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Hightsville North Carolina Map

Explore Hightsville, 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 Hightsville, North Carolina

How to Use This Hightsville, North Carolina Map

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

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	Hightsville
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	New Hanover County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.269614
Longitude	-77.931654
Population	710
Density	188.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28401
Area Code	910
County Seat	Wilmington
School District	New Hanover County Schools

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About Hightsville, North Carolina

Hightsville is a locality in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 710. The population density is 188.0 people per km². Hightsville is located at 34.2696°N, 77.9317°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28401.

Hightsville sits upon a low, damp expanse of coastal plain where the soil holds the heavy, salt-sweet moisture of the Atlantic Ocean, which churns only eight miles to the east. It lies 3.1 miles north-northeast of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 14°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east of Leland. The horizon remains stubbornly flat, lacking the jagged drama of Big Bay Ridge, which looms as a mere phantom memory far to the west, far beyond the reach of the humid, pine-scented air. Smith Creek carves a slow, dark path through the local terrain, its brackish waters feeding the nearby wetlands and providing a muted, rhythmic pulse to the landscape. Residents often find respite in the quiet green expanse of New Hanover County Park, where the canopy of oaks filters the afternoon light into long, amber needles that pierce the shade.

Hightsville maintains a quiet equilibrium, sustained by a long history of maritime trade and the steady, unpretentious labor that defines the local economy. The proximity of Lake Sutton provides a cooling influence on the sultry summers, while the distant, saline breath of the Atlantic Ocean dictates the seasonal rhythms of the docks and the small-scale commerce that keeps the streets alive. Travelers seeking a glimpse of the region's deeper character might wander toward Pine Pole Neck or walk the paths near the Mohican Trail, finding that the slow drift of the tides near Eagles Island colors the pace of every conversation held on a front porch. Life here moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of a place that understands its own boundaries, content to remain a humble anchor in the vast, shifting geography of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Hanover County Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 177° S
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Royal Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 270° W
Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 217° SW
Flemington Soccerplex (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 285° W
Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 2.0 mi, 207° SW
One Tree Hill Institute (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 206° SW
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 196° S
Kenan Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 196° S
One Tree Hill Lucas Home (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 170° S
Monument to Cornelius Harnett (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 197° S
To the Soldiers of the Confederacy (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 198° S
One Tree Hill Nathan and Haley Place (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 204° SW
USS North Carolina Propeller (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 207° SW
Cape Fear Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 206° SW
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 198° S
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 200° S
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.7 mi, 201° S
New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District Property (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 217° SW
Sutton Lake Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 293° NW
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 110° E
Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 005° N
UNC Wilmington Research-Teaching Reserve (Recreation Easement) — 5.8 mi, 323° NW
Mayfaire 16 Cinema (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 108° E
Bottle Chapel (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 123° SE
Masonboro Island Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.8 mi, 125° SE
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.2 mi, 135° SE
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 116° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 117° SE
Masonboro Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 154° SE
Bald Head Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 184° S

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