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Saumsville Virginia Map

Explore Saumsville, 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 Saumsville, Virginia

How to Use This Saumsville, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.935666
Longitude	-78.499176
Density	42.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	22644
Area Code	540
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Shenandoah County Public Schools

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About Saumsville, Virginia

Saumsville is a locality in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The population density is 42.3 people per km². Saumsville is located at 38.9357°N, 78.4992°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22644.

Saumsville occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises into gentle, uneven swells that seem to hold the afternoon light with a peculiar, golden tenacity. It lies 16.4 miles west of Front Royal, VA (from Front Royal, VA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-southwest of Strasburg. Jordan Run meanders just a mile away, its persistent, low murmur providing a constant accompaniment to the wind moving through the fields. Beyond the immediate pastures, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Shenandoah Mountains, while the dense canopy of the George Washington National Forest looms only two miles to the west, casting long, cooling shadows across the eastern slopes as the sun begins to fail. The atmosphere here possesses a weightlessness during the late hours, as if the very air exhales the heat of the day, leaving behind a stillness that settles deep into the soil of Tea Mountain Hollow.

Saumsville remains a place defined by the slow, deliberate work of the land, its economy long anchored to the rhythms of agriculture that have persisted since the earliest settlers broke the stubborn clay. While the nearby Woodstock Reservoir serves as a quiet expanse of stillness in the landscape, the local character is shaped more by the rugged, unpaved promise of the Fetzer Gap Trail, which draws those seeking a solitary ascent into the timber. The history of the area is written in the stone foundations of old farmsteads and the stubborn endurance of families who have seen the seasons turn over for generations. Life in Saumsville moves with an unassuming cadence, favoring the steady labor of the fields and the quiet continuity of neighbors who understand that the most meaningful things are often the least spoken.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 2.1 mi, 340° N · 1.1M acres
CWT Holding (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 038° NE
Fairview Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 193° S
WO Riley Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 194° S
Seven Bends State Park (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 177° S
SVBF Holding (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 051° NE
Woodstock Lookout Tower (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 149° SE
Ramseur's Hill - Fisher's Hill Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 5.9 mi, 051° NE
Wardensville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 325° NW
"connections" the Shentel Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 202° S
Strasburg Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 065° NE
Theatre Shenandoah (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 204° SW
Collie Grave (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 254° W
Hupp's Hill Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 061° NE
Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 123° SE
Heavenly Heart Farm & Mini Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.8 mi, 233° SW
Indian Grave (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 149° SE
128th New York Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 064° NE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 12.3 mi, 133° SE · 197k acres
Cedar Creek Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 12.6 mi, 062° NE
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.7 mi, 141° SE · 82k acres
Stephens Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 13.6 mi, 043° NE
Skyline Caverns (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 099° E
"stonewall" Jackson (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 094° E
Bryce Resort (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 240° SW
Shenandoah Caverns (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 211° SW
Main Street of Yesteryear (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 211° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.5 mi, 107° E · 110k acres
Darkwood Manor (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 174° S
Appalachian Trail Corridor (National Park) — 22.9 mi, 095° E · 572 acres

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