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Lovingston Virginia Map

Explore Lovingston, 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 Lovingston, Virginia

How to Use This Lovingston, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.763884
Longitude	-78.859696
Population	503
Density	48.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	22949
Area Code	540
County Seat	Lovingston
School District	Nelson County Public Schools

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About Lovingston, Virginia

Lovingston is a locality in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 503. The population density is 48.2 people per km². Lovingston is located at 37.7639°N, 78.8597°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22949.

Lovingston defines the character of the Virginia Piedmont, where the landscape unfolds in a sequence of verdant ridges and deep, shadowed hollows. It lies 20.7 miles south-southeast of Stuarts Draft, VA (from Stuarts Draft, VA: bearing 155°T), and is situated 28.2 miles north-northeast of Lynchburg. Town Creek meanders through the landscape with a persistent, quiet urgency, carving its path through the earth as it flows toward the horizon. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the sky, their presence a constant, hazy sentinel over the terrain. Nearby, the stillness of Payne Pond offers a reflective contrast to the moving water, while the rugged, protected slopes of Fortune'S Cove and the deep, secluded geography of Edes Hollow reveal the intricate, folded nature of the ground. When the light shifts in the late afternoon, it catches the canopy of the distant Lesesne State Forest, turning the dense foliage into a bruised, deep emerald that feels as ancient as the soil itself.

Lovingston serves as the administrative anchor of its county, a place where the gravity of historical governance has long dictated the rhythm of daily life. The economy here remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce of a seat of government, favoring the steady, deliberate pace of local trade over the frantic cycles of larger industrial centers. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of The Falls, where the sudden drop in elevation serves as a reminder of the raw, kinetic power hidden within the local topography. This is a region that values the weight of memory and the continuity of tradition, where the architecture of the older buildings speaks to a time when life was measured by the seasons rather than the clock. Even today, as modern influences touch the edges of the county, Lovingston maintains a singular, grounded identity, rooted in the quiet labor of its people and the enduring, unyielding character of the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 352° N
Naked Mountain State Natural Area Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 132° SE
Fortune'S Cove (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 314° NW
Lake Nelson Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 195° S
James River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 176° S
Three Ridges Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.4 mi, 313° NW · 4,607 acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 8.4 mi, 313° NW · 1.1M acres
Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 346° N
James River State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 160° S
Tye River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 161° S
Priest Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 298° NW · 5,994 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 11.1 mi, 320° NW · 110k acres
Earl Hamner Theater (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 005° N
Ridgely's Fun Park (Theme Park) — 11.4 mi, 338° N
Crabtree Falls (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 297° NW
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 13.6 mi, 308° NW · 865 acres
Big Levels National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 334° NW · 12k acres
Yankee Horse Ridge (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 280° W
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 18.6 mi, 000° N · 197k acres
Sweet Briar Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 221° SW
Train Station and Caboose (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 221° SW
Mirador (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 016° N
VDOT Workers' Memorial (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 011° N
Camp Thunderbird (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 318° NW
Lisa Geiman Studio & Shop (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 349° N
Beaver Creek Watershed Project (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 028° NE
3 Owl Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 041° NE
Sawmill Run Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 24.5 mi, 009° N
Knight Sports Arena (Stadium) — 26.8 mi, 267° W
Charlottesville Center forthe Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.8 mi, 042° NE

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