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Southport North Carolina Map

Explore Southport, 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 Southport, North Carolina

How to Use This Southport, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	33.933326
Longitude	-78.008458
Population	3,971
Density	384.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28461
Area Code	910
County Seat	Bolivia
School District	Brunswick County Schools

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About Southport, North Carolina

Southport is a locality in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,971. The population density is 384.5 people per km². Southport is located at 33.9333°N, 78.0085°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Southport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28461.

Southport occupies a quiet corner of the coastline where the heavy, salt-laden air settles against the low-lying maritime forest. It lies 16.7 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Grove, NC (from Myrtle Grove, NC: bearing 208°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Oak Island. The land here remains stubbornly flat, a sandy expanse that yields eventually to the expansive, restless Atlantic Ocean only two miles to the east. A mile to the north, the sluggish, dark waters of Cottage Creek wind through the marsh, carving a thin blue vein into the landscape, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Prospect Ridge remains a ghost of a memory far beyond the horizon. Franklin Square Park sits at the center of the grid, a verdant anchor where ancient oaks cast deep, deliberate shadows across the grass, grounding the place in a stillness that feels as old as the shifting tides.

Southport holds the memory of maritime commerce and naval vigilance in its grain, its economy long defined by the rhythmic arrival of vessels and the steady labor of the docks. Across the water, Battery Island serves as a silent, natural sentry, a testament to the strategic importance this harbor has held for generations of mariners and merchants. While the modern day brings the quiet industry of fishing and tourism, the physical character of the streets—shaded by those same trees in Franklin Square Park—retains a stubborn independence from the frantic pace of the world outside. Life here moves with the sun and the rise of the water, a deliberate, measured existence where the history of the coast is not merely recalled, but lived in the daily work of those who look toward the Atlantic Ocean for their livelihood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Southport - Lowe-White Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 222° SW
City of Southport - Taylor Field Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 201° S
Alivin C. Caviness Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 236° SW
Franklin Square Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 214° SW
Ricky Evans Gallery (Gallery) — 1.1 mi, 216° SW
Timeless Treasures (Gallery) — 1.2 mi, 208° SW
Battery Island Audubon Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 171° S
The Artisan's Gallery On Howe (Gallery) — 1.3 mi, 210° SW
Bald Head Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 179° S
Indigo Plantation Marsh Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 242° SW
Shellbed Island Audubon Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 131° SE
Lower Cape Fear River Islands Registered Heritage Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 083° E
Zekes Island Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.5 mi, 111° E
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.8 mi, 096° E
Buoy 2 (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 207° SW
Buoy 1 (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 207° SW
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 085° E
1921 Fort Fisher Monument (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 064° NE
Artillery (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 057° NE
Naval Gun (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 057° NE
Crossover Trail (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 262° W
Orton Plantation (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 021° N
Brooke Home (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 042° NE
Minnie Evans Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 026° NE
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 21.0 mi, 009° N
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 010° N
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 010° N
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 010° N
Bottle Chapel (Public Artwork) — 22.0 mi, 028° NE
Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 009° N

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