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Winnabow North Carolina Map

Explore Winnabow, 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 Winnabow, North Carolina

How to Use This Winnabow, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.149337
Longitude	-78.093605
Population	2,400
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28479
Area Code	910
County Seat	Bolivia

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About Winnabow, North Carolina

Winnabow is a locality in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Winnabow is located at 34.1493°N, 78.0936°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28479.

Winnabow emerges from the low-lying coastal plain as a quiet convergence of dark, pine-shadowed woodland and expansive, humid sky. It lies 7.9 miles south-southwest of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 201°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north of Boiling Spring Lakes. The terrain is defined by the steady, dark flow of Town Creek, which meanders through the landscape just a mile away, carrying the scent of brackish water and damp earth toward the distant Atlantic Ocean. To the northwest, the horizon is anchored by the modest rise of Big Bay Ridge, an eight-mile presence that breaks the flatness of the horizon, while the surrounding timberland serves as a vital sanctuary for the North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker. Here, the light at dusk takes on a heavy, golden thickness, filtering through the loblolly pines to illuminate the mossy floor of Brier Patch, six miles away, where the heat of the afternoon seems to gather and settle in the hollows.

Winnabow holds a steady, agrarian patience in its history, reflecting a legacy of land management and timber production that continues to shape the local economy. Beyond the reach of the bustling tourist corridors, the life of Winnabow remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the proximity of Sullivan Island, five miles out, acting as a terrestrial buffer between the inland forests and the salt-sprayed air. Residents look toward Pretty Pond, seven miles distant, as a singular point of inland stillness, a contrast to the occasional coastal storms that brush against the region. The culture here is marked by a deliberate, unadorned resilience, where the neighbors maintain a polite, observant distance and the pace of the day is dictated more by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the local harvest than by the frantic demands of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 282° W
Brunswick Forest (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 238° SW
Brunswick Nature Park (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 094° E
Green Swamp Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 230° SW
Green Swamp (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 244° SW
Northwest District Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 011° N
New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District Property (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 045° NE
City of Boiling Spring Lakes - Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 169° S
New Hanover County Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 065° NE
One Tree Hill Rivercourt (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 054° NE
USS North Carolina Propeller (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 053° NE
Cape Fear Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 054° NE
Orange Street Landing (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 055° NE
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.1 mi, 055° NE
One Tree Hill Nathan and Haley Place (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 054° NE
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.2 mi, 055° NE
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 055° NE
To the Soldiers of the Confederacy (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 055° NE
Monument to Cornelius Harnett (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 055° NE
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 055° NE
Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 052° NE
Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 050° NE
Minnie Evans Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 108° E
Carolina Beach State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 126° SE
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 12.9 mi, 111° E
Masonboro Island Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.0 mi, 111° E
Bottle Chapel (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 073° E
Mayfaire 16 Cinema (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 067° NE
Pescado De Amor (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 182° S
Bald Head Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 163° S

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