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Elrod North Carolina Map

Explore Elrod, 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 Elrod, North Carolina

How to Use This Elrod, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.607243
Longitude	-79.23076
Population	391
Density	28.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28383
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Lumberton
School District	Robeson County Schools

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About Elrod, North Carolina

Elrod is a locality in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 391. The population density is 28.3 people per km². Elrod is located at 34.6072°N, 79.2308°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28383.

Elrod endures as a quiet expanse of level, sun-drenched fields where the horizon stretches flat and wide against a pale, persistent sky. It lies 13.3 miles west of Lumberton, NC (from Lumberton, NC: bearing 269°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-southwest of Pembroke. The land here holds the heat of the afternoon long after the shadows lengthen, casting a copper glow over the dark, loamy soil that defines the local terrain. Two miles away, the slow, tea-colored waters of Back Swamp cut a winding path through the dense thickets, their movement so deliberate that the surface often mirrors the overhanging pines with perfect, glassy stillness. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge provides the only break in the monotony of the plains, a faint ripple against the atmosphere that reminds the eye of the vast, interior distance separating this ground from any higher elevation.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Elrod, a legacy carved from the labor of generations who shaped these acres into rows of tobacco and grain. The rhythm of the days here is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the heavy, humid air that settles over the crops, a climate that demands a steady, patient hand from those who work the dirt. Beyond the fields, the proximity of the Lumber State Natural and Scenic River offers a sanctuary of tangled cypress and quiet trails, acting as a green lung for the surrounding countryside. While the modern world moves with a different velocity elsewhere, life here maintains a singular focus, tethered to the quiet maintenance of the land and the modest, enduring presence of the people who call Elrod their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 041° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 018° N
Locklear Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 019° N
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 019° N
Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 346° N
Lumber River Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 083° E
City of Lumberton - Luther Britt Park (Local Recreation) — 11.3 mi, 083° E
Bullard and Branch Hunting Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 117° SE
Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 012° N
The Highlander (Public Artwork) — 17.1 mi, 303° NW
Griffin's Whirl (Viewpoint) — 19.9 mi, 138° SE
Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 21.0 mi, 342° N
Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.0 mi, 029° NE
South Carolina Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 183° S
Howitzer (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 032° NE
Duty Honor Country (Monument) — 32.5 mi, 307° NW
The Farmer's Barn (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 136° SE
The County Farm Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 155° SE
Ghost Tower (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 032° NE
Edgar Allen Poe's House (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 032° NE
Independent Light Infantry Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 033° NE
Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 37.6 mi, 280° W
Cape Fear River Trail (Attraction) — 39.0 mi, 031° NE
Clark Park Falls (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 032° NE
Greek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 41.5 mi, 029° NE
Steven F. Gately Gallery (Gallery) — 41.6 mi, 227° SW
Francis Marion Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 41.8 mi, 227° SW
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.7 mi, 268° W · 92k acres
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 54.0 mi, 324° NW · 52k acres
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.5 mi, 169° S · 35k acres

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