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Rodanthe North Carolina Map

Explore Rodanthe, 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 Rodanthe, North Carolina

How to Use This Rodanthe, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.593513
Longitude	-75.467936
Population	213
Density	86.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27968
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Manteo
School District	Dare County Schools

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About Rodanthe, North Carolina

Rodanthe is a locality in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 86.0 people per km². Rodanthe is located at 35.5935°N, 75.4679°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27968.

Rodanthe balances precariously upon a slender ribbon of sand, defined entirely by the restless pulse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 65.3 miles southeast of Elizabeth City, NC (from Elizabeth City, NC: bearing 138°T), and is situated 32.4 miles south-southeast of Kill Devil Hills. Salt spray coats the weathered cedar shingles of stilted houses, while the horizon remains a flat, unbroken line where the sky merges into the deep indigo of the tide. To the west, the landscape shifts toward the muted greens of the marsh, where North Drain carves a slow, meandering path toward the sound. Beyond the shifting dunes, the low, undulating profile of Sand Ridge rises faintly, a reminder of the geological forces that hold this narrow strip of the Outer Banks against the relentless pressure of the swells. The air here carries a heavy, humid weight, thick with the scent of brine and the constant, rhythmic percussion of waves striking the shoreline of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Rodanthe survives on the quiet grit of those who respect the volatility of the coast, maintaining a local economy tethered to the harvest of the sea and the seasonal migration of visitors. Historical remnants of lifesaving stations linger in the local architecture, echoing a time when the primary industry was the perilous rescue of mariners caught in the graveyard of the Atlantic. While the modern pace is dictated by the turning of the tides and the occasional gale, the culture remains deeply rooted in a maritime independence that ignores the frantic speed of the mainland. Travelers occasionally venture twenty miles toward the interior to find the stillness of Back Lake, but the true character of the place is found in the way the light turns pale gold across the dunes at dusk, illuminating a life lived at the fragile, beautiful edge of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mirlo Rescue (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 010° N
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 0.3 mi, 090° E · 58k acres
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 355° N · 15k acres
Salvo Day Use Area (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 185° S
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.3 mi, 348° N · 161 acres
Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 347° N
Pea Island Life Savers (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 351° N
Gull Island Wildlife Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 201° S
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 342° N
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.1 mi, 279° W · 456k acres
Studio 12 (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 187° S
Dare Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 18.8 mi, 286° W
Roanoke Island Marshes Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 335° NW
Lost Colony Museum and Gifts (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 187° S
Gull Rock Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 23.3 mi, 267° W
Jumpmasters Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 332° NW
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pavillion (Theatre) — 23.9 mi, 188° S
Outer Banks History Center (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 333° NW
The Mother Vine (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 334° NW
Jockeys Ridge State Park (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 340° N
Tugboat Explorer Shipwreck (Historic Ruins) — 27.9 mi, 341° N
Hello from Hatteras (Gallery) — 28.7 mi, 204° SW
America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 206° SW
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 43.4 mi, 247° SW · 8,920 acres
Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 44.0 mi, 222° SW
Fort Ocarcoke (Historic Ruins) — 47.3 mi, 224° SW
Red Wolf Center (Museum) — 48.2 mi, 296° NW
Pettigrew State Park (State Park) — 48.7 mi, 294° NW
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 49.0 mi, 222° SW · 41k acres
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 50.1 mi, 255° W

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