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Hertford North Carolina Map

Explore Hertford, 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 Hertford, North Carolina

How to Use This Hertford, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.176849
Longitude	-76.466552
Population	1,934
Density	261.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27944, 27930
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Hertford
School District	Perquimans County Schools

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About Hertford, North Carolina

Hertford is a locality in Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,934. The population density is 261.0 people per km². Hertford is located at 36.1768°N, 76.4666°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hertford is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27944, 27930.

Hertford claims the banks of the Perquimans River, where the dark, tannin-rich water moves with a deliberate, heavy grace toward the distant reach of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 14.0 miles west-southwest of Elizabeth City, NC (from Elizabeth City, NC: bearing 239°T), and is situated 12.1 miles northeast of Edenton. The landscape here is flat, defined by the soft, damp silt of the coastal plain and the presence of Crow Point Island, which emerges from the river’s path like a low-slung sentinel. At the water’s edge, Town of Hertford - Missing Mill Park offers a quiet vantage point where the humid air often hangs thick with the scent of pine and brackish earth. Inland, the horizon remains stubbornly level, though on the clearest days, one might imagine the faint, pale outline of Sandy Ridge shimmering against the sky far to the west. The quality of light during the late afternoon is particularly striking, turning the river’s surface into a sheet of hammered copper that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped low.

History in Hertford is measured by the steady rhythm of the river, which served as the primary artery for trade and movement long before the modern roads arrived. The local economy has shifted through the generations, moving from the labor of early agrarian life to a quiet, modern endurance that respects the slow pace of the tide. While Bennett Millpond sits eleven miles away as a testament to the inland water table, the life of the inhabitants remains tethered to the river’s edge and the surrounding fields that stretch toward the horizon. The architecture of the older streets reflects a colonial patience, with structures that have weathered countless storms and seasons of humid growth. Life here is characterized by a deliberate, unadorned simplicity, where the rustle of wind through the marshes and the occasional passage of a boat define the passage of time more effectively than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Perquimans County History Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 359° N
Perquimans Arts League (Arts Centre) — 0.9 mi, 003° N
Town of Hertford - Missing Mill Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 350° N
Perquimans County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 024° NE
Chowan High School (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 290° W
Chowan Swamp Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 309° NW
Museum of the Albemarle (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 059° NE
U.S. Coast Guard Grumman HU-16E Albatross (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 069° E
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 358° N · 228k acres
Pettigrew State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 151° SE
Dismal Swamp State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 013° N
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 178° S · 230k acres
Red Wolf Center (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 146° SE
North River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 25.2 mi, 075° E
North River Game Land Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 25.4 mi, 071° E
Moccasin Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.8 mi, 178° S
Brick House Landing (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 217° SW
Bear-ology (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 217° SW
105mm (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 068° E
Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 32.2 mi, 147° SE
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 38.7 mi, 350° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 40.5 mi, 011° N
Painting with a Twist (Attraction) — 42.6 mi, 017° N
Cinema Cafe (Cinema) — 43.7 mi, 018° N
Theatre of Dare (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 100° E
Belhaven Memorial Museum (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 191° S
Lost Colony House (Attraction) — 45.4 mi, 111° E
Witch of Pungo (Grace Sherwood) Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 45.4 mi, 036° NE
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 51.7 mi, 112° E · 58k acres
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 55.4 mi, 177° S · 8,920 acres

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