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Merrifield Virginia Map

Explore Merrifield, 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 Merrifield, Virginia

How to Use This Merrifield, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.871977
Longitude	-77.239668
Population	20,488
Density	2930.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	22042, 23703, 22031
Area Code	757, 571, 703
School District	Fairfax County Public Schools

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About Merrifield, Virginia

Merrifield is a locality in Portsmouth (city), Virginia, United States. It has a population of 20,488. The population density is 2930.9 people per km². Merrifield is located at 38.8720°N, 77.2397°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 22042, 23703, 22031.

Merrifield occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Craney Island Creek, which carves a path through the low-lying terrain like a silver needle stitching the earth. It lies 5.6 miles west-northwest of Portsmouth, VA (from Portsmouth, VA: bearing 303°T), and is situated 7.3 miles northwest of Chesapeake. The air here holds the heavy, salt-tinged humidity of a coastal transition zone, where the sky often bleeds into a pale, bruised gray as evening approaches. At Churchland Park, the land levels into a quiet expanse of marsh and meadow, offering a respite from the encroaching development that presses against its borders. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the horizon remains flat and expansive, occasionally punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of Knob Hill, which stands as a silent sentinel twelve miles to the west. A traveler might catch the glint of Lake Kingman reflecting the midday sun, a reminder of the water that shapes the local humidity and softens the intensity of the summer light.

Merrifield serves as a modern nexus where the remnants of a rural past collide with the rapid, glass-fronted momentum of a technical economy. The local rhythm is dictated by the steady flow of commuters and the hum of industry that has replaced older, agrarian patterns, yet the memory of the land persists in the naming of streets and the preservation of space near the water. Residents often look toward Craney Island, visible across the water, as a point of orientation, while the proximity to Ludlow Flats provides a sense of open depth to the surrounding geography. Though the pace of life is quickened by the demands of the region, there is a lingering, courteous stillness in the way the morning light catches the dew on the grass at Churchland Park. Even as the economy evolves, the connection to the nearby waters—from the banks of the creek to the shores of Lake Forest—remains an essential, if quiet, pulse in the daily existence of Merrifield.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Angelika Film Center & Café (Cinema) — 0.5 mi, 091° E
Eakin (mantua Section) (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 222° SW
Accotink Stream Valley Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 206° SW
The Pines (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 155° SE
US Arts Center Vienna (Gallery) — 2.0 mi, 023° NE
St. Francis (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 183° S
Kiln & Custard (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 327° NW
Freeman House Historic Site (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 328° NW
Cinema Arts Theatre (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 226° SW
Mustang Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 056° NE
Meridian High School Stadium (Stadium) — 3.2 mi, 054° NE
Mount Hope (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 072° E
Selfie Wrld (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 019° N
Falls Church Arts (Gallery) — 3.4 mi, 072° E
Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 240° SW
Creative Cauldron Stage (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 080° E
Bells Bird Sanctuary Park (Nature Reserve) — 3.9 mi, 248° W
Capital One Hall (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 022° N
Charles Stewart School (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 073° E
Wolf Trap National Park West Lot (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 342° N
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 6.5 mi, 010° N · 2,795 acres
Mason Neck State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 165° S
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 178° S · 1,268 acres
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 166° S · 2,944 acres

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