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Ruffin North Carolina Map

Explore Ruffin, 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 Ruffin, North Carolina

How to Use This Ruffin, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.438241
Longitude	-79.533373
Population	322
Density	27.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27326
Area Code	336
County Seat	Wentworth
School District	Rockingham County Schools

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About Ruffin, North Carolina

Ruffin is a locality in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 322. The population density is 27.3 people per km². Ruffin is located at 36.4382°N, 79.5334°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27326.

Ruffin occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont, where the land yields to a steady, rhythmic succession of low-lying fields and dense, hardwood-shadowed woodlots. It lies 9.2 miles northeast of Reidsville, NC (from Reidsville, NC: bearing 46°T), and is situated 12.7 miles southwest of Danville. The terrain here is defined by the modest, persistent flow of Lick Fork, which carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate reach of these verdant lowlands, the horizon remains broad and open, occasionally interrupted by the distant, hazy silhouette of Corbett Ridge. The air in Ruffin carries a distinct clarity during the transition of seasons, particularly at dusk when the fading light turns the surrounding fields into a muted palette of copper and gray, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Agriculture and the legacy of the tobacco trade have long shaped the economic identity of Ruffin, leaving behind a countryside marked by the weathered timber of old barns and the organized geometry of crop rows. While the pace of modern life has shifted, the area maintains a sturdy, industrious character, anchored by a history of cultivation that predates the busier corridors of the state. Residents often look toward Oakes Field for recreation, finding a necessary expanse of open space that contrasts with the domestic scale of the neighborhood roads. Life in Ruffin moves with a deliberate, unforced consistency, reflecting a heritage of labor and an enduring connection to the earth that remains visible in the quietude of its daily routines and the modest, honest architecture of its dwellings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Raynay Alpaca Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.5 mi, 162° S
R. Wayne Bailey - Caswell Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 128° SE
Veterns Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 225° SW
Richmond-Miles History Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 102° E
Brockton Pl. (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 035° NE
Buccaneer Stadium (Stadium) — 11.8 mi, 102° E
Family Fun Zone (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 030° NE
Swanson Studio (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 037° NE
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 037° NE
Anglers Park (Local Park) — 12.5 mi, 046° NE
Danville Science Center (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 039° NE
Carrington Pavilion (Stadium) — 13.1 mi, 039° NE
Dan River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 272° W
Haw River State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 224° SW
Guilford County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 18.4 mi, 191° S
Guilford County Park (Local Park) — 18.4 mi, 191° S
City of Greensboro Open Space (Local Recreation) — 18.4 mi, 213° SW
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 19.2 mi, 173° S
Shangri-La Stone Village (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 118° SE
Stoneville Sign (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 275° W
Patrick Henry Monument (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 319° NW
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 220° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 176° S
Lawson Family Murder Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 262° W
Buffaloe Lanes Mebane (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 148° SE
Robeson Theatre (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 208° SW
Booker T. Washington National Monument (National Monument) — 47.5 mi, 347° N · 244 acres
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 57.3 mi, 195° S · 52k acres
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 59.2 mi, 199° S · 5,216 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 67.6 mi, 349° N · 733k acres

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