Explore Merrimac, 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 Merrimac, 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 Merrimac.
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 | Merrimac |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Culpeper County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.194866 |
| Longitude | -80.422011 |
| Population | 2,858 |
| Density | 642.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 22701, 24060 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Culpeper |
| School District | Montgomery County Public Schools |
Merrimac asserts its presence upon the undulating Piedmont plateau, where the horizon remains defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 4.7 miles west-southwest of Culpeper, VA (from Culpeper, VA: bearing 252°T), and is situated 19.1 miles west-northwest of Lake of the Woods. The landscape here is characterized by a deliberate, quiet permanence, with the terrain folding into subtle depressions and rises that catch the long, slanted light of late afternoon. Only a mile away, the water of Merrimac Lake maintains a glassy stillness, reflecting the shifting clouds and the dense timber that crowds its edges, while the nearby trickle of Hungry Run carves a modest, rhythmic path through the soil. The air carries a terrestrial weight, dry and clear, far removed from the dampness of distant coastlines, grounding the observer in an interior, landlocked geography that feels both ancient and unhurried.
Merrimac reflects the layered legacy of the Old Dominion, where agricultural roots have gradually thinned to accommodate the quiet expansion of modern infrastructure and residential growth. Local life centers on a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic tempo of the tech-corridors that now ripple through the region. Residents often spend their leisure hours at Mountain Run Lake Park, a space that preserves the natural character of the environment against the encroachment of development. While Dulaney Hollow remains a distinct geographic marker eleven miles to the west, it underscores the isolation and topographical variety that have long shaped the regional identity. The economy persists through a blend of small-scale enterprise and service, maintaining a social texture that values a measured, deliberate way of existence.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Merrimac, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.194866, -80.422011. 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 Merrimac includes the ZIP code (22701, 24060), telephone area code (540), county seat of Culpeper County (Culpeper), and school district assignment (Montgomery 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. |