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Stanley Virginia Map

Explore Stanley, 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 Stanley, Virginia

How to Use This Stanley, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.5754
Longitude	-78.502509
Population	1,703
Density	458.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	22851
Area Code	540
County Seat	Luray
School District	Page County Public Schools

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About Stanley, Virginia

Stanley is a locality in Page County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,703. The population density is 458.8 people per km². Stanley is located at 38.5754°N, 78.5025°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Stanley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 22851.

Stanley occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 21.6 miles east-northeast of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southwest of Luray. Mill Creek cuts a thin, silver vein through the lowlands, its movement marking the passage of seasons against the stubborn, iron-rich soil. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially when the light of late afternoon catches the haze above Lucas Hollow, turning the shadows into deep, bruised violet. Beyond the immediate fields, the dense, green canopy of Shenandoah National Park asserts a wilder authority, standing as a permanent backdrop to the modest architecture of the local landscape.

Stanley grew from the steady, rhythmic labor of generations who turned the valley into a patchwork of pastures and timber stands. While the economy once leaned heavily upon the harvest of the land and the modest industry of the rail, the pulse of modern life now moves with a deliberate, measured pace that favors the maintenance of tradition over the haste of the outside world. Residents often look toward the heights of Lewis Spring Falls or wander the quiet stretches of the Chapman Dovel Trail to reconnect with the terrain that defines their isolation. Even as the water in the distant Luray Reservoir remains still and cool, the people carry on with a quiet, observant grace, shaped by a history that values the endurance of the family line and the simple, honest utility of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 3.8 mi, 167° S · 197k acres
Blackrock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 136° SE
Iron Mike (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 138° SE
Dukes of Hazard Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 333° NW
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 125° SE · 82k acres
CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 136° SE
Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 028° NE
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 5.8 mi, 292° W · 1.1M acres
Luray Caverns (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 010° N
Toy Town Junction (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 009° N
Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 013° N
Car and Carriage Caravan Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 009° N
O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 020° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 021° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 081° E
Luray Train Station Musuem (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 020° N
Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 020° N
Darkwood Manor (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 019° N
Peak View Stage (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 078° E
Rapidan Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 131° SE
Five Tents (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 144° SE
Museum of American Calvary (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 298° NW
Shenandoah Caverns (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 317° NW
Henry Wingate Studio (Gallery) — 14.8 mi, 125° SE
Seven Bends State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 001° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 17.8 mi, 191° S · 110k acres
Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 027° NE
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 21.3 mi, 302° NW · 865 acres
Appalachian Trail Corridor (National Park) — 32.2 mi, 046° NE · 572 acres
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 44.1 mi, 302° NW · 100k acres

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