the identity of this inland corridor. Life here centers around the Town of Dobbins Heights - Dobbins Heights Community Park, which serves as the social axis where the pace of the day is measured by the shifting color of the leaves and the quiet passage of neighbors. The economy reflects the broader history of the region, anchored in the traditions of labor and the land that have sustained the populace for generations. There is an understated grace in the way the local life organizes itself, prioritizing a familiar, grounded connection to the immediate surroundings over the frantic noise of the distant, more densely populated centers.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- City of Hamlet - Hamlet City Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 212° SW
- City of Hamlet - City of Hamlet Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 166° S
- Duty Honor Country (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 174° S
- Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 098° E
- Hinson Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 306° NW
- Sandhills Theme Megasite (Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 074° E
- Sandhills Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 052° NE
- Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 341° N
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 218° SW · 452 acres
- The Highlander (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 134° SE
- Riverdale and Ingram Plantation (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 285° W
- Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 217° SW
- Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 089° E
- Cheraw State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 212° SW
- Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 044° NE
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 304° NW · 17k acres
- Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 340° N · 52k acres
- Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 325° NW
- Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 23.7 mi, 032° NE
- Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve-Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 047° NE
- Creation Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 042° NE
- Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 27.3 mi, 037° NE
- WWII Memorial (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 036° NE
- Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 102° E
- ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 33.6 mi, 044° NE
- Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.1 mi, 088° E
- Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 38.3 mi, 324° NW
- Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 42.4 mi, 341° N
- Center Theatre (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 211° SW
- Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 47.9 mi, 344° N · 5,216 acres
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About This Dobbins Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dobbins Heights, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.904877, -79.692277. 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 Dobbins Heights includes the ZIP code (28345), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Richmond County (Rockingham), and school district assignment (Richmond 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
