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Machipongo Virginia Map

Explore Machipongo, 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 Machipongo, Virginia

How to Use This Machipongo, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.40597
Longitude	-75.901597
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	23405
Area Code	757
County Seat	Eastville

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About Machipongo, Virginia

Machipongo is a locality in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Machipongo is located at 37.4060°N, 75.9016°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23405.

Machipongo anchors itself in a flat, expansive stretch of the coastal plain, where the damp, saline breath of the Atlantic drifts inland to meet the dark, slow-moving currents of Jacobus Creek. It lies 31.3 miles northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 34.3 miles east-northeast of Gloucester Point. The landscape here is defined by low horizons and the persistent, silver-gray shimmer of moisture that clings to the marsh grasses and pine needles at daybreak. Two miles to the east, the silhouette of Webbs Island breaks the horizon, while the quiet, reflective surface of Miller Pond offers a stillness that seems to absorb the very sound of the wind. To the west, the faint, hazy outline of Castle Ridge provides the only significant interruption to an otherwise level expanse, creating a sense of openness that makes the sky feel remarkably vast and heavy with potential storms.

Machipongo maintains an economy deeply rooted in the soil and the cycles of the nearby tides, with agricultural fields and small-scale maritime ventures defining the daily labor of its residents. The echoes of a long agrarian tradition persist in the quiet maintenance of the land, while the proximity to Fowling Point ensures that the natural rhythm of migratory birds and shifting wetlands remains a central feature of the local consciousness. Far from the industrial rush of larger hubs, the character of the place is shaped by the patience required to work the earth and the watchful eye kept on the weather patterns blowing in from Paraplane Cove. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, measured gravity, where the quality of the light—turning a bruised, golden violet as it settles over the drainage ditches—marks the passing of time more reliably than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fowling Point (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 085° E
Indiantown Recreation Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 181° S
Brownsville Farm (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 054° NE
Savage Neck Dunes State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 227° SW
Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.7 mi, 227° SW
Mockhorn Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 170° S
Wreck Island Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.4 mi, 145° SE
Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 214° SW
At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 214° SW
Kiptopeke State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 194° S
Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 188° S · 3,996 acres
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 19.4 mi, 190° S
Cape Charles Light (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 181° S
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 046° NE · 37k acres
Mathews Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 275° W
Mathews County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 275° W
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 29.4 mi, 027° NE
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 027° NE
French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes (Monument) — 33.5 mi, 190° S
François Joseph Paul de Grasse (Public Artwork) — 33.5 mi, 190° S
Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 33.8 mi, 309° NW
First Landing State Park (State Park) — 34.0 mi, 194° S
Aids to Navigation Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 248° W
Redoubt 10 (Registered Battlefield) — 34.9 mi, 250° W
Redoubt 9 (Registered Battlefield) — 35.1 mi, 250° W
Abandoned sand mine and dump (Historic Ruins) — 35.1 mi, 247° SW
Cornwallis' Cave (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 251° W
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 326° NW
Beach Art House (Gallery) — 36.7 mi, 206° SW
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 41.3 mi, 039° NE · 96k acres

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