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Bowmans Crossing Virginia Map

Explore Bowmans Crossing, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Bowmans Crossing, Virginia

How to Use This Bowmans Crossing, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bowmans Crossing, Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bowmans Crossing.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bowmans Crossing
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Shenandoah County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.807614
Longitude	-78.591958
Population	420
Density	78.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	22824
Area Code	540
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Shenandoah County Public Schools

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About Bowmans Crossing, Virginia

Bowmans Crossing is a locality in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 420. The population density is 78.2 people per km². Bowmans Crossing is located at 38.8076°N, 78.5920°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22824.

Bowmans Crossing occupies a corridor of land where the North Fork Shenandoah River carves a deliberate, limestone-lined path through the valley floor. It lies 22.7 miles west-southwest of Front Royal, VA (from Front Royal, VA: bearing 250°T), and is situated 6.9 miles southwest of Woodstock. Sunlight often catches the river’s surface here, turning the water into a ribbon of hammered silver that cuts through the surrounding pastoral silence. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Shenandoah Mountains provide a jagged, permanent backdrop to the horizon, while the terrain closer at hand descends into the quiet, cool shadows of Garlic Hollow. The air remains heavy with the scent of damp earth and drying hay, a grounded atmosphere that persists even as the light fades into a deep, bruised violet against the treeline. Only two miles distant, the Edinburg Reservoir sits as a calm, glass-like expanse, mirroring the steady, unpretentious growth of the vegetation that thrives in this fertile basin.

Bowmans Crossing maintains a quiet industriousness, built upon a foundation of agricultural heritage that still defines the rhythm of daily labor. The local economy relies on this long-standing relationship with the soil, though the nearby Little Fort Trail draws those seeking the solitude of the woods rather than the industry of the farms. Generations have moved through this corridor, leaving behind a stillness that feels less like an absence of activity and more like a deliberate choice to remain tethered to the land. Visitors often seek out the nearby Stoney Creek Park to observe the seasonal shift of the canopy, a place where the passage of time is marked not by clocks, but by the slow, predictable shedding of leaves. In this part of the valley, life moves with the measured pace of the river, preserving a sense of isolation that feels both fragile and entirely intact.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Theatre Shenandoah (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 057° NE
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 052° NE · 1.1M acres
Madison District Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 043° NE
"connections" the Shentel Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 056° NE
Heavenly Heart Farm & Mini Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.3 mi, 302° NW
Seven Bends State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 076° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 213° SW
Shenandoah Caverns Inc (Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 213° SW
Collie Grave (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 333° NW
Main Street of Yesteryear (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 213° SW
Statue of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 212° SW
Duncan Knob Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 162° S
Bryce Resort (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 274° W
Wardensville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 330° NW
54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 201° S
Car and Carriage Caravan Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 149° SE
Toy Town Junction (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 150° SE
New Market Battlefield Military Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 203° SW
Luray Caverns (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 150° SE
Darkwood Manor (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 144° SE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 12.3 mi, 122° SE · 197k acres
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.2 mi, 126° SE · 82k acres
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 250° W · 865 acres
Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 082° E
Ramseur's Hill - Fisher's Hill Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 15.8 mi, 037° NE
Peak View Stage (Theatre) — 18.5 mi, 142° SE
Skyline Caverns (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 072° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.9 mi, 082° E · 110k acres
Appalachian Trail Corridor (National Park) — 28.6 mi, 076° E · 572 acres
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 33.1 mi, 290° W · 100k acres

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