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Grifton North Carolina Map

Explore Grifton, 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 Grifton, North Carolina

How to Use This Grifton, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.372663
Longitude	-77.437464
Population	2,448
Density	352.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28530
Area Code	910
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Pitt County Schools

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About Grifton, North Carolina

Grifton is a locality in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,448. The population density is 352.4 people per km². Grifton is located at 35.3727°N, 77.4375°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Grifton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28530.

Grifton anchors itself firmly within a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Contentnea Creek. It lies 11.0 miles south of Winterville, NC (from Winterville, NC: bearing 191°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Ayden. The earth here possesses a dark, fertile quality, supporting dense stands of timber and fields that hold the light of late afternoon in long, amber streaks. Beyond the immediate banks of the waterway, the terrain flattens into an expansive, quiet horizon where the sky appears vast and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant peak. At Contentnea Creekside Overlook Park, the air carries a damp, earthen scent, and the silence is punctuated only by the subtle rustle of hardwoods that have stood as silent witnesses to the changing seasons for generations.

Grifton maintains a character shaped by the legacy of agricultural industry, where the cycles of planting and harvest have long dictated the cadence of daily life. The economy, once tethered to the rhythms of tobacco production, has evolved, yet the town retains a sense of purpose rooted in the labor of its people and the quiet resilience of its streets. While the stillness of the afternoon might suggest a place untouched by time, there remains an industrious spirit beneath the surface, a recognition of the hard work that built the foundations of these local storefronts and homes. Even the memory of Kellys Pond, resting twelve miles away, serves as a reminder of the quiet, inland geography that defines the regional identity, far removed from the clamor of the world beyond these plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Contentnea Creekside Overlook Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 147° SE
Grifton Museum Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 136° SE
North Carolina Museum of Natural Science - Contentnea Creek (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 338° N
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Dover Bay Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 163° S
Caswell Number 1 Fire Station Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 226° SW
Ellis Planetarium (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 227° SW
Health and Science Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 227° SW
Regal Greenville Grande (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 008° N
Greene County History Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 293° NW
Paramount Theatre - Community Theatre (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 332° NW
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 332° NW
Fort Neroka (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 296° NW
Extreme Action Park (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 062° NE
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 248° W
Cliffs of the Neuss l (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 250° W
Neuse Boulevard Cinema (Cinema) — 26.9 mi, 131° SE
Nuclear Mishap (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 295° NW
Massachusetts Monument (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 128° SE
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 144° SE · 162k acres
Croatan Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 28.5 mi, 144° SE
F4E Phantom II (Public Artwork) — 28.5 mi, 268° W
Goose Creek State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 076° E
SJAFB Sabre Base theater (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 268° W
Arts council of Wayne county studios (Arts Centre) — 31.4 mi, 271° W
Art studio 102 (Arts Centre) — 31.4 mi, 271° W
Catfish Lake South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.1 mi, 152° SE · 8,490 acres
Sheep Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.7 mi, 145° SE · 9,315 acres
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.1 mi, 020° N · 43k acres
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.5 mi, 067° NE · 230k acres
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 64.2 mi, 137° SE · 41k acres

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