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Cape Charles Virginia Map

Explore Cape Charles, 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 Cape Charles, Virginia

How to Use This Cape Charles, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.249726
Longitude	-76.014156
Population	1,178
Density	128.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23310
Area Code	757
County Seat	Eastville
School District	Northampton County Public Schools

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About Cape Charles, Virginia

Cape Charles is a locality in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,178. The population density is 128.0 people per km². Cape Charles is located at 37.2497°N, 76.0142°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cape Charles is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23310.

Cape Charles reveals itself as a low-lying reach of land where the horizon dissolves into the soft, saline haze rising from Cape Charles Harbor. It lies 20.7 miles east-northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 28.8 miles north of Virginia Beach. The landscape maintains a flat, deliberate composure, characterized by the tidal shifts that pull at the edges of Sandy Island and the quiet, brackish depths of Kings Creek nearby. Inland, the terrain holds a modest, quiet stillness, interrupted only by the mirror-like surface of Allegood Pond, which reflects the expansive sky. Far to the west, the silhouettes of Castle Ridge might appear as a faint, serrated ink-line against the dusk, though they remain distant observers to the humid, salt-kissed atmosphere here. The marshy fringes near the Cape Charles provide a sanctuary for migratory wings, while the sediment of Old Plantation Flats shapes the subtle, shifting geometry of the earth.

Cape Charles bears the marks of a century defined by the heavy, rhythmic labor of the rail and the steamship, once serving as a vital terminus for commerce that moved across the water. Today, the economy leans into a slower, deliberate renewal, where the architecture of the Victorian era stands in quiet conversation with the modern needs of those drawn to the shoreline. The local character is defined by a deep-seated patience, a quality mirrored in the way the light lingers over the docks and the steady, unpretentious industry of the harvest. Residents move through the day with a recognition of the tides, honoring a history that is less about grand monuments and more about the endurance of a life lived in proximity to the water. Cape Charles maintains its identity through this balance, favoring the slow accumulation of memory over the hurried pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape Charles (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 353° N
Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.5 mi, 327° NW
Cape Charles State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 327° NW
Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 352° N
At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 1.2 mi, 350° N
Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 4.7 mi, 359° N
Kiptopeke State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 165° S
Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.8 mi, 155° SE · 3,996 acres
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 161° S
Mink Island (Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 121° SE
Smith Island (Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 140° SE
Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.8 mi, 166° S · 6,147 acres
Mathews Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 307° NW
Mathews County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 307° NW
Fort Monroe National Monument (National Monument) — 22.1 mi, 225° SW · 122 acres
French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 179° S
François Joseph Paul de Grasse (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 179° S
First Landing National Memorial (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 179° S
First Landing State Park (State Park) — 22.4 mi, 184° S
Beach Art House (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 204° SW
CinéBistro at Peninsula Town Center (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 236° SW
Aids to Navigation Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 265° W
Abandoned sand mine and dump (Historic Ruins) — 26.4 mi, 264° W
Hampton Roads Naval Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 219° SW
Redoubt 10 (Registered Battlefield) — 26.6 mi, 267° W
Redoubt 9 (Registered Battlefield) — 26.7 mi, 267° W
Cornwallis' Cave (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 268° W
Naval Aviation Monument (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 176° S
F/a-18 (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 215° SW
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 53.6 mi, 037° NE · 96k acres

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