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Raphine Virginia Map

Explore Raphine, 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 Raphine, Virginia

How to Use This Raphine, Virginia Map

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

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	Raphine
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Rockbridge County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.937355
Longitude	-79.23281
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24472
Area Code	540
County Seat	Lexington

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About Raphine, Virginia

Raphine is a locality in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Raphine is located at 37.9374°N, 79.2328°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24472.

Raphine emerges from the verdant landscape as a quiet intersection of pastoral stillness and geological permanence, defined largely by the steady, unassuming passage of Moores Creek. It lies 12.6 miles west-southwest of Stuarts Draft, VA (from Stuarts Draft, VA: bearing 239°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-southwest of Staunton. The horizon toward the east is anchored by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, while the immediate surroundings offer a terrain of low ridges and fertile depressions like Rock Hollow. Sunlight here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, casting long shadows that emphasize the texture of the soil and the way the land slopes toward the nearby George Washington National Forest. Travelers seeking more rugged terrain often look toward the Cold Spring Bald Mountain Trail, but within the immediate vicinity of Raphine, the environment is dominated by the quiet dignity of hardwood groves and the persistent, low-slung geography of the interior plateau.

Agriculture and the rhythms of the regional economy have long dictated the pace of life in Raphine, favoring a tradition of land stewardship that stretches back through generations of settlers. The history of the area is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the fields and the persistent presence of local industry that keeps the region tethered to its roots. While the proximity to Green Pond offers a modest reprieve for those drawn to the water, the true character of the locality remains tethered to the crossroads and the quiet commerce of the valley. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the morning mist clinging to the fence lines and the evening cooling of the air provide a natural clock for the day’s labor, ensuring that Raphine remains a place defined by its own internal gravity rather than the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 156° SE · 1.1M acres
Mount Joy Pond State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 093° E
Mount Joy Ponds State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 093° E
Blue Ridge Recreation Area (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 212° SW
Saint Mary'S Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 mi, 109° E · 9,827 acres
Big Levels National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 078° E · 12k acres
Camp Thunderbird (Historic Ruins) — 7.1 mi, 060° NE
Fork Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 103° E
Yankee Horse Ridge (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 162° S
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 9.6 mi, 110° E · 865 acres
Crabtree Falls (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 125° SE
Priest Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.4 mi, 124° SE · 5,994 acres
Bob Seibert Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 278° W
Westlake Sundial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 278° W
Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 12.5 mi, 169° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.4 mi, 104° E · 110k acres
Colonel Claudius Crozet (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 227° SW
Knight Sports Arena (Stadium) — 15.0 mi, 205° SW
Virginia Military Institute Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 227° SW
The Cannonball (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 228° SW
Gillis Theatre (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 228° SW
The Cabell Gallery (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 227° SW
Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 228° SW
Rockbridge Historical Society (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 227° SW
Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 227° SW
Ridgely's Fun Park (Theme Park) — 16.0 mi, 095° E
Sanaa Design (Arts Centre) — 16.8 mi, 030° NE
MBU at the Wharf (Arts Centre) — 17.0 mi, 031° NE
Unknown Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 047° NE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 21.4 mi, 072° E · 197k acres

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