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Northumberland Virginia Map

Explore Northumberland, 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 Northumberland, Virginia

How to Use This Northumberland, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.903573
Longitude	-76.410027
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	22473
Area Code	540
County Seat	Heathsville

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About Northumberland, Virginia

Northumberland is a locality in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Northumberland is located at 37.9036°N, 76.4100°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22473.

Northumberland asserts its presence through the steady, tea-colored flow of Sydnors Mill Creek, which carves a quiet path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 14.2 miles south of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 190°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south of Ridge. The air here holds the damp, salt-kissed weight of a landscape that sits a mere twenty-one miles from the open coastline, where the transition from forest to marsh feels as fluid as the tides. Beyond the immediate banks, the mirror-still waters of Sydnors Millpond catch the light of a descending sun, turning the surface into a sheet of burnished copper. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains exists only as a dream on the far horizon, the local topography remains defined by the intimate, brackish reaches of Spring Cove and the quiet solitude of the nearby Bush Mill Stream State Natural Area Preserve.

Northumberland anchors itself in the persistence of the Tidewater, where the economy has long drawn its vitality from the pulse of the water and the fertility of the surrounding soil. The legacy of the region manifests in the quiet endurance of its wooden piers and the seasonal rhythm of those who work the harvest, whether from the field or the sound. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-settled tide, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban corridor, yet tethered to a history that lingers in the weathered timber of old structures and the expansive, quiet vistas surrounding Hog Island. People here navigate the day by the light across the water and the shifting winds, maintaining a connection to the land that feels as constant and unadorned as the slow, deep movement of the creek itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bush Mill Stream State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 222° SW
Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.6 mi, 222° SW
Bush Mill Stream (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 231° SW
Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 5.5 mi, 193° S
Chilton Woods State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 225° SW
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 119° SE
Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 198° S
Dameron Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.8 mi, 145° SE
Point Lookout Sp (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 028° NE
Gardys Millpond Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 301° NW
Belle Isle State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 228° SW
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 252° W · 24k acres
Bel Air Mansion And Guest House (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 227° SW
Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 173° S
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 010° N
Bird Viewing Blind (Viewpoint) — 13.4 mi, 229° SW
Lighthouse (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 343° N
Drayden African-American Schoolhouse (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 348° N
Historic St. Mary's City Visitors Center (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 357° N
Margaret Brent Pilgrimage (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 357° N
Freedom of Conscience (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 356° N
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.2 mi, 050° NE · 96k acres
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (National Monument) — 33.5 mi, 307° NW · 556 acres
Smith's St. Leonard Site (Historic Ruins) — 34.1 mi, 351° N
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 40.8 mi, 026° NE
Great Wolf Lodge (Theme Park) — 42.2 mi, 205° SW
Kocen Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 44.7 mi, 348° N
Calvart Gallery (Gallery) — 44.7 mi, 348° N
Creative Celebrations (Arts Centre) — 45.8 mi, 348° N
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 54.0 mi, 092° E · 96k acres

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