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Red Oak North Carolina Map

Explore Red Oak, 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 Red Oak, North Carolina

How to Use This Red Oak, North Carolina Map

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

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	Red Oak
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Nash County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.061282
Longitude	-77.90376
Population	3,342
Density	66.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27834, 27868, 27856
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Nashville
School District	Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

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About Red Oak, North Carolina

Red Oak is a locality in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,342. The population density is 66.1 people per km². Red Oak is located at 36.0613°N, 77.9038°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Red Oak is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27834, 27868, 27856.

Red Oak emerges from the quiet, low-slung plains where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers against the fields. It lies 9.5 miles northwest of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 317°T), and is situated 5.5 miles northeast of Nashville. Flat Rock Branch traces a slow path through the terrain, its banks lined with the tangled, dark greenery of oaks and pines that define the local canopy. A few miles to the north, the elevation shifts slightly toward the rise of Medoc Mountain, a constant, shadowed presence in the distance that anchors the sky. The soil here holds a deep, reddish hue, and the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, particularly near the quiet paths of Ennis Park. At Coopers Pond, the water remains still enough to mirror the clouds perfectly, offering a brief, silent respite from the steady hum of the surrounding woods.

Red Oak retains a character shaped by the long, patient labor of agriculture and the transition of the regional economy toward modern industry. The local rhythm remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, echoing a history where the land itself demanded both grit and reverence from those who worked it. While the distant, thundering rush of Upper Falls remains a quiet secret of the wider landscape, the life in Red Oak finds its focus in the deliberate pace of daily work and the communal gatherings that define its social core. Children play where the legacy of the region’s development is felt in the architecture of older structures and the endurance of local traditions. It is a place that values the steady accumulation of years, where the quietude of the plains provides a grounded foundation for the people who call Red Oak home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ennis Park (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 176° S
Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 166° S
Sandy Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 305° NW
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 213° SW
Shocco Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 333° NW
Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 137° SE
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 148° SE
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 151° SE
Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 138° SE
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 001° N
Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 004° N
Vollmer Farms (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 246° SW
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 120° SE
Jones Performing Arts Center, Louisburg College Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 278° W
Confederate Memorial Drinking Fountain (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 277° W
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.9 mi, 146° SE
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 212° SW
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 212° SW
Wilson Theatre (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 181° S
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 118° SE
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 181° S
Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 181° S
Rock Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 081° E
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 27.9 mi, 032° NE
Whirligig (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 197° S
Hill Ridge Farms (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 264° W
Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 32.2 mi, 301° NW
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 38.4 mi, 230° SW
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.0 mi, 101° E · 43k acres
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 75.4 mi, 106° E · 230k acres

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