Wakefield Virginia Map
Wakefield, Charlottesville (city)
Wakefield, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Wakefield, Charlottesville (city).
Interactive Map of Wakefield, Virginia
| City | Wakefield |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Charlottesville (city) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.069304 |
| Longitude | -78.473067 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Wakefield, Virginia
Wakefield is a locality in Charlottesville (city), Virginia, United States. Wakefield is located at 38.0693°N, 78.4731°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22003.0.
Wakefield sleeps in the rolling embrace of Albemarle County, where verdant fields surrender to wooded hollows and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 2.8 miles north of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 3.1 miles north-east of University of Virginia. The land here, a gentle swell and dip, suggests the quiet work of water over millennia, carving subtle valleys that cradle scattered homes and the occasional weathered barn. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting mosaics upon the leaf-strewn ground, a fleeting beauty that mirrors the transient nature of cloud-shadows drifting across the broad, blue sky. It's a place where the horizon seems to pull back, allowing a generous expanse of sky to preside over the landscape, a vast, silent witness to the slow turning of seasons. This stretch of Albemarle, once part of a wider agricultural tapestry, still whispers of its agrarian past, though its economic heart now beats with a more diversified rhythm. The legacy of tobacco farms and ancestral estates is woven into the very character of Wakefield, a quiet pride in its lineage. While not a bustling hub, Wakefield possesses a distinctive charm, an unhurried pace that allows for the appreciation of small things – the deep, resonant call of a dove at dawn, the satisfying crunch of gravel underfoot on a country lane. The proximity to Charlottesville, a beacon of culture and academia, casts a subtle influence, bringing a touch of intellectual curiosity and artistic appreciation to this more pastoral corner of Virginia.
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About This Wakefield Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Wakefield, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Wakefield and Charlottesville (city). Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Wakefield is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Wakefield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
