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Cheriton Virginia Map

Explore Cheriton, 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 Cheriton, Virginia

How to Use This Cheriton, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.289582
Longitude	-75.971321
Population	486
Density	172.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	23310, 23316
Area Code	757
County Seat	Eastville
School District	Northampton County Public Schools

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About Cheriton, Virginia

Cheriton is a locality in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 486. The population density is 172.5 people per km². Cheriton is located at 37.2896°N, 75.9713°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cheriton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 23310, 23316.

Cheriton reveals itself as a level expanse of tidewater terrain, where the horizon remains wide and the air holds a persistent, saline weight. It lies 23.6 miles east-northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 30.2 miles north of Virginia Beach. The landscape is defined by flat, fertile fields that stretch toward the horizon, interrupted only by the dark, rhythmic fringe of pine and hardwood forests. A mile to the west, the slow, brackish currents of Kings Creek carve through the marsh, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Castle Ridge remains a mere suggestion against the pale sky, far removed from the immediate, humid intimacy of the soil. Moisture from the nearby Bay Creek Marina drifts inland on the prevailing winds, softening the edges of the afternoon light until the fields take on the bruised, violet hue of a coming dusk.

Cheriton persists as a quiet node of agricultural industry, its character shaped by the long-standing demands of harvest and the slow turnover of the seasons. The local economy relies on the stubborn productivity of the earth, a tradition that anchors the daily movements of those who work the land and the nearby waters. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the sandy, shifting terrain of the Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve offers a glimpse into a wilder, more ancient iteration of this coast, while the waters near Sandy Island and the depths of Long Pond provide a stark contrast to the managed grid of the cultivated acreage. History here is felt rather than displayed, present in the weathered wood of older structures and the way the light catches the salt-crusted fences at Old Plantation Flats, marking a place that values the steady, unadorned pulse of its own duration.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.0 mi, 317° NW
Savage Neck Dunes State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 317° NW
Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 239° SW
At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 239° SW
Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.4 mi, 231° SW
Mockhorn Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 099° E
Indiantown Recreation Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 043° NE
Kiptopeke State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 181° S
Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 179° S · 3,996 acres
Godwin Island (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 124° SE
Mink Island (Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 137° SE
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 177° S
Cape Charles Light (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 163° S
Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.2 mi, 177° S · 6,147 acres
Mathews Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 298° NW
Mathews County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 297° NW
French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 185° S
François Joseph Paul de Grasse (Public Artwork) — 25.1 mi, 185° S
First Landing National Memorial (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 185° S
First Landing State Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 189° S
Beach Art House (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 206° SW
Aids to Navigation Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 260° W
CinéBistro at Peninsula Town Center (Cinema) — 28.8 mi, 234° SW
Abandoned sand mine and dump (Historic Ruins) — 29.1 mi, 259° W
Redoubt 10 (Registered Battlefield) — 29.2 mi, 262° W
Redoubt 9 (Registered Battlefield) — 29.3 mi, 262° W
Cornwallis' Cave (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 263° W
Hampton Roads Naval Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 219° SW
Naval Aviation Monument (Attraction) — 30.1 mi, 181° S
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 50.0 mi, 037° NE · 96k acres

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