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Colonial Beach Virginia Map

Explore Colonial Beach, 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 Colonial Beach, Virginia

How to Use This Colonial Beach, Virginia Map

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

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	Colonial Beach
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Westmoreland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.264407
Longitude	-76.993729
Population	3,908
Density	616.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	22443
Area Code	540
County Seat	Montross
School District	Colonial Beach Town Public Schools

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About Colonial Beach, Virginia

Colonial Beach is a locality in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,908. The population density is 616.4 people per km². Colonial Beach is located at 38.2644°N, 76.9937°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Colonial Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 22443.

Colonial Beach holds the quiet, inland stillness of a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate movement of Monroe Creek. It lies 27.2 miles east of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.1 miles southeast of Dahlgren. The land here is defined by broad, flat plains and the low-slung horizon of the surrounding fields, where the quality of light at dusk turns the tall grasses into a pale, shimmering gold. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the edge of the world, a faint charcoal line against the pale violet of the evening sky. Within the local boundaries, Colonial Beach Park provides a central green space where the air carries the dry, earthen scent of the Piedmont, a reminder of the vast, quiet distance between this soil and the distant, shifting margins of the continent.

Colonial Beach carries a history deep-rooted in the agricultural legacy of the region, where the economy has long transitioned from the labor of early tobacco harvests to the steady, modern pace of local commerce and residential life. The proximity of Tetotum Flats five miles away speaks to the ancient, level geology of the basin, a terrain that has supported generations of inhabitants who favor the resilience of the inland plains over the volatility of the periphery. Those seeking a longer path through the woods often traverse the Big Meadow Trail, a route that winds through the quiet timberland toward the distant, still waters of Jones Pond. Life in Colonial Beach moves with a gravity of its own, an unhurried persistence that values the shade of the afternoon and the enduring character of a place that remains firmly anchored in the heart of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Water Tower Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 119° SE
Wilder Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 117° SE
Colonial Beach Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 113° SE
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (National Monument) — 5.4 mi, 143° SE · 556 acres
Voorhees (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 204° SW
Milestone in Radio History (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 092° E
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 212° SW · 24k acres
Lands End Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 238° SW
Chotank Creek Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.7 mi, 323° NW
Westmoreland State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 137° SE
Caledon State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 302° NW
Caledon Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.2 mi, 302° NW
Cedar Point Wma (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 340° N
Saint Francis of Assisi (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 021° N
Boarman Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 021° N
Port Royal Museum of American History (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 239° SW
Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 236° SW
Crow's Nest Point (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 290° W
Chiles Homesite (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 311° NW
Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 20.7 mi, 266° W
Daniel Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 292° W
George Washington Masonic Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 276° W
National Bank Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 276° W
Stafford County Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 279° W
Cross Country State Championship Rock (Public Artwork) — 26.1 mi, 285° W
Klein Theatre (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 276° W
Drayden African-American Schoolhouse (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 103° E
Calvart Gallery (Gallery) — 29.0 mi, 050° NE
Kocen Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 29.0 mi, 050° NE
Dominion Raceway (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 253° W

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