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North Santee South Carolina Map

North Santee, Georgetown County

Explore North Santee, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the North Santee, SC street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.

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. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of North Santee, South Carolina

How to Use This North Santee, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Santee, 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 to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, 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).

Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of North Santee and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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. 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 North Santee.

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.

CityNorth Santee
StateSouth Carolina (SC)
CountyGeorgetown
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude33.230167
Longitude-79.376724
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code(s)29440, 29148
Area Code864, 803
County SeatGeorgetown
School DistrictClarendon County School District

About North Santee, South Carolina

North Santee is a locality in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States. North Santee is located at 33.2302°N, 79.3767°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29148.0.

North Santee lies where the broad, slow-moving waters of the Santee River begin to surrender to the salt-laced air of the coast. It lies 29.4 miles southwest of Murrells Inlet, SC (from Murrells Inlet, SC: bearing 221°T), and is situated 11.2 miles south-southwest of Georgetown. The landscape here is a study in soft greens and muted grays, a low-lying expanse where tidal creeks snake through cordgrass marshes, their brackish veins carrying whispers of the Atlantic. Ancient live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like spectral beards, stand sentinel over the flat terrain, their roots anchoring them against the encroaching tides. The air itself feels thick, humid, carrying the faint, sweet decay of marsh flora and the distant, ever-present murmur of unseen water. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded sky, seems to diffuse, painting the reeds and shallow inlets with a gentle, hazy luminescence, as if filtered through a veil of fine mist. The history of North Santee is deeply entwined with the fertile lowcountry soil and the enduring legacy of its people. For generations, this land has been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, particularly rice cultivation, a labor-intensive crop that drew upon the ingenuity and resilience of the Gullah-Geechee communities who developed unique cultural traditions and a distinct dialect here. While the economy has diversified, echoes of this past remain, evident in the scattered remnants of old plantation homes and the continued importance of fishing and aquaculture. The nearby presence of Charleston, the "Holy City," casts a long shadow, yet North Santee maintains its own quiet character, a place where the pace of life feels dictated less by the clock and more by the ebb and flow of the tides and the slow, deliberate growth of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Santee-Delta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 204° SW
  • Francis Marion National Forest (National Forest) — 3.6 mi, 251° W · 264k acres
  • Santee Coastal Reserve Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 170° S
  • Francis Marion National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.2 mi, 254° W · 53k acres
  • Wambaw Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.5 mi, 255° W · 1,832 acres
  • Tom Yawkee Wildlife Center (Marine Protected Area) — 6.1 mi, 087° E
  • Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center (Nature Reserve) — 6.5 mi, 078° E
  • North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.4 mi, 047° NE
  • Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences (Recreation Easement) — 7.6 mi, 049° NE
  • Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.3 mi, 182° S · 132k acres
  • Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.3 mi, 182° S · 30k acres
  • Dreamkeepers Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 026° NE
  • Rice Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 030° NE
  • Harold Kaminski House Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 029° NE
  • The Village Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 205° SW
  • Baruchs Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.4 mi, 028° NE
  • Hobcaw Barony (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Andrews Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 325° NW
  • Sewee Shell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 220° SW
  • Sewee Shell Ring (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 220° SW
  • The Golf Center (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 043° NE
  • Old Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.4 mi, 210° SW
  • Huntington Beach State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 042° NE
  • The Bone Yard (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 208° SW
  • Fountain of the Muses (Public Artwork) — 25.6 mi, 039° NE
  • Viewing Platform (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 038° NE
  • Rosen Carolina Terrace (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Brown Sculpture Court (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Sewee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 25.7 mi, 220° SW · 964 acres
  • Lowcountry Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.1 mi, 039° NE

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About This North Santee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Santee, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.230167, -79.376724. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on North Santee and Georgetown County.

Detailed location data for North Santee includes the ZIP code (29440), telephone area code (864, 803), county seat of Georgetown County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Clarendon County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct North Santee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone.