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Halifax Virginia Map

Explore Halifax, 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 Halifax, Virginia

How to Use This Halifax, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.765971
Longitude	-78.928344
Population	1,118
Density	114.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24558
Area Code	276
County Seat	Halifax
School District	Halifax County Public Schools

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About Halifax, Virginia

Halifax is a locality in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,118. The population density is 114.1 people per km². Halifax is located at 36.7660°N, 78.9283°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Halifax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24558.

Halifax occupies a quiet expanse of the Virginia Piedmont, where the land unfolds in slow, deliberate folds of red clay and dense woodland. It lies 28.7 miles east-northeast of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-northwest of South Boston. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, honeyed quality, lingering over the stillness of Banister Lake until the shadows stretch long and thin across the fields. Toots Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the brush nearby, its waters dark and steady as they move toward the unseen horizon. Far to the west, the Appalachian Mountains appear as a ghostly, serrated spine against the pale sky, serving as a distant anchor for a landscape defined by its inland solitude and the patient growth of pine and oak. Residents gather at Veterans Memorial Park, a space that holds the quiet weight of memory amidst the rustle of leaves and the open, uncomplicated sky.

Halifax maintains a character forged in the legacy of the tobacco trade, an industry that once dictated the pulse of every season and remains etched into the structure of its older architecture. The economy has shifted, adapting to modern demands while keeping the deliberate pace of a place where history is not a spectacle but a daily companion. Sturdy brick facades and wide porches speak of a time when the rhythm of life was measured by the harvest and the slow turn of the year. Today, the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the hum of passing traffic or the distant sound of regional industry, yet the underlying current remains one of tradition and deep-rooted persistence. People navigate their days with a measured courtesy, moving through a landscape that demands little but offers a profound, steady sense of belonging to those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 312° NW
Halifax Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 317° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 088° E
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 163° S
Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 154° SE
Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 110° E
Difficult Creek State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 098° E
Difficult Creek (State Wilderness) — 11.1 mi, 092° E
Lake Connor Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 033° NE
Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 105° E
Noland Village at Providence (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 027° NE
Staunton River Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 055° NE
Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 14.8 mi, 057° NE
Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 14.9 mi, 055° NE
Mayo Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 179° S
Henry's Ferry Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 005° N
Patrick Henry Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 005° N
Charlotte State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 20.4 mi, 041° NE
Cub Creek Church (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 027° NE
Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 112° E
Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 116° SE
Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 113° SE
Gretna Little Theatre (Theatre) — 27.1 mi, 298° NW
Carrington Pavilion (Stadium) — 28.1 mi, 244° SW
Danville Science Center (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 244° SW
Swanson Studio (Gallery) — 29.1 mi, 244° SW
Family Fun Zone (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 246° SW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 57.7 mi, 338° N · 1.1M acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 58.7 mi, 331° NW · 733k acres
James River Face Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 61.2 mi, 334° NW · 8,849 acres

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