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Wrightsville North Carolina Map

Explore Wrightsville, 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 Wrightsville, North Carolina

How to Use This Wrightsville, North Carolina Map

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

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	Wrightsville
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	New Hanover County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.220726
Longitude	-77.817205
Population	2,600
Density	480.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28403, 28480
Area Code	910
County Seat	Wilmington

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About Wrightsville, North Carolina

Wrightsville is a locality in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,600. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Wrightsville is located at 34.2207°N, 77.8172°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28403, 28480.

Wrightsville emerges from the salt-heavy air as a slender barrier of sand defined by the relentless pulse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 5.5 miles south-southeast of Murraysville, NC (from Murraysville, NC: bearing 162°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Wilmington. The horizon here is an expansive, shimmering line where the sky bleeds into the tides, and the earth is little more than a fragile ribbon held fast against the surge. To the west, the quiet, brackish currents of Bradley Creek carve through the marsh grass, separating the mainland from the shifting dunes and the nearby expanse of Harbor Island. The light at dusk settles over the water in bruised purples and golds, illuminating the New Hanover County Park where the land meets the sea in a raw, unadorned display of coastal geography. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Back Island barely registers against the sky, a distant reminder of a terrain far removed from this low, humid reach of the coast.

Wrightsville sustains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal migration of the sun and the ebb of the tide, a tempo that has evolved from its early days as a modest summer retreat into a hub of modern maritime activity. The local economy draws its vitality from the water, where the business of the harbor and the seasonal influx of visitors sustain the storefronts and docks that line the shore. Away from the immediate spray of the Atlantic Ocean, the landscape softens toward the interior, eventually reaching the still, dark waters of Greenfield Lake. On temperate days, those seeking a path through the landscape might find their way toward the Apache Trail, an artery that leads the observant traveler through the changing textures of the region. Life here is measured in the salt that crusts on the windowpane and the persistent, rhythmic wash of the waves against the sand, a cycle that remains indifferent to the passing of the years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Hanover County Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 340° N
Northeast New Hanover Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 063° NE
Airlie Gardens (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 218° SW
Bottle Chapel (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 235° SW
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 109° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 115° SE
Masonboro Island Estuarine Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.0 mi, 169° S
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 327° NW
Station 2 Trolley Stop (historic) (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 130° SE
Station 3 Trolley Stop (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 139° SE
Station 4 Trolley Stop (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 146° SE
Mayfaire 16 Cinema (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 329° NW
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.1 mi, 187° S
Eaton Elementary School Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 344° N
Masonboro Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 194° S
One Tree Hill Lucas Home (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 279° W
Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 278° W
Latimer House Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 277° W
Hannah Block Historic USO Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.5 mi, 277° W
Cape Fear Serpentarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.6 mi, 276° W
Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 282° W
One Tree Hill Nathan and Haley Place (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 278° W
One Tree Hill Institute (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 280° W
Cape Fear Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 278° W
One Tree Hill Rivercourt (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 277° W
Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 284° W
New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District Property (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 278° W
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 229° SW
Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 327° NW
Carolina Beach State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 203° SW

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