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Gulf North Carolina Map

Explore Gulf, 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 Gulf, North Carolina

How to Use This Gulf, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.560427
Longitude	-79.281687
Population	122
Density	51.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27256
Area Code	336
County Seat	Pittsboro
School District	Chatham County Schools

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About Gulf, North Carolina

Gulf is a locality in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 122. The population density is 51.9 people per km². Gulf is located at 35.5604°N, 79.2817°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27256.

Gulf stretches across a landscape defined by the persistent, dark ribbon of Cedar Creek, which carves a path through the red clay and quiet woodlands of the Piedmont. It lies 8.0 miles northwest of Sanford, NC (from Sanford, NC: bearing 314°T), and is situated 15.2 miles southeast of Siler City. The horizon remains low and level, though the distant, blurred silhouette of Big Ridge occasionally catches the light when the evening air turns crisp and clear. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the earth gives way to fields that hold the heat of the sun long after dusk, and the stillness of the terrain is punctuated only by the movement of the wind through the pines. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Sky View Lake offer a mirror to the sky, reflecting the muted hues of a landscape that feels anchored firmly in the inland heat.

Gulf carries the weight of a past built upon the extraction of coal and the steady, rhythmic labor of the rail lines that once anchored the local economy. Traces of this industrial history remain etched into the earth, even as the focus has shifted toward the preservation of the natural corridors found at the nearby Deep River Park Association Preserve. Life in Gulf moves with a deliberate, measured pace, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the enduring character of the surrounding woods. Whether passing the remnants of old mines or walking the trails that lead toward the solitude of the woods, the inhabitants maintain a quiet connection to a land that has transitioned from the grit of coal-fired enterprise to the steady, green growth of the contemporary countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deep River Park Association Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 074° E
Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 099° E
City of Sanford - Endor Iron Furnace Trail (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 135° SE
Sanford Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 117° SE
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 216° SW
Deep River State Trail (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 064° NE
The Rocks Gemstone Mining (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 034° NE
B. Everett Jordan Lake (Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 062° NE
Chatham Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 028° NE
Lee Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 100° E
Small Museum of Folk Art (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 029° NE
Chatham Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 082° E
Carolina Tiger Rescue (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.0 mi, 042° NE
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 045° NE
Lower Haw River State Natural Area (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 037° NE
Silk Hope Ruritan Club (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 342° N
Enterprise Cotton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 19.6 mi, 286° W
Jordan Lake School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.4 mi, 049° NE
ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 180° S
OA Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 224° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 145° SE
The Cub Barn (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 096° E
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 197° S
Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 24.4 mi, 196° S
Ben Harris Metal Sculptures (Public Artwork) — 25.2 mi, 089° E
Lumina Movie Theater (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 029° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 274° W · 52k acres
AMC DINE-IN Holly Springs 9 (Cinema) — 25.7 mi, 073° E
The Giant Chair (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 073° E
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.1 mi, 278° W · 5,216 acres

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