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Melfa Virginia Map

Explore Melfa, 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 Melfa, Virginia

How to Use This Melfa, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.649299
Longitude	-75.741318
Population	396
Density	525.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23410
Area Code	757
County Seat	Accomac
School District	Accomack County Public Schools

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About Melfa, Virginia

Melfa is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 396. The population density is 525.4 people per km². Melfa is located at 37.6493°N, 75.7413°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Melfa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23410.

Melfa anchors itself upon the flat, fertile expanse of the Eastern Shore, where the slow, dark waters of Nickawampus Creek carve a winding path through the low-lying agricultural fields. It lies 49.3 miles northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 30.9 miles south-southwest of Pocomoke City. The air here holds a heavy, salt-sweet moisture, drifting inland from the Wachapreague Marina to settle over the rows of crops and the quiet intersections of the landscape. To the west, the horizon remains stubbornly level, lacking the dramatic silhouette of Ames Ridge, which looms four miles away as a faint, hazy suggestion against the sky. Nearby, the water of Tankard Pond mirrors the shifting grays and indigos of the afternoon clouds, providing a still, reflective reprieve from the persistent, rhythmic hum of the wind moving across the open plains.

Melfa exists as a testament to the quiet endurance of a rural economy, built upon the deep, loamy soils that have sustained generations of planters and harvesters. The rhythm of daily life follows the seasonal demands of the earth, a steady pulse that connects the inhabitants to the legacy of the surrounding peninsula. While the bustle of the distant Wachapreague Park offers a destination for those seeking the wilder edges of the coastline, Melfa maintains a focused, industrious character, far removed from the reach of Finneys Island. The legacy of the region lingers in the wooden architecture and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the local thoroughfares, where the past is not a museum piece but a living, working foundation for the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wachapreague Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 140° SE
Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.6 mi, 330° NW
Parkers Marsh State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 330° NW
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.8 mi, 079° E · 37k acres
Cedar Island (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 105° E
Parramore Island State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 141° SE
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 027° NE
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 027° NE
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.5 mi, 320° NW · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 12.5 mi, 320° NW
Hog Island (Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 163° S
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 016° N
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 23.1 mi, 049° NE · 96k acres
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 341° N
Crossing the Bar (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 046° NE
Nature Center (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 347° N
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 30.2 mi, 018° N
Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 30.4 mi, 210° SW
At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 30.4 mi, 210° SW
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 020° N
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 295° NW
Chincoteague Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 33.4 mi, 045° NE · 2,020 acres
Mathews Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 245° SW
Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 278° W
Cape Charles Light (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 194° S
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 37.9 mi, 199° S
Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 39.7 mi, 288° W
Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 282° W
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 48.6 mi, 009° N
Redoubt 10 (Registered Battlefield) — 50.6 mi, 235° SW

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