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Nelsonia Virginia Map

Explore Nelsonia, 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 Nelsonia, Virginia

How to Use This Nelsonia, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.819849
Longitude	-75.58715
Population	451
Density	99.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	23308, 23414
Area Code	757
County Seat	Accomac
School District	Accomack County Public Schools

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About Nelsonia, Virginia

Nelsonia is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 451. The population density is 99.8 people per km². Nelsonia is located at 37.8198°N, 75.5871°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23308, 23414.

Nelsonia draws its character from the quiet, persistent pulse of the Bethel Branch, which cuts through the low-lying terrain like a silver needle stitching together the damp earth. It lies 24.8 miles south-southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 200°T), and is situated 17.7 miles south of Pocomoke City. The landscape here is defined by a flat, expansive horizon where the heavy, salt-laden air from Kegotank Bay hangs suspended, blurring the distinction between the sky and the marshy fields. To the west, the silhouettes of Bailey Ridge offer a muted boundary to the view, while the proximity of the coast ensures that the light at dusk takes on a bruised, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the wetlands with a ghostly, rhythmic intensity. Bundick Pond sits in the distance as a still, dark eye in the landscape, providing a silent sanctuary for the migratory birds that drift toward the nearby Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.

Nelsonia sustains itself through a deep, ancestral patience, rooted in the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the tide. The local economy relies on the stubborn persistence of agriculture and the harvest of the nearby waters, a tradition that has anchored families to these fields for generations. Offshore, the presence of Roman Rock stands as a lonely, jagged sentinel, a stark reminder of the geological forces that have long dictated the pace of life in this part of the world. While the modern world moves with a frantic, digitized urgency, the daily existence in Nelsonia remains tethered to the slow turning of the seasons and the quiet commerce of the land, where the wind carries the faint, briny scent of the bay and the rustle of dry cornstalks under a vast, indifferent sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.0 mi, 105° E · 37k acres
Mutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 174° S
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 235° SW
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 235° SW
Saxis Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 291° W
Clam Marshes (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 280° W
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 342° N
Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.1 mi, 039° NE · 1,092 acres
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 9.6 mi, 070° E · 96k acres
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 10.9 mi, 339° N
Crossing the Bar (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 060° NE
Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.0 mi, 244° SW
Chincoteague Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 15.1 mi, 040° NE
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 17.0 mi, 003° N
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 007° N
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 314° NW
Chincoteague Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.2 mi, 052° NE · 2,020 acres
Nature Center (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 313° NW
Pocomoke River Sp (State Park) — 21.3 mi, 013° N
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 36.3 mi, 358° N
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 358° N
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 36.5 mi, 358° N
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 273° W
The Mermaid Museum (Museum) — 40.2 mi, 030° NE
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 41.0 mi, 360° N
Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 41.9 mi, 031° NE
Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 43.9 mi, 261° W
Selfie Point (Viewpoint) — 44.2 mi, 038° NE
Freak Out (Attraction) — 44.4 mi, 038° NE
Speedway (Attraction) — 44.4 mi, 038° NE

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