Explore Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill.
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 | Rose Hill |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Rappahannock County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.786916 |
| Longitude | -77.108827 |
| Population | 21,045 |
| Density | 1446.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 24281, 22902, 22747, 22303 |
| Area Code | 540, 703, 571 |
| County Seat | Washington |
| School District | Fairfax County Public Schools |
Rose Hill reveals itself through the steady, low-slung currents of Battle Run, a waterway that carves a deliberate path through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 14.4 miles south-southeast of Front Royal, VA (from Front Royal, VA: bearing 165°T), and is situated 18.2 miles north-northwest of Culpeper. The land here rises and falls in long, quiet swells of earth, eventually yielding to the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains that sharpen against the horizon like a jagged ink line. Sunlight lingers over the fields in a pale, honeyed glow, illuminating the way toward the rugged terrain of Big Devils Stairs just a few miles away. Those who wander toward the outskirts may find the cool, shaded stillness of Rappahannock County Park, where the air smells faintly of damp pine and turned soil, marking a transition from the manicured edges of civilization into the deeper, wilder timber of Whitney State Forest.
Rose Hill maintains a rhythm dictated by the slow shift of seasons and the enduring legacy of the surrounding Piedmont landscape. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, honoring a heritage of agriculture that has long defined the character of the inhabitants. Beyond the reach of modern noise, one might follow The Peak Trail to gain a perspective on the valley floor, or seek the rhythmic, percussive sound of Miller Falls, where the water breaks against stone with a constancy that has outlived generations of residents. Life here proceeds without pretense, whether one is passing the morning by the quiet banks of Margolis Pond or attending to the daily chores that keep the community tethered to its roots, ensuring that the identity of the region remains as solid and unhurried as the earth itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rose Hill, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.786916, -77.108827. 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 Rose Hill includes the ZIP code (24281, 22902, 22747), telephone area code (540, 703, 571), county seat of Rappahannock County (Washington), and school district assignment (Fairfax 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. |