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Tangier Virginia Map

Explore Tangier, 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 Tangier, Virginia

How to Use This Tangier, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.826237
Longitude	-75.991604
Population	436
Density	311.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23440
Area Code	757
County Seat	Accomac
School District	Accomack County Public Schools

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About Tangier, Virginia

Tangier is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 436. The population density is 311.2 people per km². Tangier is located at 37.8262°N, 75.9916°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Tangier is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23440.

Tangier occupies a fragile, low-lying sliver of land where the horizon dissolves into the salt-heavy haze of the sea. It lies 48.3 miles northeast of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 13.2 miles southwest of Crisfield. The landscape of Tangier Island remains defined by the relentless encroachment of the tides, with the currents of Oyster Creek Gut pressing against the marshy perimeter and shaping the narrow, winding paths where bicycles replace the hum of engines. While the elevation barely rises above the reach of the highest storm surges, the land maintains its presence through a stubborn, sandy resilience, protected in the wider distance by the marshy preserves of the Martin National Wildlife Refuge. Light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the water to bleach the timber of the docks and cast long, monochromatic shadows across the grass as evening begins to settle.

Generations of families have anchored their lives to the harvest of the blue crab, a practice that dictates the seasonal pulse of the local economy and defines the character of those who remain. History clings to the foundations of the weather-beaten houses, reflecting a heritage of isolation that has preserved a distinct, rhythmic cadence in the speech of the residents. Beyond the immediate harbor, the waters stretch toward the distant Little Annemessex River, serving as both a primary thoroughfare and a reminder of the vast, shifting wilderness that surrounds this isolated outpost. Even as the sea gradually reclaims the outer edges of the island, the inhabitants maintain a quiet, disciplined devotion to their craft, their daily routines echoing the persistence of a culture forged in the salt air and the wide, open expanse of the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.4 mi, 109° E · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 5.4 mi, 109° E
CEDAR ISLAND Wildlife Management Area - Cedar Island Wildland (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 040° NE
Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.8 mi, 126° SE
Parkers Marsh State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 126° SE
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 11.7 mi, 030° NE
Nature Center (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 032° NE
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 275° W
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 15.8 mi, 040° NE
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 099° E
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 099° E
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 069° E
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 349° N · 96k acres
Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 250° W
Point Lookout Sp (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 309° NW
Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 24.1 mi, 270° W
Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 262° W
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 312° NW
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 28.3 mi, 054° NE
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 055° NE
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 31.2 mi, 085° E · 96k acres
Bel Air Mansion And Guest House (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 264° W
Bird Viewing Blind (Viewpoint) — 33.1 mi, 264° W
Lighthouse (Public Artwork) — 35.5 mi, 309° NW
Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 38.6 mi, 182° S
At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 38.6 mi, 182° S
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 42.4 mi, 353° N
Werowocomoco (Historic Ruins) — 46.0 mi, 232° SW

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