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Sussex Virginia Map

Explore Sussex, 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 Sussex, Virginia

How to Use This Sussex, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.917359
Longitude	-77.271869
Population	181
Density	14.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	23505, 23882
Area Code	757, 804
School District	Sussex County Public Schools

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About Sussex, Virginia

Sussex is a locality in Norfolk (city), Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 14.9 people per km². Sussex is located at 36.9174°N, 77.2719°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23505, 23882.

Sussex carries the damp, heavy breath of the Atlantic Ocean, which exerts a quiet pull on the atmosphere from only fifteen miles away. It lies 4.9 miles north of Norfolk, VA (from Norfolk, VA: bearing 359°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north of Chesapeake. The land here remains low and yielding, defined by the slow, humid pulse of the Lafayette River that carves its path just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain flattens into the dark, moisture-rich soil of the Ludlow Flats, five miles out, while the distant, jagged silhouette of Blackwalnut Ridge offers a faint, gray promise of elevation sixteen miles to the west. On clear afternoons, the light hits the reeds and the brackish marsh grass with a sharp, silver clarity, turning the horizon into a smear of muted bronze before the evening shadows claim the North Shore Road Playground.

Sussex maintains an economy tethered to the slow accumulation of seasons, where the legacy of the soil still dictates the rhythm of the day. Charters Island sits like a quiet anchor in the nearby waters, a relic of a landscape that has shifted and settled over generations of agricultural labor. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has seen the rise and fall of various trades, favoring the steady work of the present over the ghosts of the past. Residents often gather near the banks or walk the perimeter of Lake Whitehurst, five miles distant, where the water reflects the stillness of a region that keeps its own counsel. The character of Sussex is found in these quiet margins, in the salt-stung air that persists despite the distance from the coast, and in the way the local life bends, rather than breaks, against the weight of the tides.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chub Sandhill State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 126° SE
Garland Gray Forestry Center (State Resource Management Area) — 6.1 mi, 125° SE
Big Woods Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 073° E
Big Woods State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.5 mi, 085° E
Joseph Pines Perserve (Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 008° N
Airfield Pond Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 093° E
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 14.0 mi, 328° NW · 212 acres
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 165° S
Battle of Dinwiddie Courthouse (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 303° NW
Dinwiddie County Confederate Soldiers Memorial (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 303° NW
Sixth Maryland Infantry (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 328° NW
Confederate winter quarters (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 328° NW
Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 223° SW
James River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.5 mi, 018° N · 9,242 acres
Box 5 Cabaret Theatre (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 358° N
Lamb Center for Arts and Healing (Arts Centre) — 26.8 mi, 358° N
Beacon Theatre (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 358° N
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 28.9 mi, 048° NE
Chippokes Plantation State Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 064° NE
Pocahontas State Park (State Park) — 32.8 mi, 331° NW
Brunswick County Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 251° W
Old Towne (Historic Ruins) — 33.8 mi, 053° NE
Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 053° NE
River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 34.1 mi, 349° N
Parsonage Ruins (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 002° N
Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 35.2 mi, 064° NE
The Arts Center (Gallery) — 35.5 mi, 083° E
Trimble Collection (Gallery) — 37.6 mi, 051° NE
The Public Hospital of 1773 (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 052° NE
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.5 mi, 109° E · 228k acres

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