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Gatesville North Carolina Map

Explore Gatesville, 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 Gatesville, North Carolina

How to Use This Gatesville, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.403488
Longitude	-76.75301
Population	267
Density	255.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27938
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Gatesville
School District	Gates County Schools

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About Gatesville, North Carolina

Gatesville is a locality in Gates County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 267. The population density is 255.2 people per km². Gatesville is located at 36.4035°N, 76.7530°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Gatesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27938.

Gatesville maintains a quiet posture amidst the flat, fertile lowlands where the dark, slow-moving waters of Bennetts Creek define the eastern boundary of the landscape. It lies 28.9 miles west-northwest of Elizabeth City, NC (from Elizabeth City, NC: bearing 285°T), and is situated 15.2 miles east-northeast of Ahoskie. The horizon is punctuated by the faint, distant silhouette of Chestnut Ridge, though the immediate terrain remains defined by expansive agricultural fields and dense pockets of hardwood forest. At dusk, the light here takes on a bruised, amber quality that clings to the bark of towering pine trees, casting long shadows across the red-clay earth. Only four miles away, the ancient, cypress-laden waters of Merchants Millpond offer a sanctuary of stillness, where the reflection of the sky is broken only by the occasional ripple of a turtle or the heavy splash of a fallen branch.

Gatesville serves as a steady anchor for the surrounding agricultural community, its history deeply rooted in the slow, seasonal pulse of crop cycles and the enduring labor of the soil. Merchants Millpond State Park provides a vital natural focal point, drawing those who seek to understand the intricate ecology of the blackwater swamps that have shaped this region for generations. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of farming, a profession that demands a patient, observant temperament from those who work the land. Life in Gatesville moves with an unforced cadence, where the architecture of modest, century-old storefronts and quiet residential lanes reflects a resilience earned through years of focus on the tangible, working world beyond the reach of urban clamor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Merchants Millpond State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 100° E
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 190° S
Chowan Swamp Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 257° W
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.2 mi, 061° NE · 228k acres
South Quay Sandhills (State Wilderness) — 12.7 mi, 324° NW
Chowan High School (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 155° SE
South Quay Sandhills State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 322° NW
Great Dismal Swamp (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 038° NE · 257 acres
Murfreesboro Veterans War Monument (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 278° W
Perquimans Arts League (Arts Centre) — 21.8 mi, 133° SE
Perquimans County History Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 133° SE
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 023° NE
Museum of the Albemarle (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 104° E
Northwest River Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 30.8 mi, 065° NE
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 310° NW
U.S. Coast Guard Grumman HU-16E Albatross (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 107° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 044° NE
Otter Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 35.5 mi, 070° E
Bear-ology (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 180° S
Painting with a Twist (Attraction) — 37.7 mi, 048° NE
North River Game Land Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 38.4 mi, 092° E
Cinema Cafe (Cinema) — 39.1 mi, 048° NE
Archway (Attraction) — 39.2 mi, 040° NE
Spanish American War 1898-1902 (Attraction) — 39.2 mi, 040° NE
Armed Forces Memorial (Public Artwork) — 39.7 mi, 040° NE
Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 040° NE
The MacArthur Memorial Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 040° NE
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 72.8 mi, 118° SE · 58k acres

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