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Ocracoke North Carolina Map

Explore Ocracoke, 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 Ocracoke, North Carolina

How to Use This Ocracoke, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.073231
Longitude	-75.998527
Population	797
Density	35.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27960
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Swan Quarter
School District	Hyde County Schools

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About Ocracoke, North Carolina

Ocracoke is a locality in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 797. The population density is 35.8 people per km². Ocracoke is located at 35.0732°N, 75.9985°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27960.

Ocracoke stretches across a slender, shifting ribbon of sand where the horizon dissolves into the restless expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 54.6 miles east-northeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 72°T), and is situated 50.1 miles east-northeast of Morehead City. Salt-heavy air defines the climate, tempering the sun as it bleaches the dunes and draws a pale, spectral glow from the grasses that anchor the shifting soil. To the northwest, the low-lying basin known as The Plains offers a quiet reprieve from the surge of the tides, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Buck Ridge remains a mere ghost upon the western sky. Within this fluid geography, the landscape feels less like permanent ground and more like a breath held between the encroaching surf and the sky, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter, cold and infinite.

Ocracoke sustains itself through a delicate equilibrium of maritime heritage and the seasonal flux of those drawn to the solitude of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Historically, the harbor served as a vital portal for mariners navigating the treacherous shoals, and today the economy persists in a cadence set by the ferry runs and the slow, deliberate work of the watermen. Life moves in alignment with the tides, far removed from the inland bustle, while the nearby Beacon Island Roads remain a silent witness to the passage of time. Beyond the reach of Try Yard Creek, the quietude of the surrounding expanse remains undisturbed, save for the occasional reach of a traveler seeking the stillness of a place that feels as though it exists outside the urgency of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — locality lies within · 58k acres
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Springers Point Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 023° NE
Cape Lookout National Seashore (Marine Protected Area) — 2.0 mi, 249° W
Light Station (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 017° N
Ocracoke Lighthouse (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 021° N
U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 036° NE
United States Coast Guard (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 013° N
Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 013° N
Fort Ocarcoke (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 302° NW
Shell Castle Island Audubon Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 295° NW
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 258° W
Big Foot Island (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 359° N
Ocracoke Pony Pens (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 054° NE
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.5 mi, 243° SW · 43k acres
Cedar Island Rentals (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 258° W
Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55 (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 061° NE
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.4 mi, 261° W · 181 acres
Gull Rock Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 19.5 mi, 335° NW
Hello from Hatteras (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 061° NE
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 332° NW · 50k acres
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.5 mi, 332° NW · 8,920 acres
Frisco Hatteras Access (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 062° NE
Carteret County Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 23.9 mi, 242° SW
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pavillion (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 065° NE
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 29.6 mi, 321° NW
Lost Colony Museum and Gifts (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 064° NE
Studio 12 (Gallery) — 33.7 mi, 056° NE
Blackbeard (Public Artwork) — 37.8 mi, 237° SW
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 266° W
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 45.6 mi, 247° SW · 162k acres

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