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Rio Virginia Map

Explore Rio, 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 Rio, Virginia

How to Use This Rio, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.080488
Longitude	-78.473191
Population	2,076
Density	1297.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	22901
Area Code	540
County Seat	Charlottesville
School District	Albemarle County Public Schools

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About Rio, Virginia

Rio is a locality in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,076. The population density is 1297.0 people per km². Rio is located at 38.0805°N, 78.4732°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22901.

Rio unfolds across a landscape of quiet, reclaimed meadows and dense woodlands that hold the morning mist until well past the hour of breakfast. It lies 3.4 miles north-northeast of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 3.9 miles northeast of University of Virginia. The earth here is firm and ancient, defined by the slow, deliberate drainage of Town Branch as it winds toward the unseen horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the western limit of the sky. Sunlight catches the surface of Paines Lake, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that seems to absorb the silence of the surrounding fields. Near the damp, shaded earth of Greenbrier Park, the air carries a crisp, metallic edge, a reminder that the land is shaped by the subtle shifts of drainage and the deep, silent cooling of the soil.

Rio maintains a steady, internal gravity, defined by a history of agrarian labor that has slowly evolved into the measured pace of modern rural life. The nearby depression of Rocky Hollow acts as a natural vessel for the cool evening air, influencing the way the frost settles on the fences and outbuildings that mark the boundaries of private holdings. Economic life here is sparse and grounded, relying on the careful management of timber and the maintenance of the land that has been worked by generations of families who recognize the rhythm of the seasons more clearly than the ticking of a clock. There is a specific, solitary beauty in the way the local light fades over the fields, leaving the structures of Rio to stand as quiet markers against the darkening expanse of the Virginia interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Meadow Creek Valley (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 205° SW
Ivy Creek Natural Area (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 296° NW
Speech Stump (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 156° SE
November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 210° SW
Culbreth and Helms Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 211° SW
Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.3 mi, 211° SW
Lighthouse Studio at Vinegar Hill Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 189° S
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 193° S
University of Virginia Historic Marker (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 209° SW
Second Street Gallery (Gallery) — 3.5 mi, 187° S
Arts of the Albemarle (Gallery) — 3.5 mi, 184° S
The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 210° SW
Free Speech Wall (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 184° S
Charlottesville Center forthe Arts (Arts Centre) — 3.6 mi, 236° SW
Observatory Hill (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 223° SW
Lambeth Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 213° SW
Ragged Mountain Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 240° SW
Carter Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 180° S
Biscuit Run State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 203° SW
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 14.4 mi, 323° NW · 197k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 15.1 mi, 343° N · 110k acres
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.4 mi, 321° NW · 82k acres
Sawmill Run Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 278° W
Costello Stadium (Stadium) — 20.6 mi, 148° SE
Endless View Farms (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 286° W
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 260° W · 1.1M acres
Madison County Historical Society (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 030° NE
Three Ridges Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.4 mi, 241° SW · 4,607 acres

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