Explore Gordonsville, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gordonsville, 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 Gordonsville.
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 | Gordonsville |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Orange County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.137358 |
| Longitude | -78.187781 |
| Population | 1,402 |
| Density | 571.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 22942 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Orange |
| School District | Orange County Public Schools |
Gordonsville occupies a quiet intersection of the Virginia Piedmont where the land settles into a series of long, rhythmic swells that catch the amber light of late afternoon. It lies 16.8 miles north-northeast of Lake Monticello, VA (from Lake Monticello, VA: bearing 28°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-southwest of Orange. The horizon to the west holds the hazy, charcoal silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a constant reminder of the elevation rising toward the interior. Closer at hand, the terrain softens into dense woodland and open pasture, traversed by the modest, winding currents of Negro Run. Residents often find their way to Verling Park, a quiet expanse of green that serves as a communal anchor, while those seeking the stillness of deeper water might travel nine miles toward the quiet edges of Beaverdam Pond.
Gordonsville carries the weight of a long history shaped by the convergence of rail lines and the steady work of the land, evolving from a vital transit node into a center of local trade. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a reminder of the agricultural roots that remain visible in the patchwork of fields surrounding the storefronts. The economy reflects a persistence of tradition, where the daily trade of goods and services mirrors the patience of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of larger hubs. Even as the modern world brushes against the perimeter, the character of Gordonsville remains defined by the deliberate, steady pulse of a place that understands its own geography and the specific, quiet beauty of its inland reach.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gordonsville, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.137358, -78.187781. 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 Gordonsville includes the ZIP code (22942), telephone area code (540), county seat of Orange County (Orange), and school district assignment (Orange 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. |