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Catharpin Virginia Map

Explore Catharpin, 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 Catharpin, Virginia

How to Use This Catharpin, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Catharpin, 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 Catharpin.

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	Catharpin
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Prince William County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.85428
Longitude	-77.571936
Population	1,200
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	20143
Area Code	571, 703
County Seat	Manassas

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About Catharpin, Virginia

Catharpin is a locality in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Catharpin is located at 38.8543°N, 77.5719°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20143.

Catharpin reveals itself through the rhythmic, shallow pulse of the Lick Branch as it carves a path through the verdant, shifting terrain of the Piedmont. It lies 4.6 miles north-northeast of Gainesville, VA (from Gainesville, VA: bearing 29°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Centreville. The landscape surrounding Catharpin is defined by the heavy, loamy earth of the Culpeper Basin, where the horizon remains flat and expansive until the faint, jagged silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains emerges in the western distance on the clearest of days. Dense stands of timber within the Conway-Robinson Memorial State Forest anchor the local ecology, creating a quiet sanctuary for wildlife that bleeds into the managed, open meadows of Catharpin Regional Park. At dusk, the light here thickens, turning the tall grasses a muted copper and casting long, slender shadows that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon sun against the cooling ground.

History persists in Catharpin not as a monument, but as a persistent weight in the soil, echoing the agricultural roots that once demanded everything from those who worked the clay. While the modern economy has shifted toward the sprawling tech-corridors that define the region’s current pulse, the pace remains tethered to the slow rotation of the seasons and the quiet maintenance of the land. Residents find a distinct solitude in the proximity of Aldred Pond, where the surface tension of the water perfectly mirrors the gray, heavy skies of an approaching autumn storm. Whether traversing the quiet lanes or observing the slow transition of foliage in the nearby woodlands, one senses that Catharpin preserves a deliberate, grounded character, favoring the steady work of the present over the frantic pace of the encroaching urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Catharpin Regional Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 074° E
Manassas Battlefield (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 170° S
CWT Holding (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 130° SE
Poplar Ford (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 112° E
Second Manassas Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 157° SE
Deep Cut Battlefield (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 156° SE
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 199° S
Brawner Farm (Registered Battlefield) — 2.9 mi, 172° S
14th Brooklyn Monument (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 154° SE
New York Regiment (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 154° SE
Elklick Woodlands State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 088° E
Robinson House (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 131° SE
Cox Mountain Slide (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 066° NE
Miners Slide (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 066° NE
Yellow Chair Meeting Point (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 066° NE
Bull Run Mountains State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 294° NW
Stone Ridge Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.9 mi, 013° N
Silas Hutchison Dam Ruins (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 067° NE
Battle of Blackburn's Ford (1861) (Registered Battlefield) — 7.5 mi, 118° SE
Ellanor C. Lawrence Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 086° E
Trail Marker 6 (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 064° NE
Cannon Branch Redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 8.7 mi, 160° S
Antique Railroad Cars (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 144° SE
Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 9.0 mi, 143° SE
Girl with Dog (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 087° E
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 20.5 mi, 068° E · 2,795 acres
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.6 mi, 129° SE · 1,268 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 23.2 mi, 320° NW · 110k acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 31.1 mi, 269° W · 197k acres
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.4 mi, 260° W · 82k acres

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