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Hatteras North Carolina Map

Explore Hatteras, 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 Hatteras, North Carolina

How to Use This Hatteras, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.219342
Longitude	-75.690161
Population	577
Density	141.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27943
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Manteo
School District	Dare County Schools

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About Hatteras, North Carolina

Hatteras is a locality in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 577. The population density is 141.3 people per km². Hatteras is located at 35.2193°N, 75.6902°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27943.

Hatteras emerges from the shifting sands as a low-slung expanse defined by the relentless, rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 72.4 miles east-northeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 71°T), and is situated 56.1 miles south of Kill Devil Hills. The landscape is a fragile ribbon of earth where the horizon is dominated by the salt-heavy air and the constant movement of tides against the shore. Inland, the terrain remains sparse, characterized by the quiet stillness of Duck Ponds and the open reach of the Tar Hole Plains, which stretch toward a distant, hazy silhouette of the Sand Ridge. The light here possesses a singular, crystalline clarity at dusk, turning the gray dunes into soft, muted silhouettes that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the water.

Hatteras retains a stubborn independence, its character forged by a long history of maritime survival and the seasonal cycles of the local fishing industry. Life moves in accordance with the weather and the currents, a rhythm reinforced by the proximity of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which preserves the wild, untamed nature of this barrier strip. While the modern economy draws strength from those who travel to cast lines into the surf or navigate the nearby waters of Austin Creek, the underlying spirit remains tied to the sea and the isolation of the Bird Islands. There is a quiet, deliberate pace to the daily routine, where the sound of the wind through the beach grass serves as the only constant in an environment that is always, in some small way, reshaping itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 009° N
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 0.6 mi, 165° S · 58k acres
Hello from Hatteras (Gallery) — 0.7 mi, 111° E
Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55 (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 219° SW
Flagship USS Minnesota (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 222° SW
Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 222° SW
Hatteras Inlet Islands Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 244° SW
Frisco Hatteras Access (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 087° E
Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 082° E
Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.8 mi, 075° E
Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.7 mi, 070° E
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pavillion (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 076° E
Dare County - Burrus Field (Local Recreation) — 9.7 mi, 072° E
Dare County - Fessenden Center (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 071° E
Lost Colony Museum and Gifts (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 071° E
Ocracoke Pony Pens (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 245° SW
Studio 12 (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 050° NE
Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 247° SW
Light Station (Viewpoint) — 18.4 mi, 245° SW
Fort Ocarcoke (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 247° SW
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 23.0 mi, 243° SW · 41k acres
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 24.2 mi, 243° SW
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.3 mi, 348° N · 456k acres
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.6 mi, 321° NW · 100k acres
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.9 mi, 288° W · 8,920 acres
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 36.7 mi, 300° NW · 755 acres
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 38.3 mi, 290° W
Outer Banks History Center (Museum) — 47.8 mi, 002° N
Red Wolf Center (Museum) — 56.4 mi, 327° NW
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 65.6 mi, 245° SW · 162k acres

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