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Laurel Hill North Carolina Map

Explore Laurel Hill, 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 Laurel Hill, North Carolina

How to Use This Laurel Hill, North Carolina Map

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

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.

CityLaurel Hill
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyScotland County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude34.809526
Longitude-79.54546
Population1,121
Density180.6 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes28168, 28351
Area Code704, 980
County SeatLaurinburg
School DistrictScotland County Schools

About Laurel Hill, North Carolina

Laurel Hill is a locality in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,121. The population density is 180.6 people per km². Laurel Hill is located at 34.8095°N, 79.5455°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28168, 28351.

Laurel Hill emerges from the flat, sandy loam of the inner coastal plain, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant range. It lies 5.4 miles west-northwest of Laurinburg, NC (from Laurinburg, NC: bearing 297°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-southeast of Hamlet. Beneath a sky that often holds the heavy, humid stillness of an approaching summer storm, the land maintains a steady, unremarkable grace characterized by pine stands and agricultural fields. Barely a mile away, the quiet waters of Ida Mill Pond catch the amber light of late afternoon, while the slow, rhythmic trickle of Lower Beaverdam Creek marks the subtle drainage of the local terrain. Even at the height of day, the light here possesses a soft, diffused quality, filtering through the needles of loblolly pines to dapple the earth in shifting patterns of bronze and charcoal.

Laurel Hill occupies a space defined by the legacy of the textile mills and the persistent, patient work of the tobacco harvest that once anchored the regional economy. The local rhythm remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the memory of industrial brickwork that still defines the character of the older corridors. Residents gather for respite at Lions Park, a modest green space that serves as a quiet witness to the changing seasons and the slow passage of time. Though the distant silhouette of Ballast Ridge exists far beyond the reach of the local landscape, the people of Laurel Hill find their own orientation in the familiar geometry of the fields and the gentle, persistent flow of the nearby creek, maintaining a character forged by resilience and the quietude of inland life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lions Park (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 356° N
  • Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 332° NW
  • Scotland County - James L. Morgan Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 139° SE
  • The Highlander (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 143° SE
  • Sandhills Theme Megasite (Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 351° N
  • Duty Honor Country (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 303° NW
  • Still Lane Seepage Slopes Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 009° N
  • Sandhills Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 029° NE
  • Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 086° E
  • Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 078° E
  • Lake Paul Wallace (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 215° SW
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 251° W · 452 acres
  • Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.7 mi, 248° W
  • Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 089° E
  • Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 326° NW
  • Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 017° N
  • Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve-Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 023° NE
  • Creation Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 019° N
  • Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 27.0 mi, 009° N
  • Riverdale and Ingram Plantation (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 294° NW
  • Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 29.6 mi, 016° N
  • WWII Memorial (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 015° N
  • Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.8 mi, 075° E
  • Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 305° NW · 17k acres
  • Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 32.7 mi, 334° NW · 52k acres
  • Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 33.7 mi, 320° NW
  • ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 34.3 mi, 026° NE
  • Darlington International Speedway (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 210° SW
  • Center Theatre (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Cinema Twin (Cinema) — 42.6 mi, 225° SW

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About This Laurel Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laurel Hill, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.809526, -79.54546. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Laurel Hill includes the ZIP code (28168, 28351), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Scotland County (Laurinburg), and school district assignment (Scotland County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.