2016 Map of East of Hampton

About this map

Chesapeake Bay dominates this coastal survey, which documents the open water and maritime navigation routes off the Virginia coast in the early twenty-first century. This specific quadrangle captures a key segment of the Intracoastal Waterway as it passes near the border of Northampton Co. The bathymetry and seafloor terrain are highlighted by features such as Thimble Shoal and the area known as Horseshoe. This map is primarily an aquatic record, illustrating the vast expanse of the bay and the essential shipping and transit corridors that define the regional maritime economy east of the main Hampton shoreline.