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Northampton Virginia Map

Explore Northampton, 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 Northampton, Virginia

How to Use This Northampton, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.045147
Longitude	-76.423836
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	23666, 23301
Area Code	757
County Seat	Eastville

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About Northampton, Virginia

Northampton 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. Northampton is located at 37.0451°N, 76.4238°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23666, 23301.

Northampton endures as a quiet expanse where the horizon is defined by the subtle rise of Blackwalnut Ridge, casting long, violet shadows over the fields as the afternoon sun wanes. It lies 4.5 miles west-northwest of Hampton, VA (from Hampton, VA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north of Newport News. The land here settles into a rhythmic flatness, broken only by the shimmering surface of Lynnhaven Lake, which catches the pale, bruised light of dusk with a mirror-like stillness. Beyond the immediate meadows, the terrain dips toward the low, marshy basin of Hampton Flats, where the air grows heavy with the scent of brackish water and damp earth. A short distance away, the dark, serpentine path of Government Ditch cuts through the landscape, its slow-moving waters charting a deliberate course toward the distant, salt-tinged influence of the Leeward Municipal Marina.

Northampton carries the weight of a long-standing agrarian economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest have dictated the pace of life for generations. Residents often find themselves drawn to the quiet trails of Sandy Bottom Nature Park, a sanctuary where the dense canopy offers a reprieve from the open, sun-drenched fields that sustain the local commerce. While the influence of the coastline is felt in the humid, salt-heavy breezes that travel inland from the Leeward Municipal Marina, the character of the place remains rooted in the soil rather than the tide. History here is not a loud proclamation but a quiet accumulation of days, felt in the way the wind moves through the trees near the banks of Government Ditch or in the steady, unpretentious industry that defines the local character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sandy Bottom Nature Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 349° N
CinéBistro at Peninsula Town Center (Cinema) — 1.7 mi, 094° E
William Tucker Cemetry (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 124° SE
Big Barrels (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 224° SW
Newport News City Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 219° SW
Waterwalk At Central Park (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 096° E
Cast Bronze by M Cleveland (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 316° NW
Oak Tree Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 270° W
Skirmish at Waters Creek (Registered Battlefield) — 3.5 mi, 265° W
Capture of the Patriot (Registered Battlefield) — 3.6 mi, 266° W
SS United States Propeller (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 287° W
Harwoods Mill Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 6.6 mi, 343° N
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 214° SW
Fort Monroe National Monument (National Monument) — 7.0 mi, 115° SE · 122 acres
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.2 mi, 020° N · 9,195 acres
Hampton Roads Naval Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 137° SE
F/a-18 (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 142° SE
TRADOC Outdoor Stage (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 313° NW
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia (Marine Protected Area) — 11.4 mi, 008° N
Abandoned sand mine and dump (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 342° N
Aids to Navigation Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 345° N
The Arts Center (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 249° W
Generic Theatet (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 140° SE
SB Ballard Stadium (Stadium) — 12.6 mi, 149° SE
Barron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries (Arts Centre) — 13.0 mi, 148° SE
Cornwallis' Cave (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 341° N
Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 14.8 mi, 296° NW
Chippokes Plantation State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 292° W
Machicomoco State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 340° N
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.8 mi, 182° S · 228k acres

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