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Saxis Virginia Map

Explore Saxis, 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 Saxis, Virginia

How to Use This Saxis, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.924014
Longitude	-75.721874
Population	172
Density	164.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23427
Area Code	757
County Seat	Accomac
School District	Accomack County Public Schools

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About Saxis, Virginia

Saxis is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 172. The population density is 164.0 people per km². Saxis is located at 37.9240°N, 75.7219°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Saxis is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23427.

Saxis stretches across a low-slung, marshy expanse of Saxis Island, where the horizon dissolves into the pale, shifting light of the salt-grass flats. It lies 22.5 miles southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 224°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-southeast of Crisfield. The landscape remains dominated by the reach of the Saxis Wildlife Management Area, a sprawling sanctuary where the sky feels vast and heavy with the scent of brine. Beyond the immediate tidal reach, the terrain flattens into the wide, open stretches of Guilford Flats, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Bailey Ridge suggests a world far removed from the water’s edge. Here, the air carries a sharp, clean clarity that settles over the reeds, and the light at dusk turns the shallow pools to polished pewter, reflecting a stillness that seems to hold the very breath of the coast.

Saxis defines its existence through the rhythms of the water, anchored by the nearby currents of Starling Creek and the quiet, expansive presence of Robin Hood Bay. The local economy persists as a reflection of the tides, with a long-standing heritage of watermen harvesting the bounty of the shallows, a labor that remains etched into the daily habits of those who call the island home. While the nearest deep-water refuge like Rock Pond remains miles inland, the life of the inhabitants stays tethered to the docks and the seasonal migration of the catch. Far from the noise of the interior, the pace of life maintains a deliberate, steady cadence, shaped by the shifting tides and the persistent, salt-worn endurance of a culture that has learned to thrive at the very boundary of the land and the bay.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saxis Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 139° SE
Maryland Marine Properties Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 019° N
East Creek (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 340° N
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 042° NE
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 083° E
Clam Marshes (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 168° S
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 320° NW
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 313° NW
Nature Center (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 311° NW
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 159° S
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 159° S
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.2 mi, 230° SW · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 12.2 mi, 230° SW
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 12.8 mi, 040° NE
Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.0 mi, 202° S
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.0 mi, 128° SE · 37k acres
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 044° NE
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 16.9 mi, 103° E · 96k acres
Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 095° E
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 29.8 mi, 012° N
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 012° N
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 30.0 mi, 012° N
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 260° W
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 004° N
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 012° N
Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 38.7 mi, 248° W
Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 39.4 mi, 260° W
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 331° NW
Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 40.8 mi, 045° NE
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 40.8 mi, 330° NW

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