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Wicomico Virginia Map

Explore Wicomico, 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 Wicomico, Virginia

How to Use This Wicomico, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.290977
Longitude	-76.509395
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	23072, 23184, 22579
Area Code	804, 540
County Seat	Gloucester Courthouse

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About Wicomico, Virginia

Wicomico is a locality in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Wicomico is located at 37.2910°N, 76.5094°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23072, 23184, 22579.

Wicomico occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the earth holds the deep, heavy moisture of the Piedmont. It lies 2.6 miles north-northwest of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northeast of Fort Eustis. Northwest Branch Sarah Creek carves a thin, reflective artery through the soil barely a mile from the center of Wicomico, feeding the dense thickets that define the local horizon. To the west, the land rises toward the modest elevation of Pigeon Quarter, a rise that breaks the monotony of the fields and dictates the slow drainage of the forest floor. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, bruised quality, casting long shadows across the fields of Abingdon Park where the grass turns to a muted, iron-gray before the final descent of night.

History in this region is marked by the slow reclamation of the land by pine and hardwood, a process that has outpaced the shifting fortunes of the local economy. While the agricultural ventures of the past have thinned, the character of the place remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of the interior plains, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban corridor. Residents often look toward the distant presence of Beaverdam Pond, a singular point of stillness seven miles away that anchors the geography of the surrounding woods. Daily life follows the seasonal turning of the canopy, a rhythm that persists despite the changing demands of the modern world, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that values patience over speed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Abingdon Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 302° NW
Machicomoco State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 295° NW
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia (Marine Protected Area) — 1.4 mi, 272° W
Woodville Plantation Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 011° N
Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority Holding (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 082° E
Fusiliers Redoubt (Registered Battlefield) — 3.5 mi, 187° S
Cornwallis' Cave (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 177° S
British Inner Defense Line (Registered Battlefield) — 4.3 mi, 178° S
Rosewell Plantation (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 305° NW
Vintage CG Uniforms (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 163° S
Living Classroom (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 163° S
CGC Cuyahoga Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 163° S
Guinea Marsh (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 078° E
Aids to Navigation Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 162° S
Abandoned sand mine and dump (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 170° S
Grafton Ponds State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 181° S
Meltdown (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 253° W
Big Daddy Falls (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 254° W
Festa Italia Games (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 242° SW
Shenanigans Theatre (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 244° SW
Harwoods Mill Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 8.9 mi, 169° S
TRADOC Outdoor Stage (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 201° S
TRADOC Emblem (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 201° S
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 11.0 mi, 320° NW · 526 acres
York River State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 300° NW
Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 11.5 mi, 230° SW
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 140° SE · 9,195 acres
Friendship Point (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 262° W
Great Wolf Lodge (Theme Park) — 12.8 mi, 288° W
Trimble Collection (Gallery) — 12.9 mi, 260° W

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