Explore Ernul, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ernul, 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 Ernul.
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 | Ernul |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Craven County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.252661 |
| Longitude | -77.079671 |
| Population | 680 |
| Density | 18.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 28527 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| County Seat | New Bern |
Ernul occupies a flat, quiet stretch of the North Carolina interior where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by any significant rise in the earth. It lies 10.2 miles north-northwest of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 349°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northwest of Forest. The ground here is composed of dark, moisture-retaining soil that supports dense woodland and expansive fields, creating a landscape defined more by its stillness than by dramatic relief. Only thirty-five miles to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Beech Ridge might be detected on the clearest days, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the damp, slow-moving life of Beaverdam Swamp. Sunlight in this region has a heavy, golden quality in the late afternoon, often catching the mist that rises from the damp earth to turn the tree lines into silhouettes of deep, muted bronze.
Farmers and laborers have long worked this earth, shaping an economy rooted in the productivity of the land and the quiet industry of the surrounding woods. While the pace of life in Ernul remains deliberate and tethered to the seasons, residents often seek recreation at Craven County - West Craven Park, a space that offers a reprieve from the daily tasks of maintenance and cultivation. Those who prefer a more solitary path through the pines find their way to the Duffy Trail, which winds through the undergrowth miles away from the busier thoroughfares. Even with the presence of Cypress Lake eleven miles distant, the identity of Ernul is anchored to its own specific acreage, a place where the history of the soil remains the primary narrative for those who walk its roads.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ernul, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.252661, -77.079671. 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 Ernul includes the ZIP code (28527), telephone area code (910), county seat of Craven County (New Bern), and school district assignment.
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. |