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Jackson North Carolina Map

Explore Jackson, 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 Jackson, North Carolina

How to Use This Jackson, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.390095
Longitude	-77.419341
Population	430
Density	164.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	28173, 27845
Area Code	704, 980, 919, 984
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Northampton County Schools

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About Jackson, North Carolina

Jackson is a locality in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 430. The population density is 164.4 people per km². Jackson is located at 36.3901°N, 77.4193°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Jackson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 28173, 27845.

Jackson anchors itself upon the quiet, earthen expanses of the coastal plain, where the horizon stretches wide and the light of late afternoon turns the fields into a deep, burnished gold. It lies 13.9 miles east-southeast of Roanoke Rapids, NC (from Roanoke Rapids, NC: bearing 111°T), and is situated 18.3 miles west-southwest of Murfreesboro. The terrain here is defined by a subtle, deliberate flatness, save for the occasional rise that lifts the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Ahoskie Ridge far to the west. A mile from the center, the waters of Lilly Pond Creek trace a slow, meditative path through the undergrowth, while the nearby expanse of Boones Millpond holds the sky in a mirror of dark, still glass. Beyond the residential lanes, the Northampton County Open Space offers a quiet sanctuary of tall grasses and native timber, where the air stays heavy with the scent of damp soil and the turning seasons.

Jackson remains a place where the weight of the past settles into the brickwork of modest storefronts and the wide, unhurried thoroughfares. The economy has long drawn its pulse from the surrounding soil, rooted in the seasonal rhythms of agriculture that have sustained families here for generations. Life in Jackson follows the deliberate pace of the sun, marked by the soft rattle of trucks on blacktop and the enduring silence that gathers beneath the oaks as evening arrives. It is a locality defined not by sudden shifts, but by a quiet persistence, where the local character is etched in the neighborly exchange of stories and the steady, unremarkable beauty of a landscape that asks for nothing more than to be tended and known.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Northampton County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 338° N
Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 212° SW
Roanoke River Bottomlands Megasite (Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 206° SW
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 305° NW
Roanoke River Meanders Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 172° S
Town of Weldon - River Falls Park (Local Recreation) — 9.8 mi, 284° W
Joseph Montfort Burial Site (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 247° SW
Confederate Cemetery (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 286° W
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 275° W
Sam Patterson Statue (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 291° W
Rock Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 181° S
Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 341° N
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 029° NE
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 253° W
Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 251° W
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 090° E
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.4 mi, 154° SE · 43k acres
South Quay Sandhills (State Wilderness) — 31.0 mi, 069° E
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 34.2 mi, 191° S
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 34.7 mi, 193° S
Brunswick County Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 317° NW
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 44.1 mi, 199° S
Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 45.7 mi, 301° NW
Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 45.7 mi, 301° NW
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.2 mi, 082° E · 228k acres
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 48.4 mi, 001° N · 212 acres
Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 51.0 mi, 287° W
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 51.9 mi, 063° NE
Jones Performing Arts Center, Louisburg College Auditorium (Theatre) — 52.7 mi, 248° W
Wilson Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 53.5 mi, 211° SW

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