Ottobine, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ottobine, Rockingham County.
| City | Ottobine |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Rockingham |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.431514 |
| Longitude | -79.039476 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Ottobine is a locality in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Ottobine is located at 38.4315°N, 79.0395°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22851.
Ottobine rests in a quiet cradle of rolling Shenandoah Valley hills, where the land rises and falls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 9.3 miles west of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-west of Bridgewater. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of ripening corn and distant woodsmoke. Farms, punctuated by stoic barns and wind-sculpted trees, spread across the landscape like patchwork quilts, their fields a vibrant tapestry of greens and golds under a sky that often stretches impossibly wide. The narrow roads that wind through this countryside feel like old, friendly veins, carrying the lifeblood of the region from one homestead to another, each turn revealing a new vista of undulating terrain and the quiet, enduring beauty of rural Virginia. The history of Ottobine is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of the land and its people, a lineage tracing back to the agricultural pioneers who first tilled these fertile soils. The local economy, deeply rooted in farming, continues to thrive on the bounty of the valley, with crops like corn and soybeans still forming the backbone of its livelihood, their growth a testament to generations of hard work and an intimate understanding of the seasons. While not a bustling hub, Ottobine possesses a distinctive character, a quiet resilience born from its agrarian heritage, where community bonds are as strong as the ancient oaks that dot the pastures, and the rhythm of life beats to the steady pulse of the earth.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Ottobine, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ottobine and Rockingham County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ottobine is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Ottobine is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |