North Carolina city route guide · reference rank #71

Yahoo Maps Durham

Use the Durham entry as a starting profile: Durham is in North Carolina, part of the Southeast, and listed with 301,870 in 2024 at source rank #71. Yahoo Maps Durham adds the route-planning layer, including the handoff from regional travel to a specific city destination.

Getting oriented in Durham

The data point near 35.98° N, 78.90° W gives Durham a fixed place in the source record, while roads remain changeable. Compare that point with the actual destination and with the North Carolina approach, especially when rapidly growing metros, research and college corridors, and varied Piedmont-to-coast routes affects the route’s last leg.

Establish what “arrive” means in Durham

A useful Yahoo Maps Durham review names the destination twice: once as Durham for regional orientation and once as the exact address for arrival. That two-level check keeps Durham from being confused with a nearby community or secondary entrance. A route into Durham still has to reconcile the city reference, the North Carolina approach, the vehicle, and the exact arrival action.

The source rank and population reference add scale without replacing local judgment. The next source entry is Lincoln at 300,619, a reference gap of 1,251. Use that information to decide how much time to reserve for the city portion, not to promise a specific travel time. For Durham, the source facts are intentionally stable—rank #71, 301,870, and 35.98° N, 78.90° W—while road access can change.

Inspect the road handoff

When two approaches have similar mileage, compare their last several miles instead of their headline estimate. The better option may have a clearer city entry, a more suitable vehicle path, or a simpler destination-side turn into Durham. The reference point for Durham helps with planning across the Southeast; it should be replaced with an exact address before the last local turn.

Keep the route flexible enough to follow official signs when they disagree with an earlier result. A saved path is a planning reference; it cannot see every temporary control, gate, or lane change. This North Carolina record for Durham belongs to the Southeast and is shaped by rapidly growing metros, research and college corridors, and varied Piedmont-to-coast routes; the exact balance depends on the origin and departure time.

Use official information at departure

Use current information to test the assumptions behind the route: road open, turn legal, entrance available, weather manageable, and time buffer sufficient. If one assumption fails, choose a safe alternative before moving. A route into Durham still has to reconcile the city reference, the North Carolina approach, the vehicle, and the exact arrival action.

If the trip includes a sensitive vehicle or passenger need, identify a safe pause and a suitable entrance before departure. That planning is more useful than trying to improvise at the curb. The Gazetteer point for Durham is 35.98° N, 78.90° W, while the usable destination remains the street, building, gate, or entrance selected for the trip.

Plan for the traveler and vehicle

For a destination that is unfamiliar or spread across several buildings, let Yahoo Maps Durham guide a two-part check: reach the correct district, then find the correct entrance and stopping point for a multi-stop day where the next departure matters as much as arrival. The next comparison in the source list is Lincoln, so the ranking provides scale context but not a promise about travel time.

The arrival plan should work in both directions. Note how the vehicle leaves the property, especially when a one-way system or event control changes the return movement. A route into Durham still has to reconcile the city reference, the North Carolina approach, the vehicle, and the exact arrival action.

A quick orientation to Durham

Reference rank
#71 of 1,700
State
North Carolina
Population reference
301,870 (2024)
Coordinates
35.98° N, 78.90° W
Census place ID
3719000
Page focus
Written route preparation without an interactive map

A short checklist for the actual destination

The list below turns a broad route result into four decisions that can be confirmed without guessing at the final entrance. The 2024 figure of 301,870 describes the source profile for Durham, not the traffic a driver will encounter today.

  1. Confirm the endpoint for the traveler, vehicle, and purpose of the trip. The dataset places Durham near 35.98° N, 78.90° W and records 301,870 in 2024; those facts support orientation, not certainty.
  2. Note the road-type change that leads into Durham. For Durham, the source facts are intentionally stable—rank #71, 301,870, and 35.98° N, 78.90° W—while road access can change.
  3. Save the exact address in a form that remains available if connectivity changes. The city-place entry is Durham, North Carolina, but the destination action may still require a different driveway or side of the street.
  4. Save any useful entrance detail for the next Durham visit. A route into Durham still has to reconcile the city reference, the North Carolina approach, the vehicle, and the exact arrival action.