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Lucama North Carolina Map

Explore Lucama, 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 Lucama, North Carolina

How to Use This Lucama, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.645436
Longitude	-78.00971
Population	1,036
Density	657.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27851
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Wilson
School District	Wilson County Schools

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About Lucama, North Carolina

Lucama is a locality in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,036. The population density is 657.9 people per km². Lucama is located at 35.6454°N, 78.0097°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lucama is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27851.

Lucama rests upon the flat, fertile expanse of the coastal plain, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to hold more light than the earth below. It lies 7.4 miles southwest of Wilson, NC (from Wilson, NC: bearing 225°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-northeast of Kenly. The land here is defined by its quiet composure, marked by the steady, modest flow of Black Creek just a mile distant and the stillness of Wiggins Mill Reservoir, which holds the reflected clouds in a dark, glassy embrace. At the center of daily movement, the Town of Lucama - Lucama Crossroads Community Center and Park serves as a locus for the local rhythm, a patch of green where the air carries the scent of damp soil and the dry, sweet heat of the late afternoon. This is a landscape of straight lines and furrowed fields, where the transition from day to evening is marked by the slow lengthening of shadows across the pavement and the cooling of the asphalt after a long, sun-drenched shift.

Lucama traces its character through the legacy of the agrarian cycles that have long dictated the pace of life in this region, where the soil has traditionally favored the cultivation of tobacco and the sturdy, practical labor of the farm. The economy remains tethered to these deep-rooted traditions, though the modern hum of transit and regional industry has subtly altered the texture of the working day. Residents here maintain a courteous, measured way of speaking, a habit of mind that values the weight of a neighbor’s word and the endurance of long-standing social ties. While the world outside shifts with frantic speed, Lucama persists in a state of deliberate continuity, where the collective memory of the people is as durable as the red clay beneath their feet and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Lucama - Lucama Crossroads Community Center and Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 154° SE
Whirligig (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 291° W
Southern National Motorsport Park (Stadium) — 3.7 mi, 231° SW
Fleming Stadium/ Jcfield/Denby Field (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 041° NE
Ridgewood Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 050° NE
Tobacco Farm Life Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 243° SW
Old gas pump (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 241° SW
Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 044° NE
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 045° NE
Wilson Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.8 mi, 046° NE
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 044° NE
Kenly 95 (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 240° SW
City of Wilson - J Burt Gillette Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 039° NE
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 326° NW
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 326° NW
Shoe Heel - NC Wildlife Resources Commission (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 258° W
Odom Farming Company (Theme Park) — 14.0 mi, 186° S
Boon Hill Gallery (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 219° SW
Live at The Rudy Theatre (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 244° SW
Strickland Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 244° SW
Wayne County Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 177° S
Art studio 102 (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 177° S
Paramount Theater (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 178° S
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 242° SW
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 280° W
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 166° S
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.9 mi, 065° NE · 43k acres
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 64.8 mi, 138° SE · 162k acres
Catfish Lake South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 66.8 mi, 135° SE · 8,490 acres

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