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Carolina Rhode Island Map

Explore Carolina, Rhode Island, 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 Carolina, Rhode Island

How to Use This Carolina, Rhode Island Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carolina, Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island 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 Carolina.

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	Carolina
State	Rhode Island (RI)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.457045
Longitude	-71.663398
Population	924
Density	145.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	02813, 02812
Area Code	401
County Seat	South Kingstown
School District	Chariho Regional School District

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About Carolina, Rhode Island

Carolina is a locality in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is a small community with a population of 924. The population density is 145.0 people per km². Carolina is located at 41.4570°N, 71.6634°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 02813, 02812.

Carolina emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of woodland and water, anchored by the persistent, dark flow of the Pawcatuck River. It lies 18.3 miles west of Newport, RI (from Newport, RI: bearing 263°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-southwest of Kingston. The air here carries a heavy, damp sweetness, a precursor to the salt-laden breeze arriving from the Atlantic Ocean five miles to the east. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in shifting, pale shafts, illuminating the moss-covered stones that line the riverbanks. Two miles away, the surface of Wells Pond remains glass-still under the afternoon sky, while the rush of Horseshoe Falls provides a rhythmic, percussive backdrop to the stillness of the surrounding woods. At the edge of the development, Grand Pre Park offers a space where the earth feels ancient, the soil dark and rich with the dampness of the coastal plain.

Carolina retains the distinct imprint of its industrial origins, where the water once turned the heavy iron wheels of mills that defined the local economy. The architecture remains humble and utilitarian, reflecting a time when the labor of the village was tied directly to the current of the river and the steady output of the looms. Though the heavy machinery has long since fallen silent, the rhythm of life in Carolina remains measured, dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the larger world beyond. On clear days, a traveler might imagine the distant, hazy silhouette of Barrett Ridge marking the horizon far to the west, a reminder of the vast, rugged interior that contrasts sharply with the low-lying, humid character of this corner of the state. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, quiet grace, defined by the proximity of the water and the enduring, quiet persistence of a place that values its own slow, steady tempo.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grand Pre Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 145° SE
Pawcatuck Marshlands (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 301° NW
Carolina Management Area (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 291° W
Indian Cedar Swamp Barrens Fee (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 160° S
Pawcatuck River (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 123° SE
American Fish (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 348° N
Burlingame (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 196° S
Great Swamp Fight Site (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 077° E
Thompson Trail (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 329° NW
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.9 mi, 166° S · 2,647 acres
Unknown Park (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 075° E
Charlestown Gallery (Gallery) — 5.0 mi, 166° S
Rhode Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 071° E
Hellcat Propeller (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 180° S
South County Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 071° E
Giant Troll Greta Granit (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 179° S
Liberty Tree Memorial (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 180° S
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 147° SE · 2,124 acres
Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 180° S
Tomaquag Indian Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 345° N
Yawgoog Heritage Center (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 307° NW
Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 306° NW
H. C. Anthony Stockade (Historic Castle / Fort) — 7.4 mi, 307° NW
Theater by the Sea (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 137° SE
The Glass Station Studio and Gallery (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 100° E
International Museum of World War II (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 099° E
Galilee Bird Sanctuary (State Wilderness) — 9.6 mi, 124° SE
Adventureland (Theme Park) — 9.7 mi, 102° E
United Theatre (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 238° SW
Weekapaug Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 208° SW

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