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Linville Virginia Map

Explore Linville, 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 Linville, Virginia

How to Use This Linville, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityLinville
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyRockingham County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.5204
Longitude-78.837526
Population355
Density240.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code22834
Area Code540
County SeatHarrisonburg
School DistrictRockingham County Public Schools

About Linville, Virginia

Linville is a locality in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 355. The population density is 240.5 people per km². Linville is located at 38.5204°N, 78.8375°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22834.

Linville anchors itself firmly within the verdant expanse of the Shenandoah Valley, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Shenandoah Mountains. It lies 5.2 miles north-northeast of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 19°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north of Massanetta Springs. The landscape surrounding Linville is defined by the persistent, quiet passage of Linville Creek, which carves a path through the limestone-rich soil and sustains the pastoral character of the land. At dusk, the light here settles with a particular weight, turning the fields a deep, bruised gold as shadows stretch long and thin from the limestone outcrops. To the west, the air carries a crispness derived from the elevation of the ridges, while the nearby stretches of Paul State Forest offer a dense, quiet counterpoint to the open pastures that dominate the immediate horizon.

Linville maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of agriculture and the quiet endurance of its long-standing farmsteads. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, reflecting a heritage of stewardship that has persisted through generations of families who have worked this terrain. While the proximity to Ralph Sampson Park provides a space for recreation, the daily life of Linville remains focused on the slower, deliberate movements of a rural existence. It is a place where the architecture of the past—simple, functional structures—still informs the present, and where the community continues to find its identity in the steady, unassuming labor that has defined this corridor of the region for a very long time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Reader's Guide to an Open Window (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 214° SW
  • Abraham Lincoln's Father (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 069° E
  • Smithland Road Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 172° S
  • Court Square Theater (Cinema) — 5.2 mi, 200° S
  • Explore More Discovery Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 199° S
  • Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 200° S
  • Veterans Memorial Monument (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 203° SW
  • Cannon Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 203° SW
  • Wilson Hall (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 199° S
  • Rocktown Trails (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 208° SW
  • Telescopes (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 193° S
  • George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 319° NW · 1.1M acres
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 222° SW
  • Fort Harrison (Historic Castle / Fort) — 8.9 mi, 217° SW
  • Braithwaite Studios (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 218° SW
  • Fear Forest (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 173° S
  • Museum of American Calvary (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 044° NE
  • New Market Battlefield Military Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 043° NE
  • George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 14.5 mi, 359° N · 865 acres
  • Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 15.4 mi, 158° S · 197k acres
  • Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.2 mi, 158° S · 82k acres
  • Main Street of Yesteryear (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 034° NE
  • Shenandoah Caverns (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 034° NE
  • Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Wardensville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 354° N
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 20.1 mi, 134° SE · 110k acres
  • Bryce Resort (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 011° N
  • Upper Pocosin Mission (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 113° SE
  • Ramseys Draft Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.0 mi, 247° SW · 6,577 acres
  • Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.1 mi, 304° NW · 100k acres

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About This Linville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linville, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.5204, -78.837526. 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 Linville includes the ZIP code (22834), telephone area code (540), county seat of Rockingham County (Harrisonburg), and school district assignment (Rockingham 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.