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Chesapeake Virginia Map

Explore Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, Virginia

How to Use This Chesapeake, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.679376
Longitude	-76.301788
Population	249,422
Density	284.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	23310, 23325, 23320, 23321, 23323
Area Code	757
County Seat	Eastville
School District	Chesapeake City Public Schools

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About Chesapeake, Virginia

Chesapeake is a locality in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. With a population of 249,422, Chesapeake is a major urban centre in Virginia. The population density is 284.5 people per km². Chesapeake is located at 36.6794°N, 76.3018°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Chesapeake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 23310, 23325, 23320.

Chesapeake unfolds as a vast, low-lying expanse where the brackish breath of the Atlantic meets the stubborn, saturated earth of the coastal plain. It lies 25.2 miles east-northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 59°T), and is situated 31.5 miles north of Virginia Beach. Eyreville Creek carves a meditative path through the landscape, its dark, slow-moving waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky that hangs low over the flat horizon. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Castle Ridge provides the only relief from the horizontal pull of the marshes, while the air maintains a persistent, salt-thickened quality that clings to the skin. To the east, the tides pulse toward Oyster Slip, exerting a subtle, rhythmic influence on the soil and the flora that thrive in the damp, sun-drenched silence. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised violet hue, turning the reeds into silhouettes and quieting the wind until the land feels held in a state of suspended anticipation.

Chesapeake carries the weight of a long, agrarian memory, where the quiet industry of the fields once dictated the slow turning of the seasons. Today, the economy balances this traditional reliance on the land with the modern demands of logistics and regional commerce, yet the local character remains anchored to the proximity of the water. Residents often look toward the protected expanses of the Savage Neck Dunes State Natural Area Preserve, where the shifting sands offer a rare, wild solitude just a few miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, one might find the calm surface of Custis Pond, or gaze toward the distant outline of Sandy Island, landmarks that serve as quiet anchors for those who live amidst this watery geography. Whether navigating the flat, expansive roads or observing the seasonal migration of birds, the people of Chesapeake find a distinct, unpretentious clarity in a life lived so close to the tide.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grassfield High School (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 336° NW
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 283° W
Deep Creek Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 328° NW
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.3 mi, 289° W · 228k acres
Camp Young (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 020° N
Northwest River (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 196° S
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 342° N
Pauline "Polly" Hoag Dedication (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 038° NE
Northwest River State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 155° SE
Northwest River Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.4 mi, 153° SE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 040° NE
Painting with a Twist (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 026° NE
Cinema Cafe (Cinema) — 8.1 mi, 031° NE
Damion's Cross (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 324° NW
Dismal Swamp State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 205° SW
Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 036° NE
Archway (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 001° N
Spanish American War 1898-1902 (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 001° N
Otter Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 131° SE
Tower of Light (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 004° N
Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 002° N
The MacArthur Memorial Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 004° N
North Landing River Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.8 mi, 104° E
Hunter House Victorian Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 002° N
Barron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 000° N
SB Ballard Stadium (Stadium) — 14.5 mi, 359° N
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 097° E · 26k acres
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 282° W
Witch of Pungo (Grace Sherwood) Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 084° E

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