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Fearrington North Carolina Map

Explore Fearrington, 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 Fearrington, North Carolina

How to Use This Fearrington, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.806536
Longitude	-79.073345
Population	2,557
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	27312, 27517
Area Code	336, 919, 984
County Seat	Pittsboro

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About Fearrington, North Carolina

Fearrington is a locality in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,557. Fearrington is located at 35.8065°N, 79.0733°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 27312, 27517.

Fearrington preserves a distinct character defined by the modest, rhythmic pulse of the Piedmont landscape where the silver thread of Bush Creek carves a path through the quiet earth. It lies 7.2 miles south of Carrboro, NC (from Carrboro, NC: bearing 179°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Chapel Hill. The terrain reveals itself in persistent, subtle rises of soil and pasture, a topography that suggests the slow accumulation of ages rather than the abrupt drama of high peaks, though the distant haze of Poplar Ridge may occasionally haunt the western horizon. During the golden hour of a summer evening, the light catches the tall grasses with a clarity that renders the air almost tactile, cooling the ground as the shadows lengthen toward the nearby Mcdowell Square. Two miles to the east, the stillness of King Pond offers a mirror to the sky, anchoring the surrounding woods in a calm, reflective silence that defines the physical pace of the region.

Agriculture and the careful stewardship of land provided the original foundations for Fearrington, evolving over time from the agrarian labor of earlier generations into a deliberate, pastoral aesthetic that prioritizes open space and deliberate architecture. The local economy thrives on this marriage of heritage and modern design, favoring a curated tranquility that draws those who value the quietude of the interior plains over the clamor of industrial centers. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the terrain dips toward the low, sheltered expanse of Stillhouse Bottom, a reminder of the water-worn history that shaped this inland geography. Daily life here maintains a polite, measured cadence, informed by a long-standing appreciation for the land’s quiet productivity and the preservation of a rural identity that refuses to be eclipsed by the rapid expansion of the surrounding corridor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Camden Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 234° SW
B. Everett Jordan Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 076° E
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 151° SE
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 161° S
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 157° SE
Lower Haw River State Natural Area (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 229° SW
Chatham County - Bynum Community Park (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 236° SW
Town of Chapel Hill - Southern Community Park (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 002° N
Jordan Lake School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.1 mi, 134° SE
Lumina Movie Theater (Cinema) — 5.2 mi, 004° N
Parker Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 025° NE
The Farm (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 032° NE
Carolina Tiger Rescue (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.0 mi, 199° S
Kenan Stadium (Stadium) — 7.0 mi, 012° N
Cat's Cradle (Arts Centre) — 7.2 mi, 002° N
DSI Comedy Theater (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 005° N
CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 007° N
Mike Roig (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 358° N
The Hooded Witch (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 338° N
Varsity Theatre (Cinema) — 7.5 mi, 008° N
Kemp Plummer Battle Bench (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 016° N
Small Museum of Folk Art (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 223° SW
Chatham Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 224° SW
Carolina North Forest (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 356° N
Stone Knoll (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 348° N
Thomas Lloyd Marker (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 348° N
The Rocks Gemstone Mining (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 215° SW
Phillips Farms (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 082° E
Deep River State Trail (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 192° S
Boxyard RTP (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 061° NE

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