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Peletier North Carolina Map

Explore Peletier, 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 Peletier, North Carolina

How to Use This Peletier, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.728435
Longitude	-77.071314
Population	769
Density	82.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28584
Area Code	910
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Carteret County Schools

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About Peletier, North Carolina

Peletier is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 769. The population density is 82.1 people per km². Peletier is located at 34.7284°N, 77.0713°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Peletier is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28584.

Peletier holds the quiet, low-lying expanse of the coastal plain where the dark, tannin-stained waters of Starkey Creek wind through the marshy silts. It lies 13.4 miles east of Piney Green, NC (from Piney Green, NC: bearing 86°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Hubert. This landscape remains defined by the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean, which exerts a humid, salt-heavy influence on the air, tempering the heat of the long afternoons. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain flattens into the expansive, protected reaches of the Croatan Game Land, where the dense brush and tangled pines create a vast, silent buffer against the encroaching pace of the wider world. On the horizon, the faint, shimmering presence of Jones Island hints at the shifting tides that pull at the nearby coast, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Davis Ridge remains merely a memory of higher ground, far removed from this saturated, level earth.

Peletier emerged from a history of rural subsistence and timber harvesting, a legacy still visible in the scattered, sturdy architecture that defines the local character. The economy here functions with a steady, unpretentious rhythm, drawing its strength from the land and the surrounding natural resources, including the proximity of the Croatan National Forest to the north. Life in Peletier moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the environment, whether that involves the navigation of local waterways or the careful management of the surrounding wild tracts. While the modern world presses closer, the residents maintain a connection to the quietude of the wetlands, finding a particular, austere beauty in the gray light of dawn as it breaks over the marsh grass, miles away from the more manicured landscapes found toward the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Croatan Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 080° E
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 081° E · 162k acres
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.8 mi, 050° NE · 12k acres
Pettiford Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 087° E
Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 174° S
Town of Cedar Point - Boathouse Creek Walking Trails (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 199° S
Hammocks Beach State Park (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 221° SW
Hunting Island Audubon Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 159° S
White Oak River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 299° NW
Onslow County Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 223° SW
Emerald Plantation Cinema 4 (Cinema) — 4.7 mi, 164° S
Pond Pine Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.0 mi, 358° N · 1,692 acres
Sea Turtle Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.6 mi, 201° S
John A. Lejeune (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 254° W
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 091° E
Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 096° E
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 18.1 mi, 096° E
Commons City Worker Memorial (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 284° W
Richard Ray Flags (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 283° W
Montford Point Marine Memorial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 274° W
Zing Zumm (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 274° W
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 091° E
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 091° E
MCAS New River Theater (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 269° W
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 22.3 mi, 008° N
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 092° E
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 23.2 mi, 096° E · 41k acres
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 004° N
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 046° NE
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 32.0 mi, 103° E

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