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Bruce Virginia Map

Explore Bruce, 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 Bruce, Virginia

How to Use This Bruce, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.834593
Longitude	-76.399111
Population	274
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	23321, 23701
Area Code	757

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About Bruce, Virginia

Bruce is a locality in Chesapeake (city), Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 274. Bruce is located at 36.8346°N, 76.3991°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23321, 23701.

Bruce occupies a low-lying expanse where the brackish scent of the distant coast carries inland on a humid breeze, mingling with the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 5.6 miles west of Portsmouth, VA (from Portsmouth, VA: bearing 269°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Chesapeake. The terrain around Bruce remains defined by the rhythmic currents of Drum Point Creek, which carves a modest path through the landscape, its dark, slow-moving waters providing a constant, quiet presence to the surrounding fields. Sunlight here often takes on a heavy, golden quality in the late afternoon, catching the reeds that sway in the humid air and casting long, thin shadows across the Western Branch Trail. Though the horizon remains largely flat and unassuming, the distant silhouette of Knob Hill offers a faint, jagged interruption to the skyline, while the nearby expansive waters of Lake Forest and Lake Kingman mirror the shifting gray and blue of the Virginia sky.

History in Bruce lingers in the weathered wooden structures that have stood against the seasonal rains, reflecting an economy long rooted in the modest yields of the tidewater soil and the steady labor of those who work the land. The quietude of the surroundings belies a persistent industriousness, as local families continue to manage the transition from traditional agrarian pursuits to the modern demands of the region. Life in Bruce moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the arrival of migratory birds toward the marshes and the muted stirrings of the local community as they navigate the paths near the Ludlow Flats. Beyond the sight of Craney Island in the distance, the residents maintain a sense of continuity, ensuring that the character of the place remains tethered to its quiet, coastal-influenced roots rather than the rapid sprawl of the surrounding state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Western Branch Trail (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 022° N
Western Branch High School (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 001° N
Western Branch Community Center (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 235° SW
Simonsdale Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 109° E
Unknown Roadside Memoria (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 176° S
Damion's Cross (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 178° S
White Blind (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 359° N
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.7 mi, 202° S · 228k acres
Fort Nelson (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 086° E
Spanish American War 1898-1902 (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 087° E
Archway (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 088° E
General George Washington (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 066° NE
Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 082° E
USS Norfolk Bell (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 080° E
Hunter House Victorian Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 078° E
Benjack Studio Theater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 079° E
The MacArthur Memorial Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 082° E
Push Comedy Theater (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 076° E
SB Ballard Stadium (Stadium) — 6.4 mi, 054° NE
Barron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries (Arts Centre) — 6.5 mi, 057° NE
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.7 mi, 264° W · 848 acres
Hampton Roads Naval Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 031° NE
Cinema Cafe (Cinema) — 10.2 mi, 112° E
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 234° SW
Fort Monroe National Monument (National Monument) — 12.6 mi, 023° NE · 122 acres

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