Dayton Virginia Map
Explore Dayton, 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 Dayton, Virginia
How to Use This Dayton, Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dayton, 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 Dayton.
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 | Dayton |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Rockingham County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.414848 |
| Longitude | -78.93864 |
| Population | 1,688 |
| Density | 632.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 22821 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Harrisonburg |
| School District | Rockingham County Public Schools |
About Dayton, Virginia
Dayton is a locality in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,688. The population density is 632.1 people per km². Dayton is located at 38.4148°N, 78.9386°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Dayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 22821.Dayton emerges from the limestone-heavy earth of the valley floor, where the steady, silver-threaded progress of Cooks Creek carves a path through the quiet landscape. It lies 4.5 miles west-southwest of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 3.1 miles northeast of Bridgewater. The air here holds the crisp, thin quality of an inland basin, cool and sharp as it drifts down from the distant, hazy silhouette of the Shenandoah Mountains. To the west, the dense, shadowed canopy of the George Washington National Forest guards the horizon, while the terrain beyond the town borders rises into the quiet, wooded seclusion of Wise Hollow. Sunlight often catches the fields in late afternoon, casting long, amber shadows across the pasture and turning the surface of the land into a patchwork of muted greens and deep, turned-earth browns.
Dayton maintains a deliberate, measured pace that reflects its heritage as a center of agricultural industry and long-standing regional craft. The economy remains tethered to the fertile soil and the careful management of the surrounding acreage, a legacy that persists even as the modern world edges closer. Residents often find their way toward the deeper timber of Paul State Forest for reprieve, or look toward the quiet expanse of Elkhorn Lake when the season demands a stillness that only deep water provides. History here is not merely a record but a living weight, felt in the solid, unadorned architecture of the older streets and the enduring, industrious spirit of those who continue to work the valley.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Fort Harrison (Historic Castle / Fort) — 0.3 mi, 035° NE
- Braithwaite Studios (Gallery) — 0.3 mi, 242° SW
- George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 175° S · 1.1M acres
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 021° N
- Memorial Garden (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 217° SW
- Ramblewood Park (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 094° E
- Rocktown Trails (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 050° NE
- Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 231° SW
- James Madison statue (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 066° NE
- Cannon Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 058° NE
- JMU Alma Mater (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 064° NE
- Wilson Hall (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 066° NE
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 058° NE
- Telescopes (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 073° E
- Explore More Discovery Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 059° NE
- Court Square Theater (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 057° NE
- Lake Shenandoah Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 114° SE
- Fear Forest (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 119° SE
- Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 13.2 mi, 148° SE · 197k acres
- Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.5 mi, 133° SE · 82k acres
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About This Dayton Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dayton, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.414848, -78.93864. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Dayton includes the ZIP code (22821), telephone area code (540), county seat of Rockingham County (Harrisonburg), and school district assignment (Rockingham County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
