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Sharpsburg North Carolina Map

Explore Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg, North Carolina

How to Use This Sharpsburg, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.8671
Longitude	-77.829147
Population	1,697
Density	650.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27878, 27803
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Nashville
School District	Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

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About Sharpsburg, North Carolina

Sharpsburg is a locality in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,697. The population density is 650.0 people per km². Sharpsburg is located at 35.8671°N, 77.8291°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sharpsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27878, 27803.

Sharpsburg occupies a quiet expanse of the coastal plain where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a pervasive, pale clarity. It lies 5.4 miles south-southwest of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 204°T), and is situated 11.2 miles north-northeast of Wilson. The landscape is defined by the steady, unhurried drainage of Cokey Swamp, which moves through the low-lying woodland with a dark, deliberate gravity. Three miles to the north, the Tar River Reservoir collects the light of the afternoon, its surface mirroring the thin lines of pines that stand as sentinels against the humid heat. At the edge of the residential grid, the Town of Sharpsburg - Sharpsburg Community Park offers a thin margin of manicured green, providing a vantage point to watch the shadows lengthen across the flat, fertile earth that characterizes this interior stretch of the state.

Economic life in Sharpsburg remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the logistics of a region that has long looked toward the soil for its sustenance. The local architecture speaks to a heritage of industry and the modest, utilitarian needs of those who settled this inland territory. While the Upper Falls lie some distance away, their presence is felt in the local lore of the region’s waterways, which dictate the flow of commerce and the quiet habits of the residents. Life in Sharpsburg unfolds with a measured consistency, where the focus remains on the immediate work of the day and the enduring, seasonal cycles of the fields that frame the perimeter of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Sharpsburg - Sharpsburg Community Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 161° S
Southside Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 014° N
South Rim Community Center (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 014° N
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 003° N
Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 025° NE
Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 341° N
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 205° SW
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.3 mi, 123° SE
Wilson Theatre (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 205° SW
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 206° SW
Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 206° SW
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 15.1 mi, 081° E
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 16.5 mi, 081° E
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 250° W
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 250° W
Whirligig (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 221° SW
Southern National Motorsport Park (Stadium) — 21.9 mi, 216° SW
Vollmer Farms (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 284° W
Paramount Theatre - Community Theatre (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 144° SE
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 351° N
Tobacco Farm Life Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 221° SW
Kenly 95 (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 222° SW
Nooherooka Monument, Snow Hill (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 167° S
Fort Neroka (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 168° S
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 35.5 mi, 252° W
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 081° E · 43k acres
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.7 mi, 096° E · 230k acres
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 69.0 mi, 146° SE · 162k acres

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