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Emerald Isle North Carolina Map

Explore Emerald Isle, 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 Emerald Isle, North Carolina

How to Use This Emerald Isle, North Carolina Map

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

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	Emerald Isle
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Carteret County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.664426
Longitude	-77.031368
Population	3,847
Density	301.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28594
Area Code	910
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Carteret County Schools

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About Emerald Isle, North Carolina

Emerald Isle is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,847. The population density is 301.7 people per km². Emerald Isle is located at 34.6644°N, 77.0314°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Emerald Isle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28594.

Emerald Isle stretches across a narrow barrier of sand where the sun bleaches the dunes to a pale, crystalline white. It lies 14.2 miles south-southwest of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 191°T), and is situated 9.1 miles southwest of Newport. The Atlantic Ocean dictates the pulse of the landscape, sending rhythmic swells against the shoreline that shift the topography with every passing tide. Beyond the dunes, the terrain softens into maritime scrub and shaded groves, offering a quiet contrast to the vast, open horizon. A short distance inland, the water finds a different stillness at Patsy Pond, while the winding path of Sikes Branch carves its way toward the saltier reaches of the coast. To the west, the distant silhouette of Davis Ridge remains a faint suggestion against the sky, far removed from the low-lying salt marshes and the dense, protected greenery of Croatan National Forest, which acts as a vast, living boundary for the region.

Emerald Isle carries the salt-crusted legacy of coastal resilience, having evolved from a quiet stretch of shifting sands into a place defined by the seasonal ebb and flow of those who seek the water. The local economy draws its vitality from the sea, where generations have looked to the horizon to sustain a livelihood rooted in patience and the unpredictable harvest of the tides. Nearby, the influence of Croatan National Forest preserves a wilder, untamed character that balances the development of vacation cottages and local commerce. Life here moves in accordance with the weather, marked by the occasional sight of Wood Island rising from the water and the persistent, humid breeze that carries the scent of brine across the neighborhood. There is a particular gravity to the way the light lingers over the water at dusk, turning the Atlantic Ocean into a sheet of hammered silver before the darkness settles over the island.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Emerald Plantation Cinema 4 (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 265° W
Nc Wildlife Public Boat Ramp (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 073° E
Hunting Island Audubon Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 313° NW
Emerald Isle Woods Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 260° W
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 007° N · 162k acres
Croatan Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 2.7 mi, 007° N
Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 317° NW
Pettiford Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 359° N
Town of Cedar Point - Boathouse Creek Walking Trails (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 297° NW
Hammocks Beach State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 4.3 mi, 275° W
Onslow County Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 288° W
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.6 mi, 352° N · 12k acres
Pond Pine Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.7 mi, 353° N · 1,692 acres
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 15.9 mi, 081° E
Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 081° E
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 075° E
John A. Lejeune (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 270° W
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 077° E
Big Rock (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 078° E
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 078° E
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 20.9 mi, 085° E · 41k acres
Michael John Smith (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 080° E
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 080° E
Montford Point Marine Memorial (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 285° W
Zing Zumm (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 285° W
MCAS New River Theater (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 280° W
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 26.5 mi, 002° N
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 096° E
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 359° N
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 037° NE

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