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1965 Map of Wallops Island

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Wallops Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Wallops Island serves as a critical junction of aerospace technology and coastal wilderness on Virginia's Eastern Shore. This survey captures the facility during a period of transition, with the Wallops Flight Center (NASA) footprint featuring a dense concentration of technical infrastructure along the shoreline, including a Weather Station, numerous Launch Pads, and a Lookout Tower. These facilities are situated between the marshy waters of Bogues Bay and the Atlantic surf at Wallops Beach.

Across the Chincoteague Inlet to the northeast, the landscape shifts toward conservation at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and the Assateague Island National Seashore. The map tracks the shifting sands of Fishing Point and the complex tidal waterways of Toms Cove and Island Hole Narrows. This geography highlights the dual identity of the region as both a protected natural habitat and a launch site for mid-century atmospheric research.