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Swan Quarter North Carolina Map

Explore Swan Quarter, 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 Swan Quarter, North Carolina

How to Use This Swan Quarter, North Carolina Map

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

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	Swan Quarter
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Hyde County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.4109
Longitude	-76.325
Population	275
Density	26.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27885
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Swan Quarter
School District	Hyde County Schools

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About Swan Quarter, North Carolina

Swan Quarter is a locality in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 275. The population density is 26.9 people per km². Swan Quarter is located at 35.4109°N, 76.3250°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27885.

Swan Quarter occupies a low-lying reach of earth where the damp, salt-heavy breath of the Atlantic Ocean defines the horizon. It lies 45.6 miles east-northeast of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 63°T), and is situated 49.1 miles northeast of Havelock. The landscape here is defined by a profound flatness, a terrain where the sky claims more territory than the soil, and the light at dusk settles in thin, bruised layers of violet and gray over the reeds. Shingle Creek winds sluggishly through the marshy periphery, its dark water mirroring the shifting clouds, while the presence of the Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge ensures that the silence is punctuated only by the rhythmic disturbance of waterfowl. To the west, the subtle rise of Buck Ridge provides the only break in the horizon, a distant reminder of firmer ground in a world dictated by the slow, relentless pulse of the tide.

Swan Quarter maintains a quiet, enduring economy rooted in the harvesting of these brackish waters and the cultivation of the surrounding fields. The history of the area is measured in the persistence of its people, who have long looked toward the nearby Atlantic Ocean and the seasonal migrations that bring life to the Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge. Beyond the immediate reach of the coast, the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Mattamuskeet serves as a vital anchor for the region, its presence influencing the local climate and the migratory patterns that shape the rhythm of the year. Life moves with an atmospheric gravity here, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the maintenance of a landscape that remains stubbornly, beautifully wild, far removed from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 0.4 mi, 214° SW
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.4 mi, 301° NW · 50k acres
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.8 mi, 216° SW · 8,920 acres
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.9 mi, 012° N · 100k acres
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.2 mi, 026° NE · 755 acres
Gull Rock Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 5.6 mi, 118° SE
Pungo River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 305° NW
Goose Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 235° SW
Belhaven Memorial Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 298° NW
Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 21.7 mi, 023° NE
Pettigrew State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 345° N
Lake Phelps State Lake (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 346° N
West Lake Road Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 25.2 mi, 325° NW
Fort Ocarcoke (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 144° SE
Aurora Fossil Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 254° W
Cedar Island Rentals (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 179° S
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 27.4 mi, 149° SE · 41k acres
North Carolina Historic Bath (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 280° W
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 27.9 mi, 137° SE · 58k acres
Historic Civil War Marker (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 137° SE
Edward “Blackbeard” Teach Historical Marker (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 279° W
Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 27.9 mi, 137° SE
United States Coast Guard (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 137° SE
Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 149° SE
Ocracoke Pony Pens (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 125° SE
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 218° SW
Red Wolf Center (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 008° N
Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55 (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 112° E
Hello from Hatteras (Gallery) — 38.9 mi, 110° E
Frisco Hatteras Access (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 109° E

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