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Lake Waccamaw North Carolina Map

Explore Lake Waccamaw, 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 Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina

How to Use This Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina Map

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

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	Lake Waccamaw
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Columbus County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.318218
Longitude	-78.511186
Population	1,296
Density	180.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28450
Area Code	910
County Seat	Whiteville
School District	Columbus County Schools

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About Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina

Lake Waccamaw is a locality in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,296. The population density is 180.0 people per km². Lake Waccamaw is located at 34.3182°N, 78.5112°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lake Waccamaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28450.

Lake Waccamaw holds a singular presence upon the flat, pine-shadowed plains of the southeastern interior, defined by the vast, tea-colored expanse of its namesake water. It lies 26.4 miles west of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 280°T), and is situated 11.7 miles east of Whiteville. The landscape here avoids the jagged drama of distant peaks, favoring instead a low-slung, deliberate horizon where the dark, acidic waters of the lake mirror the towering cypress trees and the heavy, humid sky. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain is marked by the quiet, marshy depression of Barbecue Bay and the subtle rise of Long Ridge, which breaks the monotony of the pine barrens like a gentle, earthen wave. Near the water’s edge, the Town of Lake Waccamaw - Elizabeth Brinkley Park offers a point of stillness, where the air smells of damp needles and the slow, dark movement of Creek Branch drains the surrounding woods, feeding into the basin with a patient, rhythmic silence.

History in this region is carved from the timber and the soil, shaped by generations who recognized the unique, isolated character of the land long before the modern grid arrived. The economy has historically turned on the cycles of the forest and the slow, steady cultivation of the surrounding fields, leaving behind a pace of life that values the long view over the frantic pulse of industrial centers. Locals move with an awareness of the seasons, observing the way the light turns a deep, bruised gold as it filters through the canopy in the late afternoon. While the nearby influence of Long Ridge provides a frame for the weather, the day-to-day life of Lake Waccamaw remains tethered to the water, a place where the stillness of the environment dictates a certain gravity in the speech and temper of those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Lake Waccamaw - Elizabeth Brinkley Park (Local Recreation) — 0.0 mi, 004° N
Lake Waccamaw State Park (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 186° S
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Waccamaw River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 194° S
Juniper Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 176° S
City of Whiteville - Whiteville City Park (Local Recreation) — 9.9 mi, 274° W
Waccamaw River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 197° S
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 021° N
Bladen Lakes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.9 mi, 005° N
The Farmer's Barn (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 255° W
Singletary Lake State Park (State Park) — 18.4 mi, 012° N
Patriot (Grady) Monument (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 067° NE
Loyalist Monument (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 067° NE
Moore Monument (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 067° NE
Griffin's Whirl (Viewpoint) — 28.3 mi, 280° W
The County Farm Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 246° SW
Ingram Planetarium (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 178° S
OIB Sign (Public Artwork) — 29.8 mi, 172° S
Old Bridge Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 180° S
Bird Island Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 30.4 mi, 181° S
Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 098° E
Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 32.6 mi, 099° E
Orange Street Landing (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 100° E
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 32.6 mi, 100° E
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 32.7 mi, 100° E
To the Soldiers of the Confederacy (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 100° E
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 100° E
Monument to Cornelius Harnett (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 100° E
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 100° E
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 38.6 mi, 108° E
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.2 mi, 221° SW · 35k acres

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