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Goshen Virginia Map

Explore Goshen, 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 Goshen, Virginia

How to Use This Goshen, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityGoshen
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyRockbridge County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude37.987073
Longitude-79.49782
Population338
Density75.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code24439
Area Code540
County SeatLexington
School DistrictRockbridge County Public Schools

About Goshen, Virginia

Goshen is a locality in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 338. The population density is 75.5 people per km². Goshen is located at 37.9871°N, 79.4978°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Goshen is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24439.

Goshen occupies a quiet reach of land where the earth settles into the broad, low-lying expanse of The Pastures. It lies 25.4 miles west of Stuarts Draft, VA (from Stuarts Draft, VA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 14.3 miles north-northwest of Lexington. Mill Creek bisects this terrain, its waters carving a steady path through the soil and providing a constant, rhythmic presence that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape stretches toward the horizon, where the distant silhouettes of the Shenandoah Mountains offer a jagged reminder of the rugged country lying further west. The air here carries a crisp, inland clarity, often cooling quickly as shadows deepen across the fields and the light shifts into the muted, dusty gold characteristic of the late afternoon.

Goshen maintains a character shaped by its enduring proximity to the George Washington National Forest, which envelopes the surrounding acreage and dictates the slow, deliberate pace of life. Historically defined by its reliance on the land, the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the modest agricultural yields of the valley floor. Travelers often find their way to the Burke Trail or the nearby waters of Cold Sulpher Springs Lake, seeking a solitude that feels entirely removed from the clamor of industrialized centers. The architecture and the unadorned storefronts reflect a preference for utility over pretense, preserving a sense of place that values the steady persistence of the seasons above the fleeting trends of a faster world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 227° SW · 1.1M acres
  • Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 178° S
  • Westlake Sundial (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 128° SE
  • Bob Seibert Memorial (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 128° SE
  • Goshen Pass State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 144° SE
  • Rich Hole Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.4 mi, 222° SW · 6,532 acres
  • Rough Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.5 mi, 253° W · 9,327 acres
  • VOF Holding (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 192° S
  • George Catlett Marshall (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 166° S
  • Gillis Theatre (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 167° S
  • Francis Henney Smith (Public Artwork) — 14.0 mi, 167° S
  • Virginia Military Institute Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 166° S
  • Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 168° S
  • The Cabell Gallery (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 168° S
  • Rockbridge Historical Society (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 168° S
  • Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 169° S
  • Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 15.3 mi, 211° SW · 733k acres
  • Douthat State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 252° W
  • Lookout Rock (Viewpoint) — 18.5 mi, 253° W
  • Knight Sports Arena (Stadium) — 18.8 mi, 155° SE
  • Camp Thunderbird (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 090° E
  • Big Levels National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 20.8 mi, 094° E · 12k acres
  • Yankee Horse Ridge (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 125° SE
  • Callie Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 22.9 mi, 231° SW
  • Natural Bridge State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 185° S
  • Fort Edward Johnson (1862) (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 015° N
  • Dinosaur Kingdom II (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 185° S
  • MTN. Mystic Studio and Gallery (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 048° NE
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 28.2 mi, 104° E · 110k acres
  • Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 34.9 mi, 084° E · 197k acres

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About This Goshen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goshen, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.987073, -79.49782. 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 Goshen includes the ZIP code (24439), telephone area code (540), county seat of Rockbridge County (Lexington), and school district assignment (Rockbridge 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.