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Lanexa Virginia Map

Explore Lanexa, 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 Lanexa, Virginia

How to Use This Lanexa, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.423757
Longitude	-76.901075
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	23089
Area Code	804
County Seat	New Kent

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About Lanexa, Virginia

Lanexa is a locality in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Lanexa is located at 37.4238°N, 76.9011°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23089.

Lanexa occupies a quiet expanse of the Virginia interior where the flat, forested terrain gives way to the slow, deliberate movement of Diascund Creek. It lies 15.0 miles northwest of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southwest of West Point. The landscape here is defined by a deep, verdant stillness, where the Diascund Creek Reservoir holds the sky in its dark, still surface, mirroring the pines that crowd its banks. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in thin, dusty shafts, illuminating a terrain that feels ancient and undisturbed, far removed from the sharp peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains that remain a distant, hazy memory on the western horizon. The air in Lanexa carries the damp, earthy scent of leaf litter and turned soil, a sensory reminder of the thick woods that define this inland pocket of the state.

History in Lanexa is measured in the slow accumulation of rural traditions and the persistent work of the land, which has long supported a quiet economy of timber and small-scale agriculture. The presence of the Diascund Creek Reservoir serves as both a natural anchor and a testament to the region’s reliance on its interior waterways, providing a vital resource that has shaped the rhythm of local life for generations. Residents move through the day with a focused, steady pace, tending to fields or navigating the wooded lanes that wind toward the creek, indifferent to the rapid expansion of modern corridors elsewhere. In the quiet transition from afternoon to evening, the light turns a soft, bruised purple, casting long shadows across the fields and grounding Lanexa in a sense of permanence that feels both private and profound.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Diascund Creek Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 0.4 mi, 348° N
Diascund Reservoir Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 050° NE
Upper County Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 102° E
New Kent Forestry Center (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 266° W
Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 266° W
Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 177° S
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia (Marine Protected Area) — 8.4 mi, 001° N
Presidents Park Statues (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 109° E
Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.6 mi, 330° NW
York River State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 094° E
Great Wolf Lodge (Theme Park) — 10.7 mi, 119° SE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 144° SE
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 13.3 mi, 093° E · 526 acres
Werowocomoco (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 093° E
Trimble Collection (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 142° SE
James River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 234° SW · 9,242 acres
Friendship Point (Viewpoint) — 14.6 mi, 138° SE
Accenture Matoaka Walk (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 137° SE
Mary-Cook Branch Munford Plaza (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 136° SE
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 156° SE
Governor's Palace Stage (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 133° SE
Robert Carter House (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 134° SE
Cooper & Wheelwright (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 134° SE
Tailor (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 134° SE
Everard House (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 133° SE
Governor Yeardly House (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 155° SE
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 259° W · 2,590 acres
Lamb Center for Arts and Healing (Arts Centre) — 22.7 mi, 249° W
Gaines Mill Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 23.9 mi, 296° NW
Fusiliers Redoubt (Registered Battlefield) — 24.6 mi, 121° SE

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