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Severn Virginia Map

Explore Severn, 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 Severn, Virginia

How to Use This Severn, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.294308
Longitude	-76.415502
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	23072, 23155
Area Code	804
County Seat	Gloucester Courthouse

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About Severn, Virginia

Severn is a locality in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Severn is located at 37.2943°N, 76.4155°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23072, 23155.

Severn emerges from the landscape as a quiet expanse of inland fields and dense, temperate woodland. It lies 5.3 miles east-northeast of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northeast of Grafton. The terrain here relies on the steady, low-slung geography of the region, where the earth holds a deep, ochre quality under the afternoon sun. Blevins Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center, its movement providing a subtle, rhythmic pulse to the surrounding acreage. In the distance, the faint, hazy outline of Blackwalnut Ridge interrupts the skyline, offering a jagged contrast to the flat, agricultural textures that define the immediate horizon. The land itself is marked by the presence of the FEMA Flood Hazard Property, a designated space that dictates the quiet, unhurried expansion of the local footprint.

Severn maintains an economy rooted in the patient cultivation of the earth and the steady maintenance of its rural infrastructure. The historical character of the region is etched into the very soil, where generations have worked the land long before the modern pace of the corridor began to influence its quietude. Residents look toward the distant Poquoson Flats as a reminder of the broader basin, while the local life centers on the seasonal shifts that dictate the rhythm of the day. A traveler might find the atmosphere near Wormley Pond particularly evocative at dusk, when the light catches the surface of the water in a way that turns the gray woods into silhouettes. Severn remains a place where the stillness of the afternoon is the most notable feature, a testament to a way of life that prefers the endurance of the land over the noise of the present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

FEMA Flood Hazard Property (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 208° SW
Guinea Marsh (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 019° N
Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority Holding (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 340° N
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia (Marine Protected Area) — 4.6 mi, 181° S
Woodville Plantation Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 293° NW
GM3 Matthews Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 214° SW
Unit Commissioning Memorabilia (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 214° SW
Vintage CG Uniforms (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 215° SW
Aids to Navigation Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 214° SW
Redoubt 10 (Registered Battlefield) — 6.4 mi, 225° SW
Machicomoco State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 274° W
Cornwallis' Cave (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 230° SW
Redoubt 9 (Registered Battlefield) — 6.5 mi, 225° SW
Abandoned sand mine and dump (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 215° SW
New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.5 mi, 077° E
Grafton Ponds State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 208° SW
Newport News City Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 208° SW
Rosewell Plantation (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 285° W
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.2 mi, 160° S · 9,195 acres
Mathews Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 028° NE
Meltdown (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 259° W
Big Daddy Falls (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 259° W
TRADOC Outdoor Stage (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 223° SW
TRADOC Emblem (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 223° SW
Festa Italia Games (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 252° W
Shenanigans Theatre (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 253° W
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 14.7 mi, 304° NW · 526 acres
York River State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 292° W
Pine Tree Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 193° S
CinéBistro at Peninsula Town Center (Cinema) — 17.4 mi, 176° S

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