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Metompkin Virginia Map

Explore Metompkin, 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 Metompkin, Virginia

How to Use This Metompkin, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.769295
Longitude	-75.602706
Population	490
Density	163.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	23421
Area Code	757
County Seat	Accomac
School District	Accomack County Public Schools

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About Metompkin, Virginia

Metompkin is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 490. The population density is 163.4 people per km². Metompkin is located at 37.7693°N, 75.6027°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23421.

Metompkin exists as a quiet confluence of water and earth where the low-slung horizon dissolves into the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic flyway. It lies 28.4 miles south-southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 199°T), and is situated 16.7 miles southwest of Chincoteague. Bundick Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the landscape, feeding into the damp, verdant reaches of the Mutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preserve. Beyond the reeds, the tidal rhythm of Gargathy Bay pulses toward the barrier of the Metompkin Islands, while the still, dark waters of Bundick Pond reflect the shifting amber light of late afternoon. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Bailey Ridge serves as a solitary anchor for the eye, grounding a terrain defined by flat, marshy plains and the persistent, encroaching moisture of the coast.

Metompkin bears the marks of a long, agrarian heritage, where the economy has historically pivoted on the bounty of the soil and the seasonal harvest of the surrounding waters. Generations have labored under a sky that feels immense and unburdened, their lives shaped by the cycles of the tide and the steady, unyielding demands of the local land. The character of the region remains rooted in this isolation, favoring a deliberate, measured pace that seems to slow the very passage of the sun. Even as the modern world encroaches, a profound sense of endurance persists here, visible in the weathered architecture and the way the inhabitants regard the encroaching marshes with a familiar, quiet respect.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 078° E
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 290° W
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 289° W
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.2 mi, 093° E · 37k acres
Saxis Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 324° NW
Clam Marshes (Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 313° NW
Cedar Island (Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 173° S
Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.1 mi, 258° W
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 351° N
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 12.0 mi, 056° NE · 96k acres
Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.4 mi, 032° NE · 1,092 acres
Crossing the Bar (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 050° NE
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 14.0 mi, 347° N
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 15.8 mi, 275° W
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 20.5 mi, 005° N
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 008° N
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 322° NW
Nature Center (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 321° NW
Chincoteague Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.1 mi, 046° NE · 2,020 acres
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 278° W
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 39.8 mi, 360° N
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 360° N
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 40.0 mi, 360° N
Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 41.5 mi, 213° SW
At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 41.5 mi, 213° SW
The Mermaid Museum (Museum) — 43.7 mi, 028° NE
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 44.5 mi, 001° N
Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 45.4 mi, 030° NE
Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 45.5 mi, 275° W
Selfie Point (Viewpoint) — 47.5 mi, 036° NE

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