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Macclesfield North Carolina Map

Explore Macclesfield, 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 Macclesfield, North Carolina

How to Use This Macclesfield, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.752102
Longitude	-77.669975
Population	413
Density	307.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27852
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Tarboro
School District	Edgecombe County Schools

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About Macclesfield, North Carolina

Macclesfield is a locality in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 413. The population density is 307.8 people per km². Macclesfield is located at 35.7521°N, 77.6700°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Macclesfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27852.

Macclesfield occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile farmland where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a heavy, humid sky. It lies 12.5 miles southwest of Tarboro, NC (from Tarboro, NC: bearing 217°T), and is situated 19.6 miles west-northwest of Greenville. Bynum Mill Creek traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its dark water carving a vein through the fields that have defined this earth for generations. The light here at dusk possesses a singular quality, turning the fields to a bruised violet and casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the dirt. While The Hill stands twenty miles away as a distant, hazy suggestion of elevation, the immediate terrain remains resolutely level, defined by the persistent growth of crops that drink deeply from the rich, dark soil of this inland plateau.

Macclesfield grew from the necessity of the harvest, its economy historically bound to the rhythms of the tobacco leaf and the seasonal labor of the fields. The pace of life is measured by the slow rotation of planting and gathering, a cycle that has shaped the local character into something cautious, polite, and deeply observant. Residents often travel toward the Old Sparta Boat Ramp to find a moment of stillness by the water, or look toward Hokes Pond when they seek a respite from the heat of the afternoon. There is a quiet strength in the way the local infrastructure persists, with modest homes and weathered storefronts standing as evidence of a community that values endurance over flash. Even as the modern world encroaches, the prevailing spirit remains tied to the land, maintaining a steady, grounded existence that resists the rapid pull of the outside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.4 mi, 354° N
Pinetops War Memorial (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 029° NE
Old Sparta Boat Ramp (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 069° E
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Otter Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 104° E
Tar River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 043° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 154° SE
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 156° SE
Paramount Theatre - Community Theatre (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 156° SE
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 11.9 mi, 030° NE
Town of Tarboro Open Space - Indian Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 12.6 mi, 026° NE
City of Wilson - J Burt Gillette Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.7 mi, 270° W
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 035° NE
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 264° W
Wilson Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 262° W
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 262° W
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 15.8 mi, 327° NW
Nooherooka Monument, Snow Hill (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 190° S
Fort Neroka (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 190° S
NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 121° SE
Regal Greenville Grande (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 130° SE
Greene County History Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 180° S
Whirligig (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 254° W
Southern National Motorsport Park (Stadium) — 24.0 mi, 246° SW
North Carolina Museum of Natural Science - Contentnea Creek (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 153° SE
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 274° W
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.5 mi, 063° NE · 43k acres
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 34.3 mi, 338° N
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 57.5 mi, 149° SE · 162k acres
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.3 mi, 090° E · 230k acres
Catfish Lake South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 61.4 mi, 153° SE · 8,490 acres

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