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Fair Bluff North Carolina Map

Explore Fair Bluff, 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 Fair Bluff, North Carolina

How to Use This Fair Bluff, North Carolina Map

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

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	Fair Bluff
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Columbus County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.3135
Longitude	-79.037254
Population	709
Density	116.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28439
Area Code	910
County Seat	Whiteville
School District	Columbus County Schools

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About Fair Bluff, North Carolina

Fair Bluff is a locality in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 709. The population density is 116.6 people per km². Fair Bluff is located at 34.3135°N, 79.0373°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fair Bluff is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28439.

Fair Bluff defines the character of the inland plains, where the dark, tannin-stained waters of the Lumber River carve a deliberate path through the low-lying timberland. It lies 21.1 miles south of Lumberton, NC (from Lumberton, NC: bearing 184°T), and is situated 19.1 miles west of Whiteville. The landscape here favors a quiet flatness, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Big Sandy Ridge rising three miles to the west, while the nearby basin of Sawscalpel Bay captures the slow drainage of the forest floor. Beyond the immediate canopy, the proximity of Heron Lakes provides a still, reflective reprieve from the persistent movement of the river. The air in Fair Bluff carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a heavy, humid stillness that settles over the Town of Fair Bluff - Fair Bluff River Walk, where the wooden pathways offer a vantage point to watch the current pull at the cypress knees.

Agriculture has long dictated the tempo of life in Fair Bluff, with the soil yielding to the persistent cycles of planting and harvest that once defined the regional economy. Generations have worked this land, navigating the transition from traditional field crops to the modern shifts in trade that have reshaped the local storefronts and commerce. The history of the area is marked by the patient endurance of the people who built their lives along the riverbanks, finding continuity in the seasonal rise and fall of the water level. Even as the pace of industry changes, Fair Bluff maintains a connection to its origins, anchored by the sturdy architecture of its older buildings and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Fair Bluff - Fair Bluff River Walk (Local Recreation) — 0.0 mi, 359° N
Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 0.0 mi, 320° NW
Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 027° NE
Griffin's Whirl (Viewpoint) — 5.8 mi, 022° N
Lake View Recreation (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 283° W
Nichols Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 229° SW
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 219° SW
Cartwheel Bay Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 197° S
The County Farm Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 163° S
The Farmer's Barn (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 109° E
South Carolina Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 239° SW
Ben Collins Monument (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 182° S
Our Confederate Dead memorial (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 181° S
Conway Critter - Rabbit (Monument) — 33.0 mi, 181° S
Theatre of the Republic (Theatre) — 33.0 mi, 181° S
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 181° S · 35k acres
Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 347° N
Chauncey Statue (Public Artwork) — 35.9 mi, 178° S
Extreme Laser Tag Center (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 159° S
Pirates Voyage (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 161° S
The Carolina Opry (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 161° S
Bird Island Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 41.3 mi, 138° SE
Old Bridge Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 135° SE
Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 42.3 mi, 001° N
Steven F. Gately Gallery (Gallery) — 42.4 mi, 259° W
Ingram Planetarium (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 133° SE
Francis Marion Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 259° W
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 45.2 mi, 187° S · 4,495 acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.4 mi, 287° W · 92k acres
Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 78.0 mi, 199° S · 264k acres

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