Cheriton Virginia Map
Cheriton, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cheriton, Northampton County.
Interactive Map of Cheriton, Virginia
| City | Cheriton |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Northampton |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.289582 |
| Longitude | -75.971321 |
| Population | 555 |
| Density | 194.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Cheriton, Virginia
Cheriton is a locality in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 555. The population density is 194.4 people per km². Cheriton is located at 37.2896°N, 75.9713°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23310.
Cheriton lies as a quiet sentinel on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, a place where the earth itself seems to sigh with the weight of the sun and the encroaching salt air. It lies 27.3 miles north-east of Hampton, VA (from Hampton, VA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 2.9 miles east-north-east of Cape Charles. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of flat fields, their cultivated greens and golds stretching towards the horizon under a sky that can shift from the palest robin's egg blue to a bruised, dramatic grey with startling speed. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along the edges of these fields, their branches draped with Spanish moss that whispers secrets in the breeze. The air itself carries a unique scent, a blend of rich loam, the briny tang of distant waters, and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops, particularly the tomatoes that are a hallmark of this agricultural heartland. The story of Cheriton is deeply entwined with the bounty of the land and the nearby Chesapeake Bay, a relationship that has shaped its economy and its very character for generations. This is a place where farming, particularly truck farming, has long been the lifeblood, with vast fields yielding produce that once traveled the rails to feed cities far and wide. The remnants of this past are still visible in the old cannery buildings, their brick facades weathered by time and the elements, hinting at a bustling era of industry. Today, while agriculture remains vital, Cheriton also finds its pulse in the fishing and crabbing industries, the rhythmic hum of boat engines a familiar sound along the waterways. The community holds a quiet pride in its heritage, a resilience forged by the ebb and flow of seasons and markets, a spirit that seems to infuse the very soil of Cheriton.
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About This Cheriton Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Cheriton, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cheriton and Northampton County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cheriton is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Cheriton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
