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Drayton South Carolina Map

Explore Drayton, 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 Drayton, South Carolina

How to Use This Drayton, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.976171
Longitude	-81.902606
Population	1,115
Density	307.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	29414, 29333
Area Code	864
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Spartanburg School District 7

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About Drayton, South Carolina

Drayton is a locality in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,115. The population density is 307.1 people per km². Drayton is located at 34.9762°N, 81.9026°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29414, 29333.

Drayton anchors itself along the languid, tea-colored curves of the Ashley River, where the humidity clings to the live oaks like a persistent memory. It lies 4.8 miles west of North Charleston, SC (from North Charleston, SC: bearing 263°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-northwest of Charleston. The horizon remains stubbornly flat, a low-slung expanse of salt marsh and palmetto that stretches toward the Atlantic Ocean, though the air here feels heavy with the quiet, suspended weight of an inland basin. To the west, the distant, hazy suggestion of Long Ridge provides the only break in the monotony of the coastal plain, while the immediate landscape is defined by the soft, sinking silt of the Accabee Flats. Beneath the canopy, the Ashley River Road Bike Path offers a narrow ribbon of passage through the thicket, allowing the light to filter in fragmented, golden slats that shift with the slow, tidal pulse of the water.

Drayton carries the sediment of centuries in its soil, reflecting a lineage of agricultural endurance that has transitioned into the quiet, modern hum of a regional workforce. The economy here moves at the pace of the river, tethered to the shifting currents of the coast and the proximity of the bustling, historic centers that define this corner of the state. Local life is often measured by the seasonal retreat to the nearby islands, such as West Marsh Island, or the occasional excursion toward the Goose Creek Reservoir when the summer heat demands a stillness that only deep, freshwater shade can provide. In the quiet evenings, the cultural character of Drayton emerges through the subtle, persistent intersection of its Gullah-Geechee roots and the encroaching suburban sprawl, creating a friction that is felt in the way the shadows lengthen across the marshlands at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Transitions (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 189° S
Hillcrest Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 134° SE
Adams Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 232° SW
District 7 Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 081° E
Happy Hollow Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 199° S
Rainey Amphitheater (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 217° SW
Dexter Edgar Converse Monument (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 209° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 224° SW
College Seal (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 237° SW
Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 223° SW
Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 2.2 mi, 224° SW
Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 224° SW
Studio LB (Gallery) — 2.3 mi, 220° SW
Upstate Gallery on Main (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 220° SW
Ridge Gallery (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 221° SW
Southside Cultural Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 213° SW
Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 224° SW
Croft State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 161° S
Santee Cooper Tract Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 101° E
Lake Thicketty (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 043° NE
Florence Chappel High School (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 263° W
Cherokee County Veterans Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 065° NE
Truck (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 065° NE
Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 064° NE
M106a1 (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 260° W
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 24.0 mi, 159° S · 375k acres
Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 29.9 mi, 071° E
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 47.2 mi, 337° NW · 511k acres

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