Lakes / Virginia / Norfolk County / Lake Whitehurst
Lake Whitehurst, Virginia
60.29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
36.90 degrees N, 76.19 degrees W - Norfolk County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Lake Whitehurst Stacks Up
- Larger than 56% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- The largest lake in Norfolk County among those counted.
- About 6 miles from Norfolk, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Creek Reservoir | Virginia Beach | 1.2 mi | 199.66 acres |
| Lake Lawson | Virginia Beach | 1.5 mi | 29.27 acres |
| Lake Wright | Norfolk | 1.7 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Lake Smith | Virginia Beach | 2.2 mi | 184.88 acres |
| Chub Lake | Virginia Beach | 3.0 mi | 29.76 acres |
| Lake Joyce | Virginia Beach | 3.6 mi | 73.63 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Virginia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John H. Kerr Reservoir | Mecklenburg | 44,895.08 acres | - |
| 2 | Smith Mountain Lake | Franklin | 19,676.26 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Anna | Louisa | 12,672.74 acres | - |
| 4 | Claytor Lake | Pulaski | 4,073.29 acres | - |
| 5 | Lake Drummond | Chesapeake | 3,240.79 acres | - |
All 329 Virginia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 137440762). Verified October 30, 2026.