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Margarettsville North Carolina Map

Explore Margarettsville, 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 Margarettsville, North Carolina

How to Use This Margarettsville, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.531263
Longitude	-77.348861
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27853
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Jackson

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About Margarettsville, North Carolina

Margarettsville is a locality in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Margarettsville is located at 36.5313°N, 77.3489°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27853.

Margarettsville occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the dark, slow-moving waters of Cypress Creek carve a path through the dense woodland. It lies 17.6 miles east-northeast of Roanoke Rapids, NC (from Roanoke Rapids, NC: bearing 74°T), and is situated 15.2 miles southeast of Emporia. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of the Ahoskie Ridge that silhouettes the western sky during the long, amber-hued afternoons. Within a mile of the dwellings, the Northampton County Open Space provides a sanctuary of wild grass and tangled brush, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world. When the wind shifts, the air carries a heavy, damp scent of pine and rich soil, a reminder that the land here is primary, patient, and indifferent to the passing of human hours.

Margarettsville retains the quiet dignity of a place built upon the labor of the plow and the persistence of the harvest, echoing a legacy of tobacco and grain that defined the region for generations. The economy remains tethered to these fields, where the quality of the light at dawn turns the rows of crops into a luminous, shifting grid of green and gold. Life moves according to the seasonal cycles of the earth rather than the dictates of a clock, a rhythm punctuated by the distant, occasional hum of machinery tending the acreage. Five miles away, the surface of Taylors Millpond reflects the sky with a mirror-like clarity, offering a place of reflection for those who seek the shade of the loblolly pines after a day’s work under the relentless sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Northampton County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 277° W
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement (Red-cockaded Woodpecker) (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 204° SW
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Goodwood Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 075° E
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 170° S
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 034° NE
Murfreesboro Veterans War Monument (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 113° SE
Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 315° NW
Confederate Cemetery (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 245° SW
Sam Patterson Statue (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 254° W
Roanoke River Meanders Preserve (Conservation Area) — 17.8 mi, 189° S
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 18.4 mi, 242° SW
Cypress Bridge (State Wilderness) — 19.7 mi, 059° NE
South Quay Sandhills (State Wilderness) — 25.0 mi, 086° E
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 111° E
Rock Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 188° S
Brunswick County Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 300° NW
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 33.4 mi, 239° SW
Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 238° SW
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.2 mi, 166° S · 43k acres
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 38.7 mi, 355° N · 212 acres
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.9 mi, 094° E · 228k acres
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 44.5 mi, 072° E
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 44.6 mi, 194° S
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 45.1 mi, 195° S
Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 287° W
Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 45.3 mi, 287° W
Confederate winter quarters (Historic Ruins) — 45.4 mi, 351° N
The Arts Center (Gallery) — 50.3 mi, 052° NE
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 52.8 mi, 029° NE
Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 52.9 mi, 276° W

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