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Clifton Virginia Map

Explore Clifton, 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 Clifton, Virginia

How to Use This Clifton, Virginia Map

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

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	Clifton
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Russell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.780128
Longitude	-77.38599
Population	243
Density	383.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	24609, 20124
Area Code	571, 703
County Seat	Lebanon
School District	Fairfax County Public Schools

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About Clifton, Virginia

Clifton is a locality in Russell County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 383.0 people per km². Clifton is located at 38.7801°N, 77.3860°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Clifton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 24609, 20124.

Clifton exists as a quiet confluence of woodland and water where the Little River carves a path through the dense, verdant canopy. It lies 35.9 miles north-northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-southwest of Richlands. The landscape here favors the subtle, uneven terrain of the inland Piedmont, marked by the deep, shadowed cleft of Rich Long Hollow just a mile away. Sunlight filters through the heavy oaks and maples, striking the earth in shifting patches of amber and muted green, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains waits eighty miles to the west, a phantom spine against the evening sky. Four miles away, the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area provides a vast, protected silence that seems to seep into the very soil of the surrounding woods, tempering the air with the scent of damp loam and cooling stone.

Clifton retains the hushed, deliberate pace of a place that has watched the centuries settle into its frame, growing from a modest rail stop into a singular enclave of preserved history. The local economy has long since shifted from the agrarian rhythms of its origins to a modern, professional quietude, yet the weathered brick and timber facades of its center remain as anchors for a lingering, antique character. Nearby, the waters of Laurel Bed Lake mirror the changing seasons, a steady presence five miles off that reflects the quiet persistence of the region. Whether in the early morning fog that clings to the riverbank or the late-day stillness that settles over the narrow streets, Clifton holds its own time, measured not by the transit of the world outside, but by the slow, steady turn of the seasons across the forest floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Webb Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 237° SW
Railroad Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 084° E
Johnny Moore Stream Valley Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 259° W
Hemlock Overlook Regional Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 249° W
Brick Spring House (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 262° W
Blooms Park (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 251° W
Civil War Monument - Signal Hill (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 236° SW
Seniors 2020 Rock (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 336° NW
Battle of Blackburn's Ford (1861) (Registered Battlefield) — 3.8 mi, 295° NW
Lake Burke Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 100° E
Uv Hotbox Graff (Public Artwork) — 4.8 mi, 051° NE
University Mall Theatres (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 051° NE
Bull Run Special Events Center (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 300° NW
Manassas Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 245° SW
Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.1 mi, 246° SW
Lanes Mill Ruins (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 311° NW
Antique Railroad Cars (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 246° SW
Fluffy Rides (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 015° N
Ellanor C. Lawrence Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 336° NW
Regal Fairfax Towne Center 10 (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 010° N
National Firearms Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 025° NE
Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 046° NE
Bells Bird Sanctuary Park (Nature Reserve) — 6.4 mi, 041° NE
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.8 mi, 141° SE · 1,268 acres
Mason Neck State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 137° SE
Leesylvania State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 153° SE
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.3 mi, 134° SE · 2,944 acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 15.6 mi, 035° NE · 2,795 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 41.2 mi, 273° W · 197k acres

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