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Courtland Virginia Map

Explore Courtland, 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 Courtland, Virginia

How to Use This Courtland, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.716261
Longitude	-77.06802
Population	1,295
Density	545.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23837
Area Code	804
County Seat	Courtland
School District	Southampton County Public Schools

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About Courtland, Virginia

Courtland is a locality in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,295. The population density is 545.3 people per km². Courtland is located at 36.7163°N, 77.0680°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Courtland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23837.

Courtland defines the slow, deliberate transition where the flat, fertile plains of the Virginia interior meet the dark, winding path of the Nottoway River. It lies 26.8 miles west of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 268°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-northwest of Franklin. The landscape here is characterized by the heavy, loamy soil of working farmland and the dense, quiet presence of inland timber, far removed from the saline air of the distant coast. Sunlight filters through the canopy of the Cypress Bridge State Natural Area Preserve, casting long, amber shadows across the forest floor where the earth remains damp and cool even in the heat of midday. While the distant Appalachian Mountains exert a silent, unseen gravity upon the horizon, the immediate geography is one of low-lying fields and the persistent, sluggish motion of the riverbed that has long dictated the flow of local life.

Courtland maintains a cadence governed by the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the legacy of its agrarian roots, which remain etched into the town’s physical layout and social character. The local economy relies on the steady rhythm of the land, with expansive fields of crops stretching outward toward the horizon, punctuated by the occasional stillness of Cypress Cove Pond. Residents move with a quiet sense of permanence, mindful of a history that reaches back through generations of labor and change. While the modern world moves through the arteries of nearby transit, Courtland retains a spare, unvarnished quality, where the primary landmarks are the enduring soil, the thick growth of the nearby Big Woods State Forest, and the simple, functional architecture of a place built to last against the encroaching silence of the pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cypress Bridge State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 168° S
Cypress Bridge (State Wilderness) — 3.0 mi, 150° SE
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 265° W
Garland Gray Forestry Center (State Resource Management Area) — 10.9 mi, 329° NW
South Quay Sandhills State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 129° SE
Airfield Pond Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 007° N
Big Woods State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.9 mi, 001° N
South Quay Sandhills (State Wilderness) — 14.5 mi, 139° SE
Murfreesboro Veterans War Monument (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 185° S
Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 154° SE
Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 266° W
Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 088° E
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.8 mi, 090° E · 228k acres
Merchants Millpond State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 140° SE
Great Dismal Swamp Historical Marker (Monument) — 29.4 mi, 086° E
The Arts Center (Gallery) — 30.1 mi, 053° NE
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 31.8 mi, 324° NW · 212 acres
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 34.9 mi, 017° N
Confederate Cemetery (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 237° SW
James River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.5 mi, 354° N · 9,242 acres
Jackson House (Historic Ruins) — 37.6 mi, 025° NE
Old Towne (Historic Ruins) — 37.6 mi, 025° NE
Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 025° NE
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 38.3 mi, 236° SW
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 38.5 mi, 023° NE
White Blind (Viewpoint) — 38.9 mi, 072° E
Capture of the Patriot (Registered Battlefield) — 39.2 mi, 055° NE
Skirmish at Waters Creek (Registered Battlefield) — 39.2 mi, 055° NE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 40.9 mi, 086° E
Trimble Collection (Gallery) — 41.6 mi, 026° NE

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