Explore Luray, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Luray, 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 Luray.
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 | Luray |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Page County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.665397 |
| Longitude | -78.459452 |
| Population | 4,831 |
| Density | 384.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 22835 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Luray |
| School District | Page County Public Schools |
Luray occupies a verdant basin where the cool, persistent presence of Hawksbill Creek defines the rhythm of the land. It lies 22.6 miles southwest of Front Royal, VA (from Front Royal, VA: bearing 219°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northeast of Stanley. The terrain surrounding Luray unfolds in steady, agricultural swells that reach toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains, visible as a jagged, indigo spine against the western sky. Within the immediate landscape, the earth is marked by the quiet depth of Unknown Park, which offers a stillness found nowhere else in the vicinity. Travelers seeking the sharp, bracing air of the high country often look toward the horizon, while locals attend to the steady, seasonal shifts of the valley floor, where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses to a bruised, golden copper.
Luray maintains an economy tethered to the slow cycles of the earth and the curious visitors who arrive to traverse the Duncan Hollow Trail or witness the hidden force of Goods Falls. The history of the settlement is etched into the limestone bedrock, a foundation that has supported generations of industry and labor far from the reach of the distant coast. Those who wander toward the Luray Reservoir find a mirror for the sky, a quiet expanse that stabilizes the temperature of the surrounding fields. Whether navigating the rugged terrain of Bell Hollow or moving through the main thoroughfares, the inhabitants carry a deliberate, measured pace that honors the long memory of the region, ensuring that the character of the site remains as grounded as the soil itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Luray, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.665397, -78.459452. 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 Luray includes the ZIP code (22835), telephone area code (540), county seat of Page County (Luray), and school district assignment (Page 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |