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Hobucken North Carolina Map

Explore Hobucken, 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 Hobucken, North Carolina

How to Use This Hobucken, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.245722
Longitude	-76.569094
Population	99
Density	7.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28537
Area Code	910
County Seat	Bayboro
School District	Pamlico County Schools

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About Hobucken, North Carolina

Hobucken is a locality in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 7.5 people per km². Hobucken is located at 35.2457°N, 76.5691°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28537.

Hobucken emerges from the low, damp horizons of the tidewater, where the land surrenders its solid composure to the encroaching salt and silt. It lies 28.5 miles east-northeast of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 70°T), and is situated 31.5 miles northeast of Havelock. The landscape is defined by a fragile equilibrium, with the vast, rhythmic expanse of the Atlantic Ocean exerting a gravitational pull on every tidal creek and marshy finger of earth. Nearby, the quiet waters of Bills Creek carve through the silt, their currents carrying the scent of brine toward the verdant expanses of Goose Creek Game Land. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, Bay Hammock rises as a solitary, wooded sentinel, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Buck Ridge offers a faint suggestion of elevation far to the west. On clear afternoons, the light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the damp soil and turning the sky into a wide, pale canvas that dwarfs the modest structures scattered across the flats.

Hobucken maintains a quiet, enduring economy tethered to the harvest of the water, a tradition sustained by those who navigate the shifting channels with an intimate, unwritten knowledge of the shoals. Life moves in alignment with the seasons of the catch, a rhythm that has persisted for generations without the need for grand monuments or bustling centers. While the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean dictates the daily labor of the fleet, the interior reaches of the landscape remain tranquil, far removed from the frantic pace of more developed ports. For those seeking the solace of the wild, the nearby Goose Creek Game Land provides a sanctuary where the flora and fauna remain undisturbed by the encroachment of industry. Far to the south, the memory of T G Slimes Pond Number One sits as a quiet, inland anchor, a mirror for the clouds in a region where the water is never truly absent from the thoughts or the daily bread of the people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Goose Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 259° W
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Hobucken Marshes Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 228° SW
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.5 mi, 044° NE · 50k acres
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.5 mi, 044° NE · 8,920 acres
Aurora Fossil Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 288° W
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 205° SW
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 051° NE
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.5 mi, 142° SE · 43k acres
Belhaven Memorial Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 352° N
Gull Rock Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 20.7 mi, 065° NE
Edward “Blackbeard” Teach Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 319° NW
North Carolina Historic Bath (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 319° NW
Cedar Island Rentals (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 138° SE
Goose Creek State Park (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 310° NW
Croatan Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 23.8 mi, 204° SW
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 209° SW · 162k acres
Sudan Shriners (Public Artwork) — 28.0 mi, 250° W
USRC Diligence (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 250° W
U.S.C.G.C. Pamlico (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 250° W
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 251° W
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 28.7 mi, 242° SW
Neuse Boulevard Cinema (Cinema) — 30.0 mi, 253° W
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 30.1 mi, 150° SE · 41k acres
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 114° SE
Bear Town Cinema (Cinema) — 30.9 mi, 251° W
Fort Ocarcoke (Historic Ruins) — 31.2 mi, 109° E
West Lake Road Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 32.2 mi, 359° N
Sheep Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.3 mi, 228° SW · 9,315 acres
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 33.4 mi, 111° E · 58k acres
Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 34.1 mi, 105° E

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