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South Hill Virginia Map

Explore South Hill, 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 South Hill, Virginia

How to Use This South Hill, Virginia Map

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

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	South Hill
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Chesapeake (city)
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.725662
Longitude	-78.128886
Population	4,690
Density	184.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	23324, 23970
Area Code	757, 276
School District	Mecklenburg County Public Schools

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About South Hill, Virginia

South Hill is a locality in Chesapeake (city), Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,690. The population density is 184.1 people per km². South Hill is located at 36.7257°N, 78.1289°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. South Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 23324, 23970.

South Hill rises from a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Gilligan Creek, which carves a path through the low-slung terrain toward the nearby coastal reaches. It lies 1.7 miles south of Chesapeake, VA (from Chesapeake, VA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south of Norfolk. The horizon is marked by the distant, hazy silhouette of Smith Ridge, a jagged reminder of the geological theater that separates these plains from the deeper interior. Near the center of the landscape, Franklin Field serves as a quiet green anchor where the air often holds the briny, humid weight of the nearby salt spray, drifting inland from the Middle Reach only seventeen miles away. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, amber quality, catching the moisture in the low-lying Ludlow Flats and casting long, melancholic shadows that stretch across the fields as the day fades into a heavy, coastal dusk.

South Hill maintains a character forged in the long, methodical cycles of agrarian labor and the transition toward modern industry. The legacy of tobacco production lingers in the wide, utilitarian architecture and the deliberate pace of the streets, where the influence of the soil remains an unspoken presence in the lives of the residents. Beyond the daily commerce, the proximity to Lake James offers a respite of still, reflective water, while Charters Island remains a distant, forested curiosity visible to those who look toward the horizon. Life in South Hill unfolds with a quiet persistence, balancing the echoes of a deep, regional memory with the quiet, steady hum of a local economy that keeps its focus firmly on the land and the shifting tides of the nearby coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 239° SW
Centennial Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 137° SE
Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 226° SW
South Hill Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 286° W
Parker Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 271° W
Lake Gordon Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 252° W
Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 223° SW
Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded) (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 054° NE
Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 12.7 mi, 228° SW
John H. Kerr Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 213° SW
Brunswick County Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 082° E
Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 158° S
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 217° SW
Occoneechee State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 243° SW
Thyne Institute Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 288° W
Embro Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 21.4 mi, 178° S
Dr. L. Julian Haywood (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 184° S
Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 254° W
Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 258° W
Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 254° W
Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 29.0 mi, 266° W
Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 33.0 mi, 207° SW
Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 33.7 mi, 289° W
Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 290° W
Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 157° SE
Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 35.1 mi, 129° SE
Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.7 mi, 271° W
Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 41.7 mi, 267° W
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 46.6 mi, 057° NE · 212 acres
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 73.0 mi, 134° SE · 43k acres

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