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Ellerbe North Carolina Map

Explore Ellerbe, 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 Ellerbe, North Carolina

How to Use This Ellerbe, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.071261
Longitude	-79.76144
Population	864
Density	253.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28338
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Rockingham
School District	Richmond County Schools

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About Ellerbe, North Carolina

Ellerbe is a locality in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 864. The population density is 253.7 people per km². Ellerbe is located at 35.0713°N, 79.7614°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ellerbe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28338.

Ellerbe occupies a quiet stretch of the North Carolina piedmont, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue and the horizon lifts toward the distant silhouette of Sandy Ridge. It lies 18.6 miles west-southwest of Pinehurst, NC (from Pinehurst, NC: bearing 243°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Rockingham. The land here is defined by a slow, rhythmic drainage, with the waters of Cartledge Creek carving subtle paths through the loamy soil. Within a short distance, the stillness of Rankin Pond reflects the shifting clouds, providing a mirror to the surrounding pine stands that dominate the local horizon. The air carries the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a pervasive atmosphere that settles over the fields as the afternoon sun begins to slant, turning the dry grasses into fine, gilded wire.

Ellerbe retains the quiet gravity of a place that once moved to the steady clatter of textile looms and the seasonal cycles of agrarian labor. While the economy has evolved, the physical character of the streets remains tied to a heritage of industry and small-scale trade, where the local pace is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the rush of the modern world. Residents find a communal anchor at the Town of Ellerbe - Ellerbe Park, a space that serves as a focal point for the daily lives of those who call this geography home. Life in Ellerbe persists with a measured, deliberate quality, marked by the simple sounds of wind through the loblolly pines and the occasional passage of a truck along the two-lane roads that bind the landscape together.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 315° NW
Town of Ellerbe - Ellerbe Park (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 035° NE
Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 054° NE
Beaver Dam Creek Shrub Community Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 109° E
City of Rockingham - Rockingham Civitan Park (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 175° S
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 033° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 11.0 mi, 340° N · 52k acres
Sandhills Preserve (Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 122° SE
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 12.2 mi, 309° NW
Duty Honor Country (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 162° S
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.7 mi, 279° W · 17k acres
Riverdale and Ingram Plantation (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 242° SW
Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 062° NE
Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 077° E
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 077° E
OA Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 033° NE
Creation Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 071° E
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 062° NE
Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 22.7 mi, 063° NE
Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 114° SE
Pepsi-Cola (Public Artwork) — 26.8 mi, 195° S
Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.8 mi, 195° S
Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 316° NW
ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 30.0 mi, 065° NE
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 340° N
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 308° NW
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.8 mi, 346° N · 5,216 acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.4 mi, 219° SW · 92k acres
Ostrich Eggs (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 001° N
Music Hall (Theatre) — 39.5 mi, 334° NW

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