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Pittsboro North Carolina Map

Explore Pittsboro, 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 Pittsboro, North Carolina

How to Use This Pittsboro, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.720146
Longitude	-79.177237
Population	4,537
Density	362.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27312
Area Code	336
County Seat	Pittsboro
School District	Chatham County Schools

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About Pittsboro, North Carolina

Pittsboro is a locality in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,537. The population density is 362.5 people per km². Pittsboro is located at 35.7201°N, 79.1772°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pittsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27312.

Pittsboro reveals itself through the steady, patient movement of Roberson Creek as it carves a path through the red clay of the Piedmont. It lies 14.3 miles south-southwest of Carrboro, NC (from Carrboro, NC: bearing 204°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-southwest of Briar Chapel. The landscape here is defined by a quiet, terrestrial gravity, where the horizon remains flat and expansive, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Poplar Ridge shimmering twenty-five miles to the west. Sunlight filters through the canopy of longleaf pines and hardwoods, casting long, amber shadows across the surface of the Upper Pittsboro Water Supply Pond, which mirrors the slow drift of clouds in the humid afternoon. Within the boundaries of Page Vernon Park, the earth feels solid and ancient, holding the heat of the day long after the shadows have lengthened into a deep, velvety gray.

Pittsboro maintains a character forged by the persistent labor of the land, an economy that has shifted from the agrarian rhythms of tobacco and textiles toward a contemporary focus on local craft and independent enterprise. The streets carry the quiet weight of history in their brick facades and the lingering cadence of a Southern register that values brevity over flourish. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the hurried urgency of larger centers, favoring instead the small, tangible details of a morning spent in the garden or an evening walk near the water. Even as new voices join the older, established lineage of the area, the fundamental spirit of Pittsboro remains anchored to its soil, reflecting a culture that finds its deepest meaning in the persistent, unadorned work of the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chatham Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 021° N
Small Museum of Folk Art (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 083° E
Mcclenahan Street Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 256° W
Kiwanis Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 340° N
Town of Pittsboro - Pittsboro Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 215° SW
Town of Pittsboro - Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 004° N
The Rocks Gemstone Mining (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 185° S
Lower Haw River State Natural Area (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 051° NE
Carolina Tiger Rescue (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.6 mi, 100° E
B. Everett Jordan Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 054° NE
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 101° E
Deep River State Trail (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 157° SE
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 079° E
Triangle Land Conservancy - White Pines Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 175° S
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 065° NE
Jordan Lake School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 9.8 mi, 075° E
Chatham Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 140° SE
Silk Hope Ruritan Club (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 291° W
Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 191° S
Lumina Movie Theater (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 029° NE
The Hooded Witch (Public Artwork) — 13.3 mi, 013° N
Mike Roig (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 022° N
Cat's Cradle (Arts Centre) — 14.5 mi, 025° NE
DSI Comedy Theater (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 026° NE
Kenan Stadium (Stadium) — 14.8 mi, 029° NE
CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 027° NE
Varsity Theatre (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 027° NE
Kemp Plummer Battle Bench (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 031° NE
Stone Knoll (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 014° N
Thomas Lloyd Marker (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 014° N

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