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Fairview Virginia Map

Explore Fairview, 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 Fairview, Virginia

How to Use This Fairview, Virginia Map

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

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	Fairview
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Roanoke (city)
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.829244
Longitude	-78.465344
Population	237
Density	86.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	24244, 22454, 24382, 23924
Area Code	276
School District	Mecklenburg County Public Schools

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About Fairview, Virginia

Fairview is a locality in Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 237. The population density is 86.0 people per km². Fairview is located at 36.8292°N, 78.4653°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24244, 22454, 24382.

Fairview occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont where the earth settles into a rhythmic pattern of low rises and deepening shadows. It lies 3.0 miles west-northwest of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-northeast of Cave Spring. Peters Creek marks the eastern edge of the landscape, its waters carving a thin, silver vein through the soil just a mile from the center of Fairview. To the west, the distant jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains hums against the horizon, a constant reminder of the high country that looms thirty-one miles away. Villa Heights Park provides a quiet green anchor within the immediate vicinity, offering a patch of managed woodland where the light filters through the canopy in muted, shifting shades of amber and moss. Four miles to the north, the terrain dips into the low-lying basin of Dark Hollow, where the humidity clings to the heavy, rich ground long after the morning sun has claimed the ridges.

Fairview retains a character forged by the steady persistence of inland trade and the slow, deliberate work of the regional economy. While the collective memory of the area leans into the long-standing agricultural traditions of the Virginia interior, the modern pulse of the locality shifts toward a blend of small-scale commerce and residential life. Residents often look toward the quiet surface of Spring Valley Lake for recreation, a three-mile journey that defines the rhythm of summer weekends for many families. Further out, the gravity of the landscape pulls toward the dramatic descent of Falling Rock Falls, a ten-mile trek that draws those seeking the raw, thunderous movement of water against stone. Life here proceeds with a practiced, internal gravity, grounded in the way the air cools as it rolls off the distant high ridges, ensuring that the pace of the day remains as steady and predictable as the flow of the local creeks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Thyne Institute Memorial (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 204° SW
Chase City Comm Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 156° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 171° S
Charlotte State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.5 mi, 314° NW
Occoneechee State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 193° S
Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 204° SW
Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 230° SW
Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 286° W
Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 287° W
Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 195° S
Difficult Creek State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 253° W
Difficult Creek (State Wilderness) — 15.2 mi, 252° W
Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 201° S
Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 148° SE
Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 149° SE
South Hill Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 111° E
John H. Kerr Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 179° S
Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 111° E
Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 111° E
Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 mi, 251° W
Noland Village at Providence (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 291° W
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 164° S
Cub Creek Church (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 311° NW
Briery Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 359° N
Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 25.0 mi, 247° SW
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 249° W
Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 36.7 mi, 174° S
Lee's Retreat (Registered Battlefield) — 38.8 mi, 358° N
Wolfbane Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 40.4 mi, 328° NW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 70.9 mi, 329° NW · 1.1M acres

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