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Port Royal South Carolina Map

Explore Port Royal, 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 Port Royal, South Carolina

How to Use This Port Royal, South Carolina Map

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

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	Port Royal
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Beaufort County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	32.355371
Longitude	-80.700252
Population	14,220
Density	323.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	29935, 29902
Area Code	843
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Beaufort County School District

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About Port Royal, South Carolina

Port Royal is a locality in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 14,220. The population density is 323.6 people per km². Port Royal is located at 32.3554°N, 80.7003°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Port Royal is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29935, 29902.

Port Royal defines the edge where the land softens into the tidal reach of Battery Creek. It lies 3.9 miles south-southwest of Beaufort, SC (from Beaufort, SC: bearing 200°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-southeast of Burton. The salt air carries a faint, persistent moisture from the Atlantic Ocean, which lingers just nine miles to the east as a distant horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain stretches toward the low, quiet expanse of Warsaw Flats, while the greenery of Scout Island breaks the surface of the nearby waters like a dark emerald. Fiddlers Ridge remains a distant, subtle suggestion on the far periphery, far removed from the flat, marshy character of this humid coast. Light at dusk often turns the water a deep, liquid copper, illuminating the quiet passage of the tide against the shore.

Port Royal emerged from the shifting tides of maritime history, serving as a deep-water harbor that once drew the eyes of explorers and navigators. The local economy transitioned from its early reliance on the shipping of timber and phosphate to a slower, more deliberate pace dictated by the rhythms of the coast. Today, the industry remains tethered to the water, with small-scale maritime operations and a focus on the bounty of the nearby channels. The presence of Hill Field Lake offers a serene inland contrast to the brackish currents that have long shaped the livelihood of the people here. Through periods of reconstruction and change, the character of the place has remained resilient, grounded in the hard work of those who harvest the sea.

Port Royal fosters a cultural spirit deeply influenced by the Gullah-Geechee traditions that permeate the Lowcountry, favoring community and a shared connection to the land. Live Oaks Park serves as the central gathering place, where the heavy, moss-draped branches of ancient trees provide a canopy for quiet reflection and public assembly. The streets maintain a modest scale, reflecting a history that values the endurance of the individual over the clamor of rapid development. While the region is not a center for major professional sports or grand academic institutions, it claims a quiet dignity in its preservation of local customs. The atmosphere here is defined by the slow movement of the clouds and the way the morning light catches the white sand, offering a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yellow Footprints (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 118° SE
United States Marine Corp War Memorial (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 107° E
Sands Beach (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 037° NE
We Make Marines sign (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 107° E
Live Oaks Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 016° N
Bruce Edgerly Field (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 024° NE
Shell Point Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 311° NW
Elliott House Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 017° N
Thibault Gallery (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 018° N
Cannon (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 019° N
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.4 mi, 211° SW · 7,086 acres
Pigeon Point Boat Landing (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 015° N
Gullah 'n' Geechie Mahn Tours (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 074° E
Red Piano Too Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 068° E
Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 230° SW
Old Island Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 114° SE
Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.8 mi, 051° NE
Neptune's Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 188° S
Hunting Island State Park (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 083° E
Cinemark Theater (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 248° W
Thomas Heyward Jr. (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 301° NW
St. Helena Sound Heritage Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.0 mi, 025° NE
Hilton Head Island (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 194° S
Park Place Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 195° S
Art League of Hilton Head Academy (Arts Centre) — 14.9 mi, 194° S
VIVID Gallery (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 201° S
Kitchen Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 16.9 mi, 203° SW
Domestic Slave Quarters (Historic Ruins) — 17.0 mi, 203° SW
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 358° N · 36k acres
Fort Pulaski National Monument (National Monument) — 24.7 mi, 205° SW · 11k acres

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