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Massanutten Virginia Map

Explore Massanutten, 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 Massanutten, Virginia

How to Use This Massanutten, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityMassanutten
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyRockingham County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.40957
Longitude-78.7378
Population2,164
Density84.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code22840
Area Code540
County SeatHarrisonburg
School DistrictRockingham County Public Schools

About Massanutten, Virginia

Massanutten is a locality in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,164. The population density is 84.4 people per km². Massanutten is located at 38.4096°N, 78.7378°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22840.

Massanutten rises from the rugged terrain like a slumbering titan, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Stony Run as it carves through the limestone earth. It lies 7.6 miles east-southeast of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 111°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east of Massanetta Springs. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, dramatic depression of The Kettle, a basin that traps the morning mist against the encroaching slopes of the George Washington National Forest. Sunlight strikes the jagged ridges at dusk, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The air carries a crisp, mineral edge, sharpened by the dense, ancient timber that blankets the steep inclines and obscures the horizon in a veil of deep, unchanging green.

Massanutten functions as a quiet intersection of industry and isolation, where the economy leans heavily into the seasonal pulse of outdoor recreation and the quiet labor of the surrounding timberlands. Centuries of agrarian tradition linger in the soil, though the modern rhythm is dictated by the steady, unceasing transit of visitors seeking the high, thin air of the peaks. Life here remains tethered to the natural cycles of the forest and the slow, deliberate work of maintaining the land, far removed from the frantic pace of the coastal corridors. Those who linger long enough might venture toward the Onemile Run Trail to trace the paths of early settlers, or simply watch the light fail over the silent, wooded expanse that defines the character of this persistent, inland territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 334° NW · 1.1M acres
  • Leighton's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 357° N
  • First Mountain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 042° NE
  • Smithland Road Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 300° NW
  • Fear Forest (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 228° SW
  • Lake Shenandoah Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 248° W
  • Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.9 mi, 135° SE · 82k acres
  • Shenandoah Displacement momunment (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 088° E
  • 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 087° E
  • Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 6.3 mi, 167° S · 197k acres
  • Cross Keys Battle Monument (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 229° SW
  • Duke Dog Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 283° W
  • Explore More Discovery Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 290° W
  • Wilson Hall (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 285° W
  • Court Square Theater (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 291° W
  • Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 290° W
  • Deep Run Ponds State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 191° S
  • Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 191° S
  • Deep Run Ponds (State Wilderness) — 9.2 mi, 189° S
  • Fort Harrison (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.7 mi, 273° W
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 11.0 mi, 125° SE · 110k acres
  • Braithwaite Studios (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 271° W
  • Upper Pocosin Mission (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 092° E
  • Blackrock Springs Site (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 183° S
  • Museum of American Calvary (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 011° N
  • New Market Battlefield Military Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 011° N
  • Endless View Farms (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 203° SW
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 032° NE
  • Ramseys Draft Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.4 mi, 265° W · 6,577 acres
  • Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 38.5 mi, 309° NW · 922k acres

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About This Massanutten Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Massanutten, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.40957, -78.7378. 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 Massanutten includes the ZIP code (22840), 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.