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Mount Jackson Virginia Map

Explore Mount Jackson, 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 Mount Jackson, Virginia

How to Use This Mount Jackson, Virginia Map

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

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	Mount Jackson
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Shenandoah County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.738878
Longitude	-78.650918
Population	1,961
Density	198.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	22842, 22847
Area Code	540
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Shenandoah County Public Schools

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About Mount Jackson, Virginia

Mount Jackson is a locality in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,961. The population density is 198.7 people per km². Mount Jackson is located at 38.7389°N, 78.6509°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mount Jackson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 22842, 22847.

Mount Jackson occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the North Fork Shenandoah River carves a slow, deliberate curve through the limestone-rich floor of the valley. It lies 23.9 miles north-northeast of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-northeast of New Market. Low, verdant ridges define the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Shenandoah Mountains provide a permanent, muted backdrop to the fields. The air here holds a particular weight in the early morning, smelling of damp soil and the cooling limestone, especially near the open green spaces of Mount Jackson Park. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the terrain rises into the irregular, sheltered folds of Good Hollow, where the shadows stretch long and thin as the afternoon sun begins its descent.

Agriculture and the steady pulse of commerce have long sustained the character of Mount Jackson, rooting the local economy in the cycles of the harvest and the movement of goods across the valley floor. The weight of mid-nineteenth-century conflicts still lingers in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the streets, echoing a time when the region served as a vital thoroughfare. Travelers seeking a more rugged perspective might head toward the Gap Creek Trail, finding there the quiet solitude of the forest, or look toward the Edinburg Reservoir, where the water remains undisturbed by the noise of modern transit. Life here maintains a focus on the tangible, favoring the slow accumulation of seasonal change over the frantic speed of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mount Jackson Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 012° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 040° NE
Shenandoah Caverns Inc (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 212° SW
Main Street of Yesteryear (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 211° SW
Statue of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 206° SW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 089° E · 1.1M acres
54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 187° S
SVBF Holding (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 190° S
New Market Battlefield Military Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 193° S
Duncan Knob Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 115° SE
Museum of American Calvary (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 193° S
Heavenly Heart Farm & Mini Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.0 mi, 357° N
Theatre Shenandoah (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 039° NE
"connections" the Shentel Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 040° NE
Bryce Resort (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 311° NW
Dukes of Hazard Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 139° SE
Seven Bends State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 053° NE
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 10.1 mi, 269° W · 865 acres
Luray Caverns Discovery Marker (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 120° SE
Darkwood Manor (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 116° SE
Wardensville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 343° N
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.1 mi, 104° E · 82k acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 14.9 mi, 165° S · 197k acres
Lost River State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 317° NW
Peak View Stage (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 124° SE
CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 142° SE
Five Tents (Historic Ruins) — 21.1 mi, 144° SE
Ramseur's Hill - Fisher's Hill Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 21.5 mi, 036° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 29.1 mi, 171° S · 110k acres
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.2 mi, 300° NW · 100k acres

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