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Leggett North Carolina Map

Explore Leggett, 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 Leggett, North Carolina

How to Use This Leggett, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.990989
Longitude	-77.583028
Population	37
Density	20.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27886
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Tarboro
School District	Edgecombe County Schools

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About Leggett, North Carolina

Leggett is a locality in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 20.4 people per km². Leggett is located at 35.9910°N, 77.5830°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Leggett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27886.

Leggett unfolds across a flat, stubborn expanse of North Carolina earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky. It lies 7.0 miles north-northwest of Tarboro, NC (from Tarboro, NC: bearing 338°T), and is situated 12.2 miles east-northeast of Rocky Mount. The landscape is defined by a quiet, persistent gravity, characterized by low-lying fields and the dense, tangled thickets that mark the perimeter of Lower Fishing Creek Game Land. A mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Swift Creek carve a path through the silt, providing a persistent, rhythmic pulse to the surrounding agricultural patchwork. During the humid peak of summer, the air holds a heavy, golden stillness, vibrating with the drone of insects and the faint, earthy scent of damp soil that rises as the sun begins to retreat.

Leggett grew from the deep-rooted traditions of the plantation economy, where the cultivation of tobacco and the rhythms of the harvest dictated the calendar for generations. While the modern economy has shifted toward broader regional commerce, the legacy of the soil remains, visible in the weathered barns and the expansive, monotonous beauty of the surrounding cropland. Residents maintain a reserved, deliberate pace of life, moving with a caution born of long summers and the unpredictable temper of the local weather. Even in the quietest hours, the presence of the land is absolute, a silent witness to the daily commerce and the enduring patterns of a life lived far from the turbulence of the world beyond the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Fishing Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 041° NE
Town of Tarboro Open Space - Indian Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 173° S
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 169° S
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 170° S
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 157° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 153° SE
Tar River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 161° S
Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 264° W
Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 256° W
Rock Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 045° NE
Pinetops War Memorial (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 194° S
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.0 mi, 200° S
Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 269° W
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 098° E · 43k acres
Joseph Montfort Burial Site (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 359° N
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 320° NW
Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 317° NW
Wilson Theatre (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 225° SW
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 26.0 mi, 225° SW
Paramount Theatre - Community Theatre (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 180° S
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 28.7 mi, 354° N
NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 156° SE
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 244° SW
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 244° SW
Whirligig (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 229° SW
Nooherooka Monument, Snow Hill (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 193° S
Fort Neroka (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 193° S
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 47.6 mi, 055° NE
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.8 mi, 107° E · 230k acres
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 70.3 mi, 159° S · 162k acres

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