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Amelia Virginia Map

Explore Amelia, Virginia, 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 Amelia, Virginia

How to Use This Amelia, Virginia Map

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

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	Amelia
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Amelia County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.321271
Longitude	-77.973865
Population	1,200
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	23002
Area Code	804
County Seat	Amelia Court House

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About Amelia, Virginia

Amelia is a locality in Amelia County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Amelia is located at 37.3213°N, 77.9739°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23002.

Amelia defines the quiet interior of the Virginia Piedmont, where the land stretches out in a series of wooded ridges and open, cultivated fields. It lies 19.4 miles west-southwest of Brandermill, VA (from Brandermill, VA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 15.1 miles southwest of Moseley. Beaverpond Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the soil, fed by the runoff of seasonal rains that nourish the surrounding thickets and meadows. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains offer a jagged, violet boundary to the horizon, visible only when the summer haze relents. The stillness here is punctuated by the presence of Owenbys Lake, a quiet body of water reflecting the changing light of the sky, where the air holds a heavy, earthen stillness that marks the deep inland distance from any salt-bearing wind.

Amelia carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, where the red clay of the region once supported vast tobacco fields that dictated the rhythm of local commerce and social hierarchy. Though the economy has since diversified into modern professional sectors and small-scale enterprise, the remnants of the past remain visible in the architecture of the older houses and the quiet, deliberate pace of the central thoroughfares. Residents often look toward the Tabb Monument, a SCA, as a reminder of the complex narratives that shaped the identity of the region. Life in Amelia follows a predictable, steady cadence, influenced by the proximity to the Prince Edward State Forest, where the dense canopy provides a sanctuary for local wildlife and a reprieve for those who walk its shaded trails.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Amelia Frightfest (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 306° NW
Amelia Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 017° N
Lake Amelia Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 016° N
Lake Nottoway Boat Access Area (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 180° S
Lake Nottoway Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 182° S
Token Machine (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 070° E
Sailors Creek Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 266° W
Powhatan Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 359° N
Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 264° W
Jones Restaurant (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 044° NE
High Bridge Trail State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 239° SW
Sandy River Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 17.3 mi, 252° W
Children's Museum of Richmond (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 071° E
Philip Spencer Hancock Monument (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 054° NE
Dover Mill (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 028° NE
Mary Mother of God (Public Artwork) — 24.3 mi, 042° NE
Goochland County Historical Society (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 011° N
Grandview Dog Pens (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.6 mi, 353° N
McCools of Bon Air (Gallery) — 27.0 mi, 057° NE
Funny Bone (Theatre) — 27.1 mi, 054° NE
HATtheatre (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 045° NE
Briary Wildlife Management (Viewpoint) — 27.4 mi, 252° W
Lee's Retreat (Registered Battlefield) — 28.6 mi, 280° W
Confederate winter quarters (Historic Ruins) — 29.1 mi, 109° E
Artspace (Gallery) — 29.2 mi, 059° NE
Tin Pan (Arts Centre) — 29.6 mi, 048° NE
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 34.2 mi, 117° SE · 212 acres
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.4 mi, 087° E · 2,590 acres
James River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.5 mi, 092° E · 9,242 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 68.0 mi, 319° NW · 197k acres

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