Explore Bayside, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bayside, 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 Bayside.
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 | Bayside |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Virginia Beach (city) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.754788 |
| Longitude | -75.712852 |
| Population | 107 |
| Density | 24.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 23455, 23138, 22520, 23417 |
| Area Code | 540, 757 |
| School District | Accomack County Public Schools |
Bayside occupies a flat, low-lying expanse where the humid air carries a persistent salt-heavy weight, whispering of the Atlantic Ocean seven miles to the east. It lies 9.2 miles east-northeast of Norfolk, VA (from Norfolk, VA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-northwest of Virginia Beach.
The terrain is defined by its intimacy with water, characterized by the dark, quiet edges of Lake Bradford, which serves as a natural anchor for the neighborhood. Not far from the stillness of the water, the Western Branch Lynnhaven River winds through the landscape, its tidal currents shaping the marshy soil that has long defined the character of the region. On clear days, the distant, artificial silhouette of Mount Trashmore rises against the horizon like a singular, man-made peak, while the proximity to Fish House Island adds a rhythmic, nautical quality to the local perspective.
Bayside maintains a quiet, suburban composure that belies its deep roots in the Tidewater region, where the economy has shifted from the slow, deliberate pace of early agrarian life to the modern demands of a bustling professional corridor. The history of the land is preserved not in grand monuments, but in the enduring layout of its streets and the way the morning light catches the reeds near Lake Smith, reminding residents of a time before the sprawl. While the Lagoon Trail offers a path for those seeking to traverse the wilder edges of the terrain, the true pulse of Bayside is found in the everyday habits of its people, who live in the intersection of colonial memory and the practical, forward-looking pulse of the present day. Even as the modern world encroaches, the environment remains grounded in the simple, persistent cycle of the tide and the steady, unpretentious growth of a place that values its own quiet equilibrium.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bayside, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.754788, -75.712852. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Bayside includes the ZIP code (23455, 23138, 22520), telephone area code (540, 757), county seat of Virginia Beach (city), and school district assignment (Accomack County Public Schools).
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. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |