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Shallotte North Carolina Map

Explore Shallotte, 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 Shallotte, North Carolina

How to Use This Shallotte, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	33.973228
Longitude	-78.385837
Population	4,185
Density	179.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	28470, 28459, 28462
Area Code	910
County Seat	Bolivia
School District	Brunswick County Schools

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About Shallotte, North Carolina

Shallotte is a locality in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,185. The population density is 179.1 people per km². Shallotte is located at 33.9732°N, 78.3858°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Shallotte is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 28470, 28459, 28462.

Shallotte draws its breath from the dark, tidal pulse of the Shallotte River as it winds through low-lying marshlands toward the distant, salt-stung horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 27.6 miles southwest of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 225°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north of South Brunswick. The land here remains stubbornly flat, a verdant expanse of silty soil and stubborn pine that gives way to the shadowed, uneven elevation of Hutson Ridge to the north. At the quiet center of the basin, Mulberry Park offers a green reprieve where the air holds the heavy, humid scent of brackish water and damp earth. Three miles away, the depressions of Head o' th' Forks catch the seasonal rains, while the waters of Spring Branch lie further inland, still and reflective under a canopy of oaks. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, bruised quality, turning the river water into a sheet of hammered pewter before the stars emerge over the salt-grass.

Shallotte has long served as a pivot point for the surrounding agricultural reaches, its economy shifting from the early labor of timber and turpentine to the modern currents of commerce and service. The proximity of Sage Island and the nearby coast has fostered a rhythm dictated by the tides, an unhurried persistence that favors the local trade of seafood and the slow accumulation of seasonal visitors. History lingers in the way the roads curve to follow the ancient, winding path of the river, leaving behind the remnants of a time when the waterway was the primary artery for local life. Today, Shallotte maintains a character forged by this coastal proximity, where the mercantile pace of the present sits comfortably against the enduring, quiet weight of the surrounding coastal plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mulberry Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 333° NW
Brunswick County - Shallotte District Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 248° W
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 177° S
Ferry Landing Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 185° S
OIB Sign (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 208° SW
Juniper Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 005° N
Green Swamp Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 045° NE
Ingram Planetarium (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 229° SW
Old Bridge Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 229° SW
Bird Island Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.0 mi, 230° SW
Crossover Trail (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 106° E
Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 261° W
Pescado De Amor (Gallery) — 16.7 mi, 104° E
Lake Waccamaw State Park (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 345° N
Buoy 1 (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 105° E
Buoy 2 (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 105° E
Ricky Evans Gallery (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 100° E
The Artisan's Gallery On Howe (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 100° E
Bald Head Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 102° E
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 24.6 mi, 097° E
Brunswick Nature Park (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 062° NE
Orton Plantation (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 076° E
Artillery (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 089° E
1921 Fort Fisher Monument (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 090° E
Naval Gun (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 089° E
Minnie Evans Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 072° E
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.8 mi, 054° NE
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 30.9 mi, 054° NE
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 054° NE
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.2 mi, 254° W · 35k acres

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