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Stanardsville Virginia Map

Explore Stanardsville, 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 Stanardsville, Virginia

How to Use This Stanardsville, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityStanardsville
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyGreene County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.297352
Longitude-78.44001
Population349
Density373.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code22973
Area Code540
County SeatStanardsville
School DistrictGreene County Public Schools

About Stanardsville, Virginia

Stanardsville is a locality in Greene County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 349. The population density is 373.3 people per km². Stanardsville is located at 38.2974°N, 78.4400°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Stanardsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 22973.

Stanardsville occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of the Stanardsville Run as it carves a path through the earth toward the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 18.6 miles north of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Piney Mountain. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, unburdened by the humidity of the distant coast, and the light at dusk often catches the high ridges in a bruised, violet glow that turns the fields to deep copper. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Green Mountain Lake mirror the sky, providing a still counterpoint to the restless energy of the creek. Beyond the immediate center, the terrain shifts into the deep, shaded quiet of Mutton Hollow, where the land seems to hold its breath under the canopy of ancient hardwoods.

Stanardsville emerged from the quiet necessity of trade and transit, serving as a crossroads where the local economy once leaned heavily upon the produce of the soil and the labor of the timber trade. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal shifts of the Piedmont, where the legacy of earlier generations lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the courthouse square. Those seeking the solitude of the wilderness often find their way toward the Saddleback Mountain Trail or the distant, thunderous descent of South River Falls, while others find recreation in the managed spaces of Greene County Park. The character of Stanardsville persists in this steady balance, a place where the gravity of history provides a foundation for the simple, deliberate motion of every passing day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Greene County Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 142° SE
  • Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 4.7 mi, 334° NW · 197k acres
  • Rapidan Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 337° NW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 147° SE
  • Greene County Youth Center (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 145° SE
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.1 mi, 281° W · 110k acres
  • Swift Run Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 295° NW
  • Upper Pocosin Mission (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 342° N
  • Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.0 mi, 272° W · 82k acres
  • Madison County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 060° NE
  • Madison County Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 060° NE
  • Madison County Historical Society (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 060° NE
  • 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 309° NW
  • Five Tents (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 004° N
  • Henry Wingate Studio (Gallery) — 13.8 mi, 039° NE
  • Iron Mike (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 001° N
  • George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 315° NW · 1.1M acres
  • Deep Run Ponds (State Wilderness) — 17.5 mi, 265° W
  • Charlottesville Center forthe Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.7 mi, 196° S
  • Culbreth and Helms Theatre (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 191° S
  • Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 191° S
  • Lighthouse Studio at Vinegar Hill Theatre (Theatre) — 18.5 mi, 187° S
  • Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 188° S
  • Second Street Gallery (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 187° S
  • Arts of the Albemarle (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 186° S
  • Free Speech Wall (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 186° S
  • Fear Forest (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 282° W
  • Biscuit Run State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 191° S
  • Saint Mary'S Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.5 mi, 233° SW · 9,827 acres
  • Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 56.2 mi, 305° NW · 922k acres

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About This Stanardsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stanardsville, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.297352, -78.44001. 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 Stanardsville includes the ZIP code (22973), telephone area code (540), county seat of Greene County (Stanardsville), and school district assignment (Greene 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.