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Harkers Island North Carolina Map

Explore Harkers Island, 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 Harkers Island, North Carolina

How to Use This Harkers Island, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.695163
Longitude	-76.559369
Population	1,127
Density	194.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28531
Area Code	910
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Carteret County Schools

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About Harkers Island, North Carolina

Harkers Island is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,127. The population density is 194.2 people per km². Harkers Island is located at 34.6952°N, 76.5594°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28531.

Harkers Island stretches low and salt-stung against the horizon, a sliver of earth defined by the relentless pulse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 23.2 miles east-southeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 123°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Morehead City. The air here holds a heavy, briny moisture that clings to the weathered cedar shingles of old houses and softens the sharp edges of the day, while the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the marsh grasses. To the north, the distant silhouette of Davis Ridge provides a solitary anchor for the eye, though the true geography of the place remains firmly dictated by the shifting tides and the proximity of the Audubon Environmental Land Trust Preserve. Inland, the landscape is quiet and flat, save for the occasional shimmer of Mullet Pond five miles away, and the subtle, winding presence of Sleepy Creek, which carves its path toward the sea three miles from the island’s center.

Harkers Island carries the quiet weight of generations who learned to read the water before they could navigate the land, a heritage built upon the endurance of boat builders and mariners. The economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the Atlantic Ocean, favoring the harvest of the sound and the meticulous craft of wooden skiffs over the frantic pace of the mainland. While the modern world occasionally ripples against these shores, the people here maintain a deliberate pace, grounded in a culture that values the steady repair of nets and the seasonal migration of birds within the nearby preserve. Life on Harkers Island persists as a conversation with the elements, where the turning of the tide matters more than the ticking of a clock, and the horizon remains a constant, open promise.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Audubon Environmental Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 322° NW
Browns Island Tracts (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 077° E
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 1.7 mi, 218° SW · 41k acres
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.1 mi, 276° W
Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.1 mi, 276° W
Sand Bag Island Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 129° SE
North Carolina Coastal Federation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 017° N
Carteret County - Eastern Park (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 028° NE
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 158° S
Blackbeard (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 360° N
Island Express Ferry Service (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 283° W
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 283° W
Michael John Smith (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 284° W
Amphitheatre (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 284° W
Fort Macon State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 271° W
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 281° W
Big Rock (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 282° W
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 282° W
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 272° W
Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 272° W
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 280° W
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 306° NW · 162k acres
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 029° NE · 43k acres
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 289° W · 12k acres
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 342° N
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 35.6 mi, 313° NW
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 37.4 mi, 047° NE
Spider Lady (Monument) — 39.1 mi, 316° NW
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 316° NW
Light Station (Viewpoint) — 43.2 mi, 049° NE

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