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South Mills North Carolina Map

Explore South Mills, 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 South Mills, North Carolina

How to Use This South Mills, North Carolina Map

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

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	South Mills
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Camden County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.445709
Longitude	-76.32744
Population	362
Density	78.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27976
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Camden
School District	Camden County Schools

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About South Mills, North Carolina

South Mills is a locality in Camden County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 362. The population density is 78.0 people per km². South Mills is located at 36.4457°N, 76.3274°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27976.

South Mills defines itself by the slow, deliberate movement of the Dismal Swamp Canal, which cuts a straight, dark line through the flat, fertile earth of the surrounding landscape. It lies 11.3 miles north-northwest of Elizabeth City, NC (from Elizabeth City, NC: bearing 338°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-southwest of Moyock. The horizon is broad and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of Smith Ridge that anchors the western sky. Here, the air holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to press against the tall pines and dense undergrowth of the region, creating a landscape that feels suspended in a perpetual, verdant afternoon. Only twelve miles away, the dark, tannin-rich waters of Lake Drummond reflect the shifting light of the sun, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp soil that characterizes this inland expanse.

Dismal Swamp State Park serves as the primary guardian of the local wilderness, preserving a rugged, ancient terrain that has dictated the pace of life in South Mills for generations. While the local economy was once defined by the labor of clearing paths and navigating the narrow, man-made waterway, the modern rhythm of the place is marked by a quiet, steady reliance on agriculture and the transit of those passing through the interior. The history of the area is etched into the very banks of the canal, where the industrious spirit of early settlers remains legible in the heavy, dark loam and the persistent, quiet endurance of the local architecture. In the late hours of the day, the light softens to an amber hue, illuminating the straight, purposeful reach of the canal as it continues its ancient work of connecting the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dismal Swamp State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 339° N
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.4 mi, 298° NW · 228k acres
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 000° N
Gertie Tract (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 012° N
Chesapeake Fee Simple Holding (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 028° NE
Northwest River Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.1 mi, 037° NE
Northwest River State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 028° NE
Northwest River Marsh Game Land Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.7 mi, 056° NE
Museum of the Albemarle (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 150° SE
Otter Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 048° NE
Marian P Whitehurst Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 045° NE
U.S. Coast Guard Grumman HU-16E Albatross (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 149° SE
Merchants Millpond State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 267° W
Currituck County Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 089° E
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 070° E · 26k acres
Perquimans Arts League (Arts Centre) — 19.3 mi, 204° SW
Perquimans County History Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 204° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 359° N
105mm (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 108° E
Painting with a Twist (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 011° N
Cinema Cafe (Cinema) — 23.7 mi, 014° N
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 24.2 mi, 324° NW
Back Bay Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.3 mi, 052° NE · 2,355 acres
Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 017° N
Witch of Pungo (Grace Sherwood) Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 26.2 mi, 046° NE
Archway (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 003° N
Spanish American War 1898-1902 (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 003° N
Tower of Light (Public Artwork) — 27.5 mi, 005° N
The MacArthur Memorial Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 004° N
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 55.1 mi, 133° SE · 58k acres

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