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Columbia Furnace Virginia Map

Explore Columbia Furnace, 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 Columbia Furnace, Virginia

How to Use This Columbia Furnace, Virginia Map

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

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	Columbia Furnace
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Shenandoah County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.876223
Longitude	-78.62557
Population	307
Density	76.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	22824
Area Code	540
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Shenandoah County Public Schools

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About Columbia Furnace, Virginia

Columbia Furnace is a locality in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 307. The population density is 76.9 people per km². Columbia Furnace is located at 38.8762°N, 78.6256°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22824.

Columbia Furnace occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Stony Creek, which carves a path through the quiet depths of Ridge Hollow. It lies 23.4 miles west of Front Royal, VA (from Front Royal, VA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Woodstock. The air here holds the weight of the nearby George Washington National Forest, where dense timber stands as a silent sentinel over the valley floor. On clear evenings, the distant silhouettes of the Shenandoah Mountains sharpen against the twilight, their jagged crests grounding the horizon in a permanent, ancient gray. Within this basin, the light catches the moisture rising from the earth, casting a soft, diffuse glow over the fields that stretch toward the horizon. The landscape maintains an equilibrium between the rugged timberland and the low-lying hollows, creating a space where the pace of the wind seems to dictate the movement of the day.

History clings to the soil of Columbia Furnace, a legacy forged in the era of iron production that once defined the regional economy and left its mark upon the local landscape. The remnants of that industrial past remain quiet, overshadowed now by the slower, steady rhythm of agriculture and the presence of the nearby Woodstock Reservoir, which serves as a still, reflective mirror to the surrounding woods. Residents often look toward the Stony Creek Trail for recreation, a path that traces the same waterways that once powered the furnaces of an earlier century. Life in Columbia Furnace proceeds with a deliberate, measured quality, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of the land over the fleeting nature of modern industry. Here, the transition from the labor of the past to the quietude of the present feels as natural as the seasonal turn of the leaves within the forest canopy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 360° N · 1.1M acres
Collie Grave (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 318° NW
Heavenly Heart Farm & Mini Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 216° SW
Little Schloss Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 349° N
Wardensville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 325° NW
Theatre Shenandoah (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 139° SE
"connections" the Shentel Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 133° SE
Fairview Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 078° E
Seven Bends State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 093° E
Bryce Resort (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 242° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 186° S
Shenandoah Caverns (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 192° S
Main Street of Yesteryear (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 192° S
Cootie Bug (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 191° S
Lost River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 352° N
Lost River State Park (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 291° W
Indian Grave (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 113° SE
Ramseur's Hill - Fisher's Hill Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 13.8 mi, 055° NE
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 15.0 mi, 230° SW · 865 acres
New Market Battlefield Military Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 190° S
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.9 mi, 114° SE · 82k acres
Museum of American Calvary (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 190° S
Strasburg Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 062° NE
Luray Caverns (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 152° SE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 16.7 mi, 133° SE · 197k acres
Darkwood Manor (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 148° SE
Cedar Creek Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 20.5 mi, 061° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 24.5 mi, 093° E · 110k acres
Appalachian Trail Corridor (National Park) — 29.7 mi, 086° E · 572 acres
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 30.0 mi, 283° W · 100k acres

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