Explore Scotland, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Scotland, 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 Scotland.
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 | Scotland |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Surry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.183759 |
| Longitude | -76.786348 |
| Population | 153 |
| Density | 65.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 23883 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| County Seat | Surry |
| School District | Surry County Public Schools |
Scotland occupies a quiet expanse of inland terrain where the heavy, humid air of the late afternoon softens the sharp edges of the surrounding woodland. It lies 7.4 miles southwest of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 216°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of James City. The landscape here favors a slow, deliberate cadence, defined by dense thickets and the low-slung, fertile soil that characterizes this stretch of Virginia. Crouch Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile away, its dark waters reflecting the heavy canopy of oaks and pines that dominate the horizon. In the far distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of the Evelynton Heights rises against the sky, grounding the view in a permanent, immovable geography. When the light dips, a peculiar, amber-hued stillness settles over the fields, turning the tall grasses into a sea of muted gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has vanished.
Scotland maintains a deep connection to the earth, grounded in an economy that has long been tethered to the cultivation of the land and the preservation of its quiet, rural identity. The legacy of the region is felt in the steady, rhythmic labor of those who manage the surrounding acreage, a practice that echoes the agrarian history long associated with the nearby Chippokes Plantation State Park. Residents often seek the shaded paths of the Forestry Trail to find respite, while the waters of Black Duck Gut remain a constant, silent presence in the daily lives of those who live nearby. Life in Scotland moves with a predictable, unforced gravity, where the weight of memory and the necessity of the present moment exist in a quiet, enduring balance that defines the character of the neighborhood.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scotland, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.183759, -76.786348. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Scotland includes the ZIP code (23883), telephone area code (804), county seat of Surry County (Surry), and school district assignment (Surry County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |