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Wachapreague Virginia Map

Explore Wachapreague, 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 Wachapreague, Virginia

How to Use This Wachapreague, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.6043
Longitude	-75.68965
Population	257
Density	445.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23480
Area Code	757
County Seat	Accomac
School District	Accomack County Public Schools

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About Wachapreague, Virginia

Wachapreague is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 257. The population density is 445.0 people per km². Wachapreague is located at 37.6043°N, 75.6897°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wachapreague is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23480.

Wachapreague anchors itself to the edge of the Atlantic fringe, where the land dissolves into a labyrinth of salt marshes and tidal channels. It lies 49.1 miles northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 47°T), and is situated 33.2 miles south-southwest of Pocomoke City. The air here holds a heavy, briny moisture that clings to the weathered siding of houses and turns the morning light into a soft, diffused silver. Beyond the immediate reach of the docks, the flat horizon remains unbroken by the elevation of Ames Ridge, which looms as a mere suggestion of firmer ground five miles inland. The landscape is dominated by the expansive, shifting interface of the Wachapreague Marina, where the tides dictate the day’s rhythm more surely than any clock, pulling the water through the veins of the Machipongo River until the landscape feels less like solid earth and more like a fluid, breathing organism.

Wachapreague has long defined its survival through the bounty of the surrounding waters, evolving from a seafaring outpost into a quiet sanctuary for those drawn to the sport of the deep. Local industry remains tethered to the sea, supporting generations who navigate the passage toward Cedar Island to harvest the riches of the sound. Visitors often gather at Wachapreague Park, a modest stretch of green that serves as a threshold between the quiet streets and the restless expanse of the coast. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a boat heading out against the current, far removed from the bustle of the interior, while the calm waters of Goose Lakes wait five miles away, offering a freshwater stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic pulse of the tides.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wachapreague Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 279° W
Cedar Island (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 092° E
Parramore Island State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 144° SE
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 070° E · 37k acres
Hog Island (Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 173° S
Parkers Marsh State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 326° NW
Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.8 mi, 326° NW
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 009° N
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 009° N
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.7 mi, 319° NW · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 16.7 mi, 319° NW
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 007° N
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 23.3 mi, 039° NE · 96k acres
Crossing the Bar (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 037° NE
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 338° N
Nature Center (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 343° N
Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 218° SW
At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 218° SW
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 32.5 mi, 012° N
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 014° N
Chincoteague Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 33.8 mi, 038° NE · 2,020 acres
Cape Charles Light (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 200° S
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 36.0 mi, 205° SW
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 297° NW
Mathews Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 251° W
Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 38.5 mi, 282° W
Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 43.4 mi, 291° W
Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 285° W
François Joseph Paul de Grasse (Public Artwork) — 49.9 mi, 201° S
Redoubt 10 (Registered Battlefield) — 51.3 mi, 240° SW

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