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Lafayette Virginia Map

Explore Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, Virginia

How to Use This Lafayette, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.236244
Longitude	-80.211431
Population	429
Density	260.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24087
Area Code	540
County Seat	Christiansburg
School District	Montgomery County Public Schools

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About Lafayette, Virginia

Lafayette is a locality in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 429. The population density is 260.0 people per km². Lafayette is located at 37.2362°N, 80.2114°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24087.

Lafayette commands a quiet expanse where the Roanoke River carves its steady, deliberate path through the earth, serving as the lifeblood of the immediate landscape. It lies 9.5 miles west-southwest of Salem, VA (from Salem, VA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west of Roanoke. The terrain finds its definition in the rugged contours of Sawmill Hollow, a basin that holds the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. Across this quiet geography, the land rises into a series of elevations that suggest the distant, hazy prominence of the Appalachian Mountains, visible as a jagged charcoal line against the pale sky. Within the boundaries of Montgomery County Park, the soil is dark and dense, supporting a canopy of hardwoods that turn a brittle, burnt copper when the autumn frost settles deep into the hollows.

Lafayette retains the character of a place built upon the slow, industrial rhythms of the transit routes that have long defined this interior corridor. Historically, the movement of goods and travelers through these valleys dictated the pace of growth, transforming the locality from a crossroads into a point of steady, modest commerce. While the proximity to Willow Springs Lake offers a quiet respite for those seeking the stillness of water, the local economy remains tethered to the practicalities of the land and the transit lines that feed the regional economy. Residents often venture toward the Dragon Tooth Trail to traverse the higher, rock-strewn ridges, finding in those heights a perspective that ignores the modern hum of the highway. Life here proceeds with a deliberate consistency, marked by the changing light upon the ridges and the enduring memory of the iron and timber industries that first staked a claim in the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montgomery County Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 163° S
Pedlar Hills Glades State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 218° SW
Pedlar Hills Glades (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 218° SW
Camp Roanoke (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 101° E
Vrfa Land Donation (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 073° E
Dixie Caverns (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 059° NE
Falls Ridge (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 242° SW
Eagle Crossing Memorial (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 066° NE
Via Field Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 064° NE
Poor Mountain (State Wilderness) — 6.9 mi, 085° E
Brush Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.4 mi, 331° NW · 4,795 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 343° N · 733k acres
Brush Mountain East Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 341° N · 3,745 acres
Malcolm and Jimmie Black Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 169° S
Audie Murphy Memorial Monument (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 355° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.9 mi, 022° N · 110k acres
The Solar Wind (Public Artwork) — 9.5 mi, 064° NE
New River Art & Fiber Gallery (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 268° W
Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 267° W
XYZ Gallery (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 268° W
Eastern Continental Divide (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 335° NW
Battle of Hanging Rock (Registered Battlefield) — 11.4 mi, 056° NE
Haymarket Theatre (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 268° W
Keffer Oak (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 311° NW
Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 236° SW
Roanoke Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 087° E
Roanoke Pinball Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 081° E
O. Winston Link Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 080° E
Caboose (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 120° SE
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 008° N · 1.1M acres

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