Enter your search query in the box below.

Powhatan Virginia Map

Explore Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, Virginia

How to Use This Powhatan, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.542121
Longitude	-77.927083
Population	402
Density	74.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	24502, 23139
Area Code	276, 804
County Seat	Powhatan
School District	Powhatan County Public Schools

🌦 Goto Powhatan Weather Page: Powhatan, Virginia — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Powhatan, Virginia

Powhatan is a locality in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 402. The population density is 74.8 people per km². Powhatan is located at 37.5421°N, 77.9271°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24502, 23139.

Powhatan occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue and the air carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-warmed timber. It lies 15.0 miles west of Midlothian, VA (from Midlothian, VA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-northwest of Moseley. The landscape unfolds in long, deliberate swells of pasture and dense woodland, interrupted only by the sudden, silver glint of John L Lewis Lake or the narrow, shadowed path of Branch Creek winding through the brush. To the west, the faint, bruised silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains haunt the horizon, serving as a permanent reminder of the elevation that separates this inland plateau from the eastern lowlands. At Fighting Creek Park, the tall grasses bow in the late afternoon light, their movement creating a soft, rhythmic friction against the stillness of the fields.

Powhatan maintains a character forged by the slow accumulation of generations, moving with a gravity that acknowledges its role in the long record of Virginia. The local economy persists as a blend of rural stewardship and the quiet encroachment of modern professional life, reflecting a pragmatic transition from the tobacco-heavy cycles of the past to a more diverse, contemporary existence. Life here follows the pulse of the seasons, where the architecture of old homesteads and the modest infrastructure of local commerce share the land without urgency. It is a place where time feels less like a constant forward motion and more like a steady, gathering weight, leaving the inhabitants to navigate the balance between the memory of a colonial footprint and the quiet, persistent demands of the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fighting Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 258° W
Powhatan Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 303° NW
Powhatan Ponds Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 308° NW
Amelia Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 176° S
Lake Amelia Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 177° S
Powhatan State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 003° N
Jones Restaurant (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 120° SE
T. Brady Saunders Boy Scout Camp (Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 018° N
The Sysonby Eagle (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 021° N
Hill Family Flag Plaza (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 020° N
Goochland County Historical Society (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 013° N
Dover Mill (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 056° NE
Grandview Dog Pens (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.6 mi, 331° NW
Mary Mother of God (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 079° E
Token Machine (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 141° SE
Cumberland State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.4 mi, 280° W
Amelia Frightfest (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 191° S
Children's Museum of Richmond (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 124° SE
HATtheatre (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 077° E
Funny Bone (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 088° E
Tin Pan (Arts Centre) — 20.0 mi, 077° E
Highest Point In Henrico County (Viewpoint) — 20.1 mi, 080° E
McCools of Bon Air (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 091° E
Pocahontas State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 120° SE
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 083° E
Artspace (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 090° E
RED VEIN Haunt (Theme Park) — 23.4 mi, 054° NE
Chimborazo Park (National Park) — 28.1 mi, 092° E · 43 acres
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 110° E · 2,590 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 62.0 mi, 318° NW · 197k acres

Latest News: Powhatan

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News