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Lightfoot Virginia Map

Explore Lightfoot, 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 Lightfoot, Virginia

How to Use This Lightfoot, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.340702
Longitude	-76.754404
Population	3,200
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	23188, 23090
Area Code	804
County Seat	Williamsburg

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About Lightfoot, Virginia

Lightfoot is a locality in James City County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,200. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Lightfoot is located at 37.3407°N, 76.7544°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23188, 23090.

Lightfoot maintains a quiet presence amidst the dense, tangled woodlands and clay-rich soil of the Virginia interior. It lies 5.5 miles north-northwest of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 3.9 miles northeast of James City. The landscape around Lightfoot is defined by the steady, modest flow of Yarmouth Creek, which carves a path through the brush, while the calm surface of Scotts Pond offers a reflective stillness to the nearby forest. Far to the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide a hazy, jagged border against the sky, serving as a reminder of the vast, sloping terrain that defines the horizon. During the golden hour, the light filters through the canopy in thin, amber shafts, illuminating the quiet persistence of the pines and hardwoods that dominate the local horizon.

Economic activity in Lightfoot reflects a transition from traditional land-use patterns toward the modern infrastructure requirements of the region. The Warhill Sports Complex serves as a focal point for the locality, drawing a steady pulse of energy as athletes and families navigate its sprawling fields, grounding the area in a rhythm of organized recreation and community movement. The history of Lightfoot remains anchored in the stubborn character of the Piedmont, where the remnants of earlier agricultural efforts have gradually given way to the necessities of contemporary life. Here, the pace of the day is measured not by the clock, but by the shifting shadows across the grass and the persistent, low-frequency hum of traffic moving toward the nearby corridors of industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Warhill Sports Complex (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 226° SW
Waller Mill Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 096° E
Great Wolf Lodge (Theme Park) — 1.4 mi, 067° NE
Presidents Park Statues (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 000° N
York River State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 046° NE
College Woods (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 167° S
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia (Marine Protected Area) — 4.4 mi, 023° NE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 184° S
Tyler Family Garden (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 154° SE
Governor's Palace Stage (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 148° SE
Friendship Point (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 161° S
Mary-Cook Branch Munford Plaza (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 157° SE
Robert Carter House (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 149° SE
Cooper & Wheelwright (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 149° SE
Everard House (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 148° SE
Kimball Theatre (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 152° SE
George Wythe House (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 149° SE
Trimble Collection (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 172° S
Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 352° N
Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 262° W
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 7.0 mi, 050° NE · 526 acres
Werowocomoco (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 049° NE
Governor Yeardly House (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 188° S
Diascund Creek Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 9.3 mi, 318° NW
Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 10.5 mi, 159° S
Machicomoco State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 101° E
Fusiliers Redoubt (Registered Battlefield) — 14.8 mi, 118° SE
General Washington's Headquarters (Registered Battlefield) — 15.5 mi, 128° SE
Aids to Navigation Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 119° SE
James River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 256° W · 9,242 acres

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