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Wakefield Virginia Map

Explore Wakefield, 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 Wakefield, Virginia

How to Use This Wakefield, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.824691
Longitude	-77.242953
Population	11,805
Density	1208.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	22304, 23888, 22003
Area Code	804, 571, 703
County Seat	Surry
School District	Fairfax County Public Schools

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About Wakefield, Virginia

Wakefield is a locality in Surry County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of 11,805. The population density is 1208.0 people per km². Wakefield is located at 38.8247°N, 77.2430°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 22304, 23888, 22003.

Wakefield occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the persistent flow of Sunken Meadow Creek carves a path through the dense, verdant woodland. It lies 13.3 miles west-southwest of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.3 miles southwest of James City. The horizon remains stubbornly level, offering no glimpse of the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, yet the sky assumes a vast, expansive quality that seems to pull the light down into the deep, dark waters of Sunken Meadow Pond. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating a landscape defined by the heavy, rich soil of the inner plain. A few miles to the north, the Pipsico Boy Scout Reservation preserves a stillness in the forest, marking the transition from the manicured fields to the wilder, shadowed thickets that dominate the periphery.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of Wakefield, as the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the lifeblood of its economy, echoing a long history anchored in the cultivation of the land. The proximity of Flowerdew Hundred serves as a reminder of the deep, centuries-old human occupation of these plains, where the labor of generations has smoothed the rugged edges of the wilderness into productive rows of crops. Life in Wakefield moves with a measured, deliberate gravity, punctuated by the mechanical hum of farm equipment and the occasional passage of a freight train. There is a singular, enduring dignity in the way the local folk attend to their business, maintaining a legacy of industry that persists long after the initial colonial foundations were laid in this inland territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wakefield Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 074° E
St. Michael (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 203° SW
Accotink Stream Valley Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 159° S
St. Francis (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 002° N
The Pines (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 020° N
Cinema Arts Theatre (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 309° NW
Lake Accotink Carousel (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 145° SE
Angelika Film Center & Café (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 012° N
Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 294° NW
The George Mason Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 276° W
University Mall Theatres (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 270° W
Bells Bird Sanctuary Park (Nature Reserve) — 3.9 mi, 297° NW
US Arts Center Vienna (Gallery) — 5.2 mi, 011° N
Kiln & Custard (Arts Centre) — 5.5 mi, 347° N
Falls Church Arts (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 038° NE
Freeman House Historic Site (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 348° N
Creative Cauldron Stage (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 045° NE
National Firearms Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 298° NW
Meridian High School Stadium (Stadium) — 5.8 mi, 028° NE
Viewing area (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 188° S
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 9.8 mi, 008° N · 2,795 acres
Mason Neck State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 163° S
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.0 mi, 176° S · 1,268 acres
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.4 mi, 161° S · 2,944 acres

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