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Sims North Carolina Map

Explore Sims, 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 Sims, North Carolina

How to Use This Sims, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.76099
Longitude	-78.058879
Population	275
Density	555.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27880
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Wilson
School District	Wilson County Schools

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About Sims, North Carolina

Sims is a locality in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 275. The population density is 555.9 people per km². Sims is located at 35.7610°N, 78.0589°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sims is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27880.

Sims occupies a stretch of quiet, level earth where the land yields to the steady, rhythmic persistence of Millstone Creek. It lies 8.5 miles west-northwest of Wilson, NC (from Wilson, NC: bearing 289°T), and is situated 19.4 miles southwest of Rocky Mount. The air here holds a stillness that seems to thicken as the sun descends, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that define the horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the landscape opens into wide, unencumbered vistas where the soil is rich and dark, absorbing the day’s warmth long after the light begins to fail. Three miles distant, the waters of Finchs Millpond offer a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a cool, static anchor to the surrounding expanse of woodland and cultivated plains.

Sims maintains an equilibrium forged by generations of agrarian labor and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. The Town of Sims - Town of Sims Park serves as a central point of gathering, its presence marking the intersection of communal life and the natural environment. History in Sims is measured not by grand monuments, but by the resilience of the local economy, which has long drawn its vitality from the industrious cultivation of the surrounding acres. The day-to-day existence here moves with a measured cadence, a quality of life that values the predictability of the harvest and the quiet dignity of a well-tended path. There is a particular beauty in the way the local architecture sits unpretentiously against the backdrop of the pines, a testament to a place that remains deeply rooted in the practical, honest labor of its inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Sims - Town of Sims Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 098° E
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 289° W
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 289° W
Brantley Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 281° W
Whirligig (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 178° S
Cavalier Terrace (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 096° E
City of Wilson - Lake Wilson (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 072° E
Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 107° E
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 107° E
Wilson Theatre (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 106° E
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 103° E
Southern National Motorsport Park (Stadium) — 10.4 mi, 181° S
Tobacco Farm Life Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 197° S
Old gas pump (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 198° S
Shoe Heel - NC Wildlife Resources Commission (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 220° SW
Kenly 95 (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 202° S
Vollmer Farms (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 324° NW
Corinth Holders Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 261° W
Lake Myra Christmas Light Show (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 275° W
Strickland Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 219° SW
Academy Of Music And Vocal ARts (Arts Centre) — 20.5 mi, 248° W
Boon Hill Gallery (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 199° S
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 260° W
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 21.6 mi, 085° E
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 23.2 mi, 221° SW
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 32.4 mi, 015° N
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.7 mi, 075° E · 43k acres
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 72.6 mi, 140° SE · 162k acres
Catfish Lake South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 74.4 mi, 138° SE · 8,490 acres

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