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Coward South Carolina Map

Explore Coward, 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 Coward, South Carolina

How to Use This Coward, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	33.973217
Longitude	-79.747011
Population	748
Density	81.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29530
Area Code	843, 854
County Seat	Florence
School District	Florence School District 3

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About Coward, South Carolina

Coward is a locality in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 748. The population density is 81.8 people per km². Coward is located at 33.9732°N, 79.7470°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Coward is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29530.

Coward sits upon a flat, open expanse of soil where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, defined by the steady, quiet presence of pine and hardwood stands. It lies 15.4 miles south of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 177°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north of Lake City. The earth here is porous and dark, holding the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent toward the western tree line. Two miles away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Horse Branch trace a path through the low-lying terrain, while the shallow depression of Nettles Bay marks the land nearby with a slight, subtle dip in the topography. At dusk, the light turns a thick, bruised gold, catching the dust kicked up from the unpaved edges of the roads and casting long, thin shadows that reach toward the modest green space of Coward Community Park.

Agriculture serves as the ancient pulse of Coward, a rhythm set by the planting and harvest cycles that have dictated the life of the surrounding fields for generations. The economy remains anchored in the stubborn, productive reality of the land, where the labor of the hands has always mattered more than the noise of industry. Five miles away, the quiet surface of Matthews Pond reflects the changing seasons, a still mirror for the vast, inland sky that dominates the view. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Big Sandy Ridge occasionally haunts the far horizon on the clearest days, the immediate focus remains on the fields and the small, persistent local trades that keep the days moving forward. Life here is measured by the slow accumulation of seasons and the enduring connections between those who work the soil, maintaining a steady pace that ignores the frantic speed of the world beyond these plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coward Community Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 209° SW
Coward Athletic Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 187° S
Weatherford Park (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 171° S
Friendfield Park (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 080° E
Energetic Exchange (Twine Mural) (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 191° S
Robinson Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 187° S
Woods Bay State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 262° W
Pee Dee Station Site Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 103° E
Julia 4 (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 356° N
Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 096° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 354° N
Liberty Garden (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 354° N
Mark Twain (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 356° N
Harllee Natural History Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 351° N
Addie's Baby Paint & Sip Studio (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 355° N
Steven F. Gately Gallery (Gallery) — 15.6 mi, 356° N
Railroad (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 356° N
Williamsburgh Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 193° S
Darlington International Speedway (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 338° N
Lee State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 304° NW
South Carolina Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 060° NE
Clarendon County Museum & History Center (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 234° SW
Cinema Twin (Cinema) — 33.4 mi, 326° NW
Hartsville Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 326° NW
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.0 mi, 131° SE · 35k acres
Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 39.6 mi, 192° S · 264k acres
Laurel Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 43.4 mi, 185° S
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.7 mi, 328° NW · 92k acres
Viewing Platform (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 130° SE
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 51.0 mi, 254° W · 26k acres

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