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Sneads Ferry North Carolina Map

Explore Sneads Ferry, 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 Sneads Ferry, North Carolina

How to Use This Sneads Ferry, North Carolina Map

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

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	Sneads Ferry
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Onslow County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.555217
Longitude	-77.377566
Population	2,548
Density	259.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28460
Area Code	910
County Seat	Jacksonville
School District	Onslow County Schools

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About Sneads Ferry, North Carolina

Sneads Ferry is a locality in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,548. The population density is 259.2 people per km². Sneads Ferry is located at 34.5552°N, 77.3776°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28460.

Sneads Ferry maintains a low, humid posture where the salt-heavy breath of the Atlantic meets the quiet, brackish veins of the mainland. It lies 12.1 miles south-southwest of Piney Green, NC (from Piney Green, NC: bearing 201°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-northeast of Holly Ridge. Charles Creek carves a dark, winding path through the marsh grass, its slow-moving current reflecting the bruised purples and golds of an approaching dusk. Only a mile away, the open waters of Morgan Bay ripple under the influence of the tides, while the distant silhouette of Hatch Rock breaks the horizon like a jagged, barnacle-crusted tooth. Inland, the flat, sandy terrain stretches toward the distant, hazy rise of Bryants Ridge, standing fifteen miles off as a muted reminder of the interior geography. Residents often gather at Community Center Park, a local anchor where the scent of pine needles and damp earth lingers long after the sun retreats behind the tree line.

History in Sneads Ferry remains anchored to the water, tracing back to a time when ferry crossings provided the only reliable passage across the shifting river currents. The local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of the sea, with a legacy of commercial shrimping and fishing that dictates the daily schedule of the docks. While the modern world presses in with its own demands, the pace here stays tethered to the harvest of the tides and the seasonal migrations of the fleet. Far to the west, the rugged terrain of Purgatory Pocosin creates a dense, impenetrable boundary that reinforces the town’s isolation from the state’s more mountainous corridors. Life in Sneads Ferry flows with an unforced sincerity, a place where the work of the day is measured by the weight of the nets and the steady, rhythmic pulse of the water against the pilings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Community Center Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 263° W
New River Inlet Bird Nesting Islands (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 114° SE
New River Inlet Island Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 080° E
Onslow County Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 164° S
Sea Turtle Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 2.8 mi, 126° SE
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Everett Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 288° W
Onslow County - Stump Sound Park (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 268° W
One Tree Hill Clay Beach House (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 203° SW
John A. Lejeune (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 013° N
MCAS New River Theater (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 342° N
Hammocks Beach State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 12.5 mi, 068° E
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 351° N
9/11 World Trade Center Beam (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 351° N
Montford Point Marine Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 351° N
Zing Zumm (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 349° N
Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 295° NW
Talos (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 228° SW
Missiles and More Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 228° SW
Pirates Turf (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 228° SW
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 19.5 mi, 037° NE · 162k acres
Emerald Plantation Cinema 4 (Cinema) — 20.1 mi, 068° E
Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 061° NE
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.9 mi, 055° NE · 12k acres
Catfish Lake South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.8 mi, 026° NE · 8,490 acres
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 226° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.8 mi, 226° SW
Mayfaire 16 Cinema (Cinema) — 33.8 mi, 230° SW
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 072° E
Cape Fear Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 236° SW
Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 39.0 mi, 237° SW

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