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Shell Point South Carolina Map

Explore Shell Point, 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 Shell Point, South Carolina

How to Use This Shell Point, South Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	32.37564
Longitude	-80.753767
Population	2,281
Density	219.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	29455, 29906
Area Code	864, 843
County Seat	Beaufort
School District	Beaufort County School District

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About Shell Point, South Carolina

Shell Point is a locality in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,281. The population density is 219.5 people per km². Shell Point is located at 32.3756°N, 80.7538°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29455, 29906.

Shell Point emerges from the low-lying terrain where the heavy, humid air of the coast meets the brackish pulse of Battery Creek. It lies 2.5 miles west of Port Royal, SC (from Port Royal, SC: bearing 277°T), and is situated 5.1 miles southwest of Beaufort. The landscape is defined by the slow, rhythmic crawl of the tide through salt-grass marshes, creating a mosaic of mudflats and shifting channels that feel as though they belong more to the water than the earth. Only a mile away, the quiet reach of Doggie Island acts as a buffer against the distant, unseen churn of the Atlantic Ocean, while the horizon remains flat and unbroken, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Fiddlers Ridge lingering far to the west. At Shell Point Park, the light at dusk takes on a bruised, metallic quality, reflecting off the dark, nutrient-rich waters that sustain the tangled, vibrant life of the marsh.

Shell Point carries the weight of a long, layered existence, where the remnants of maritime labor and the persistence of Gullah-Geechee traditions continue to inform the quiet tenor of daily life. The local economy has always looked toward the water, shifting from the historical reliance on harvesting the bounty of the creeks to a modern stillness that favors residential patience over industrial clamor. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the landscape opens toward the distant, saline expanse of Warsaw Flats, while the interior remains anchored by the temperate, humid climate that encourages an abundance of wild greenery. Whether one is watching the tide retreat from the banks of Battery Creek or looking toward the distant blue of River Pond, Shell Point maintains a grounded, unpretentious character that is defined by the slow erosion of the shore and the enduring, humid stillness of the South Carolina lowcountry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shell Point Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 091° E
Broad River Boat Landing (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 311° NW
Cypress Wetlands (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 082° E
Burton Wells Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 000° N
Yellow Footprints (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 115° SE
United States Marine Corp War Memorial (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 112° E
We Make Marines sign (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 112° E
Elliott House Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 051° NE
Thibault Gallery (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 051° NE
Cannon (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 052° NE
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.9 mi, 181° S · 7,086 acres
Waddell Mariculture Center Marshland (Recreation Easement) — 7.0 mi, 210° SW
Pigeon Point Boat Landing (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 043° NE
Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 205° SW
Bull Point (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 179° S
Thomas Heyward Jr. (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 304° NW
Red Piano Too Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 082° E
Cinemark Theater (Cinema) — 11.2 mi, 236° SW
Neptune's Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 174° S
Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.3 mi, 025° NE
St. Helena Sound Heritage Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.4 mi, 028° NE
Hilton Head Island (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 181° S
Park Place Cinemas (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 183° S
Art League of Hilton Head Academy (Arts Centre) — 15.9 mi, 181° S
Hunting Island State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 090° E
VIVID Gallery (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 189° S
Kitchen Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 192° S
Domestic Slave Quarters (Historic Ruins) — 17.4 mi, 192° S
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 005° N · 36k acres
Fort Pulaski National Monument (National Monument) — 24.8 mi, 197° S · 11k acres

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