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Awendaw South Carolina Map

Explore Awendaw, South 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 Awendaw, South Carolina

How to Use This Awendaw, South Carolina Map

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

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	Awendaw
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Charleston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	32.967885
Longitude	-79.654755
Population	1,399
Density	31.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29429
Area Code	864
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Charleston County School District

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About Awendaw, South Carolina

Awendaw is a locality in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,399. The population density is 31.2 people per km². Awendaw is located at 32.9679°N, 79.6548°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Awendaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29429.

Awendaw breathes in the rhythmic expansion and contraction of the salt-heavy tides that pulse through the winding veins of Awendaw Creek. It lies 22.2 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant, SC (from Mount Pleasant, SC: bearing 41°T), and is situated 25.8 miles northeast of Charleston. The landscape here is defined by a low, porous horizon where the earth yields to the encroaching moisture of the Atlantic Ocean, creating a humid expanse of cordgrass and shifting silt. While the distant silhouette of Jack Hill remains a mere suggestion against the sky, the immediate topography is dominated by the dense, tangled verdure of Francis Marion National Forest, which blankets the periphery in a deep, shadowed green. The light at this latitude possesses a thick, amber quality, catching the suspended moisture of the afternoon and casting a soft, golden haze over the brackish waters of Fish Pond.

Awendaw maintains a quiet, enduring connection to the Gullah-Geechee heritage that has shaped the social and economic character of these coastal reaches for generations. Traditional livelihoods rooted in the bounty of the estuary—harvesting oysters, crabbing, and navigating the intricate waterways—continue to define the local pulse, even as the modern world encroaches from the south. The nearby Swamp Fox Trail offers a passage through the dense pine stands of Francis Marion National Forest, marking a path through a geography that has seen the slow, deliberate layers of history settle like silt in the basin of Ocean Bay. Life in Awendaw moves with the deliberate pace of a rising tide, favoring the preservation of ancestral skills and the steady, unadorned rhythm of a landscape that refuses to be rushed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 337° NW · 264k acres
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.0 mi, 216° SW · 132k acres
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.2 mi, 121° SE · 30k acres
Sewee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 217° SW · 964 acres
Awendaw Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 046° NE
Sewee Shell Ring (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 052° NE
Sewee Shell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 054° NE
Jefferson Tract (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 040° NE
Avian Conservation Center (Nature Reserve) — 4.6 mi, 221° SW
Francis Marion National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.8 mi, 353° N · 53k acres
Old Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.9 mi, 127° SE
The Bone Yard (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 135° SE
Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.3 mi, 021° N · 4,967 acres
Little Wambaw Swamp Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.9 mi, 024° NE
Laurel Hill County Park (Local Park) — 9.5 mi, 235° SW
Charleston Fun Park (Theme Park) — 10.0 mi, 226° SW
Winnowing Hands (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 226° SW
Wagon Rides (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 232° SW
Antique Tractor Shed (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 232° SW
Cotton Gin (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 232° SW
Christ Church / The Episcopal Church / Of Christ Church Parish (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 227° SW
Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 312° NW
The Village Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 055° NE
Mount Pleasant Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 232° SW
Karen's Korner (Gallery) — 16.8 mi, 224° SW
Hobcaw Shipyards (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 232° SW
Santee Coastal Reserve Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 054° NE
Scanlonville (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 231° SW
Sandpiper Gallery (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 217° SW
Battery Capron (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.8 mi, 217° SW

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