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Raeford North Carolina Map

Explore Raeford, 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 Raeford, North Carolina

How to Use This Raeford, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.981
Longitude	-79.2242
Population	4,559
Density	410.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28376
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Raeford
School District	Hoke County Schools

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About Raeford, North Carolina

Raeford is a locality in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,559. The population density is 410.9 people per km². Raeford is located at 34.9810°N, 79.2242°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Raeford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28376.

Raeford sits upon the flat, sandy expanse of the inner coastal plain, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that often feels heavier and more expansive than the earth below. It lies 15.8 miles west of Hope Mills, NC (from Hope Mills, NC: bearing 273°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Rockfish. The land here holds the warmth of the sun long after the light has retreated, radiating a dry, pine-scented heat through the corridors of the local timber and the quiet residential streets. A short distance from the center, the waters of Williamson Pond remain still and dark, reflecting the towering longleaf pines that stand as sentinels over the surrounding terrain. Peddlers Branch carves a modest, unassuming path through the soil nearby, its presence marked by the thick, lush vegetation that thrives in the damp earth of its banks, while the faint, hazy silhouette of Railroad Ridge can be discerned as a thin, jagged line against the western sky on the clearest of evenings.

Raeford maintains a steady, deliberate pace that reflects its heritage as an agricultural center, where the cycles of the harvest have long dictated the rhythm of daily life. The economy, once rooted firmly in the abundance of local timber and the cultivation of crops, now thrives through a blend of industry and the influence of the nearby military installation, which brings a transient, disciplined energy to the local culture. Residents gather at City of Raeford - McLaughlin Park, an open space that serves as a common ground for the neighborhood, offering a place where the social fabric remains tightly knit despite the shifting pressures of a modernizing economy. The architecture of the older districts speaks to a time when commerce was defined by the storefronts facing the railway, and even now, the quietude of the afternoons suggests a place that honors its history while turning its gaze toward the challenges of the coming season.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Raeford - McLaughlin Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 076° E
Unknown Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 091° E
Hoke County Community Forest (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 000° N
Sandhills Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 003° N
Nicholson Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 024° NE
Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 242° SW
Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 251° W
Sandhills Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 231° SW
Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 167° S
Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.2 mi, 108° E
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve-Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 325° NW
Howitzer (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 092° E
Union Station Railroad Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 312° NW
Creation Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 325° NW
Iron Mike (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 049° NE
Lt. Harley H. Pope (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 044° NE
ARTworks Vass (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 350° N
Edgar Allen Poe's House (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 075° E
Falls Overlook Structure (Viewpoint) — 19.5 mi, 329° NW
Mask Murals (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 070° E
Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 317° NW
Cape Fear River Trail (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 070° E
Clark Park Falls (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 070° E
Greek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 22.3 mi, 062° NE
ZipQuest Waterfall Treetop Adventure (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 061° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 36.9 mi, 299° NW · 52k acres
Taylor's Aquarium (Aquarium) — 39.0 mi, 067° NE
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.8 mi, 281° W · 17k acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.8 mi, 242° SW · 92k acres

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