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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	Sussex 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	Sussex
School District	Fairfax County Public Schools

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About Wakefield, Virginia

Wakefield is a locality in Sussex 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 anchors the flat, fertile expanse of the Virginia interior, where the land stretches out in quiet, sun-drenched fields of peanut crops and dense patches of loblolly pine. It lies 26.1 miles southwest of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 217°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Waverly. Wildcat Swamp carves a slow, shadowed path through the low-lying terrain, its murky waters feeding the damp earth that defines the local topography. Parker Number One Pond sits as a placid, glass-like mirror near the center of the landscape, reflecting the heavy, humid sky. Beyond the immediate clearings, the Big Woods Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tangled brush and hardwoods, while the deeper timber of Big Woods State Forest provides a dark, verdant boundary to the horizon. Far to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the sunset, though they remain a world apart from this level, agrarian plain.

Wakefield maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, governed by the cycles of the harvest and the enduring rhythms of the rural South. Long recognized for its historic ties to the peanut industry, the local economy remains rooted in the soil, with the processing and distribution of legumes serving as a quiet engine for the local workforce. The streets of Wakefield carry the weight of generations, where modest brick facades and old-growth trees witness the daily passage of residents moving between the quiet storefronts. During the golden hour of a late summer afternoon, the air thickens with the scent of dry earth and pine resin, a sensory reminder of the agrarian heritage that persists here. Life unfolds with a predictable, grounded grace, defined not by the clamor of modern industry, but by the steady, patient labor that has sustained this place for decades.

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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