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Nichols South Carolina Map

Explore Nichols, 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 Nichols, South Carolina

How to Use This Nichols, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	34.233775
Longitude	-79.14865
Population	234
Density	67.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29581
Area Code	843, 854
County Seat	Marion
School District	Marion School District 10

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About Nichols, South Carolina

Nichols is a locality in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 234. The population density is 67.6 people per km². Nichols is located at 34.2338°N, 79.1487°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Nichols is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29581.

Nichols maintains a quiet presence amidst the flat, low-lying plains of the inland landscape, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed under a vast, pale sky. It lies 28.1 miles north-northwest of Conway, SC (from Conway, SC: bearing 348°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-northeast of Mullins. The physical character of the land is defined by a deep, vegetative stillness, punctuated by the slow, deliberate movement of the Lumber River as it winds its way just a mile from the center of the grid. Nearby, the stillness of Huggins Lake offers a mirror to the passing clouds, while the subtle, weathered elevations of the Bear Sand Ridges rise in the distance to offer the only true break in the otherwise level horizon. Within the village itself, Nichols Park serves as the primary communal clearing, a space where the humid, heavy air of the afternoon seems to settle, thickening the scent of damp earth and pine.

History in Nichols lingers in the weathered grain of wooden structures and the modest scale of its commerce, which has long been tethered to the rhythms of the surrounding agricultural expanse. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the labor of those who manage the fields, a cycle that has persisted through decades of quiet transformation. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the depression known as Buck Head Bay marks the deeper, more shadowed reaches of the local topography, a reminder of the water that shapes the character of the soil. Life here proceeds without fanfare, guided by the changing light that turns the fields to a muted, dusty gold at dusk, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the roads until the day finally fades into the persistent, insect-humming dark.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nichols Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 030° NE
Nichols Outdoor Wellness Center (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 207° SW
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 190° S
Cartwheel Bay Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 146° SE
South Carolina Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 252° W
Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 044° NE
Hardwick Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 244° SW
Mullins Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.8 mi, 244° SW
Little Pee Dee State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 316° NW
The County Farm Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 121° SE
Griffin's Whirl (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 038° NE
The Farmer's Barn (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 086° E
Ben Collins Monument (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 169° S
Marion's Camp (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 203° SW
Our Confederate Dead memorial (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 168° S
Theatre of the Republic (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 168° S
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.3 mi, 168° S · 35k acres
Chauncey Statue (Public Artwork) — 31.3 mi, 166° S
Steven F. Gately Gallery (Gallery) — 35.4 mi, 266° W
Francis Marion Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 35.4 mi, 266° W
Julia 4 (Cinema) — 35.5 mi, 264° W
Addie's Baby Paint & Sip Studio (Gallery) — 35.6 mi, 266° W
Harllee Natural History Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 266° W
Extreme Laser Tag Center (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 147° SE
Pirates Voyage (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 149° SE
The Carolina Opry (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 149° SE
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 39.4 mi, 179° S · 4,495 acres
Childrens Museum of South Carolina (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 156° SE
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.4 mi, 293° NW · 92k acres
Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 70.8 mi, 196° S · 264k acres

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