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2016 Map of Little Creek

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Little Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Chesapeake Bay dominates the northern horizon of this coastal survey, where the massive engineering of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel transitions from land to sea. The landscape is a complex mosaic of dense residential neighborhoods and maritime infrastructure, with the municipal boundary between the City of Norfolk and the City of Virginia Beach bisecting the terrain. Strategic water bodies like Lake Whitehurst, Lake Smith, and the Little Creek Reservoir provide a buffered interior against the urban sprawl of communities like Ocean View and Norvella Heights.

Norfolk International Airport occupies a central position, its runways carved out between Azalea Acres and Camden Heights. The nautical character of the region is further defined by the deep-water access of Little Creek Channel and the Thimble Shoal Channel, which facilitate the naval and commercial traffic essential to this Atlantic gateway. Neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park and Sewells Gardens illustrate the post-war suburban development patterns that have come to define the Tidewater region.