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2022 Map of Townsend

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Townsend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The southern tip of the Virginia Eastern Shore is defined by a complex mosaic of marshlands and barrier islands facing the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. Small agricultural and coastal settlements such as Townsend, Capeville, and Cheapside dot the interior, connected by a network of rural roads that reflect the area's long-standing reliance on land and sea. The coastal margin is deeply indented by tidal features like Magothy Bay and the narrow Mockhorn Channel, which separates the mainland from the expansive Mockhorn Island.

Evidence of the region's aviation and maritime activity is scattered throughout, from private airstrips like Starbase Airport and Bull Farm Airport to the prominent landing at Walls Landing Creek. The transition from the sandy shores of Kiptopeke Beach to the intricate network of guts and creeks, such as Fish Hog Gut and Eggnog Creek, illustrates a landscape where the tide dictates the geography. This survey provides a clear view of the rural and ecological character of Northampton County in the early twenty-first century.