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Gloucester North Carolina Map

Explore Gloucester, 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 Gloucester, North Carolina

How to Use This Gloucester, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.726274
Longitude	-76.541035
Population	495
Density	133.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28528
Area Code	910
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Carteret County Schools

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About Gloucester, North Carolina

Gloucester is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 495. The population density is 133.1 people per km². Gloucester is located at 34.7263°N, 76.5410°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28528.

Gloucester remains a quiet expanse where the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic Ocean defines the very horizon. It lies 23.0 miles east-southeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 117°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Beaufort. The landscape is defined by the low, marshy fringe of the coast, where the brackish waters of Sleepy Creek meander through tall grasses toward the open expanse of the sea. Beyond the immediate waterline, the terrain remains flat and subdued, eventually giving way to the distant rise of Davis Ridge, which marks the edge of the low-lying plain. To the north, the protected marshlands of Browns Island Tracts offer a sanctuary for migratory birds, while the nearby silhouette of Browns Island sits adrift in the tidal currents. The light here is distinct, often turning a pale, bruised violet as the sun dips below the water, casting long, melancholic shadows across the sediment-rich earth.

Gloucester has long drawn its vitality from the pulse of the water, with generations of residents tethered to the rhythms of the fishing trade and the seasonal harvest of the sea. The local economy persists in a delicate balance with the environment, grounded in maritime traditions that have outlasted the shifts of the modern era. While the distant Open Grounds provide a starker, more arid contrast to the sodden, productive earth near the water, the character of the people here remains as steady as the incoming tide. Life in Gloucester moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the frantic pace of larger inland centers. Even as the years pass, the community maintains a solitary, self-reliant identity, marked by the quiet repair of nets and the persistent, rhythmic hum of boats returning from the Atlantic Ocean under a gray, overcast sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Browns Island Tracts (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 150° SE
Audubon Environmental Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 239° SW
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 2.4 mi, 163° S · 41k acres
North Carolina Coastal Federation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 010° N
Carteret County - Eastern Park (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 029° NE
Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.6 mi, 241° SW
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.6 mi, 241° SW
Blackbeard (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 343° N
Island Express Ferry Service (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 264° W
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 264° W
Michael John Smith (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 265° W
Amphitheatre (Cinema) — 7.1 mi, 265° W
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 172° S
Fort Macon State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 255° W
Carteret County Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 291° W
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 268° W
Big Rock (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 268° W
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 268° W
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 12.2 mi, 295° NW · 162k acres
Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 262° W
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 262° W
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 269° W
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.4 mi, 029° NE · 43k acres
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 338° N
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.9 mi, 283° W · 12k acres
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 34.9 mi, 310° NW
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 35.2 mi, 049° NE
Spider Lady (Monument) — 38.3 mi, 313° NW
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 313° NW
Light Station (Viewpoint) — 41.1 mi, 050° NE

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