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Ladysmith Virginia Map

Explore Ladysmith, 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 Ladysmith, Virginia

How to Use This Ladysmith, Virginia Map

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

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	Ladysmith
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Caroline County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.017636
Longitude	-77.515261
Population	3,200
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	22546, 22501
Area Code	540
County Seat	Bowling Green

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About Ladysmith, Virginia

Ladysmith is a locality in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,200. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Ladysmith is located at 38.0176°N, 77.5153°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 22546, 22501.

Ladysmith emerges from the Virginia Piedmont as a quiet convergence of woodland and open field where the morning light catches the dew on tall, untended grasses. It lies 20.0 miles south of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 189°T), and is situated 2.4 miles east of Lake Land'Or. The landscape here is defined by a slow, terrestrial grace, characterized by low, timbered rises that offer glimpses of the distant Blue Ridge Mountains against the western sky. Only a mile away, the South River cuts a persistent, winding path through the silt and clay, providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding woods. To the north, the quiet stillness of Coleman Pond acts as a mirror for the changing seasons, while the nearby Lake Caroline Recreation Park offers a dedicated space where the dense, tangled undergrowth of the region gives way to cleared trails and managed timber.

Ladysmith carries the weight of a long agrarian history, its soil having once supported the labor-intensive crops that shaped the broader economy of the Commonwealth. Today, the local rhythm is dictated by the steady flow of commerce along the transit corridors that slice through the rural expanse, balancing the heritage of the Old Dominion with a modern, pragmatic pace. The community remains anchored by these traditional connections to the land, where the shadow of history is felt in the architecture of older structures and the preservation of wide, quiet lanes. Life here moves with the deliberate patience of a place that has seen the transformation from tobacco fields to modern logistics, maintaining a grounded character that values the quietude of the inland interior over the frantic energy of the dense urban centers further north.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Caroline Recreation Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 178° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 201° S
Mattaponi Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 076° E
Mattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 114° SE
CWT Holding (Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 185° S
Dominion Raceway (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 004° N
American Battlefield Trust Holding (Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 164° S
Campaign of 1781 (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 076° E
1864 Union Occupation of Bowling Green (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 076° E
Stonewall Jackson Shrine (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 024° NE
Terror on the Farm (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 185° S
Booger Woods (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 187° S
Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 15.4 mi, 023° NE
Poor Farm Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 185° S
Lake Anna State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 289° W
Flippo Gallery (Gallery) — 17.8 mi, 174° S
Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 061° NE
Ashland Train Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 172° S
Lee's Hill (Viewpoint) — 18.6 mi, 007° N
Iconic Art (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 000° N
Fredericksburg and Spot. National Military Park (National Park) — 19.0 mi, 334° NW · 48 acres
RED VEIN Haunt (Theme Park) — 19.5 mi, 190° S
George Washington Masonic Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 009° N
National Bank Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 009° N
Klein Theatre (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 006° N
Catharines Furnace Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 20.1 mi, 339° N
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 060° NE · 24k acres
Caledon State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 040° NE
Mallows Bay-Potomac National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 28.5 mi, 023° NE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 54.5 mi, 304° NW · 197k acres

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