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Maxton North Carolina Map

Explore Maxton, 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 Maxton, North Carolina

How to Use This Maxton, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.735162
Longitude	-79.348932
Population	2,110
Density	302.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28364
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Lumberton
School District	Robeson County Schools

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About Maxton, North Carolina

Maxton is a locality in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,110. The population density is 302.0 people per km². Maxton is located at 34.7352°N, 79.3489°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Maxton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28364.

Maxton occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the North Carolina interior where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant peak. It lies 7.0 miles east-southeast of Laurinburg, NC (from Laurinburg, NC: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-northwest of Pembroke. The Jowers Branch meanders quietly through the landscape, its slow, dark waters carving a modest path through the sandy soil and pine-dotted plains that define the local terrain. Only twenty-eight miles away, the faint, hazy outline of Ballast Ridge suggests a verticality that the immediate vicinity lacks, serving as a silent sentinel on the far edge of the sky. Residents often spend their afternoons at Beacham Park, a local space that offers a pause in the day’s labor, while the nearby Maxton Pond reflects the changing hues of the sky, turning a deep, bruised violet as the sun dips below the level fields.

Maxton emerged from the agricultural rhythms of the region, where the soil once favored the cultivation of tobacco and the steady labor of a growing economy. The architecture of the streets carries the quiet weight of decades past, reflecting a legacy built upon the foundational industries of the Piedmont and the resilience of those who settled these plains. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own geography, far removed from the clamor of the coast or the dramatic rise of the mountain ranges. The stillness of the afternoon is often marked by the dry rustle of wind through the pines, a sound that persists through the seasons, reminding those who live and work here of the enduring, level character of the land they call Maxton.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beacham Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 281° W
Maxton Community Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 044° NE
Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 1.5 mi, 072° E
Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 122° SE
McIntosh Bay Complex Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 339° N
Mcintosh Bay Complex (Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 335° NW
The Highlander (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 273° W
Scotland County - James L. Morgan Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 280° W
Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 062° NE
Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 001° N
Lake Paul Wallace (State Recreation Area) — 18.9 mi, 252° W
Duty Honor Country (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 299° NW
Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.8 mi, 055° NE
Howitzer (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 054° NE
Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 351° N
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve-Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 358° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.1 mi, 268° W · 452 acres
Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 30.4 mi, 265° W
Creation Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 355° N
Griffin's Whirl (Viewpoint) — 31.0 mi, 140° SE
Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 32.5 mi, 348° N
Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 315° NW
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 355° N
ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 36.2 mi, 006° N
Cape Fear River Trail (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 048° NE
Clark Park Falls (Attraction) — 36.6 mi, 048° NE
Greek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 38.4 mi, 044° NE
ZipQuest Waterfall Treetop Adventure (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 044° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 42.9 mi, 324° NW · 52k acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.1 mi, 257° W · 92k acres

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