Syria Virginia Map
Explore Syria, 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 Syria, Virginia
How to Use This Syria, Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Syria, 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 Syria.
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 | Syria |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Madison County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.487904 |
| Longitude | -78.326115 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 22727, 22743 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Madison |
About Syria, Virginia
Syria is a locality in Madison County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Syria is located at 38.4879°N, 78.3261°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 22727, 22743.Syria emerges from the landscape as a quiet confluence of woodland and high ground, defined by the persistent, clear pulse of the Rose River carving its way through the earth. It lies 17.8 miles west of Culpeper, VA (from Culpeper, VA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 14.2 miles south-southeast of Luray. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp loam and the cooling shadows that spill down from the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the west, the land deepens into the quiet seclusion of Richards Hollow, where the light at dusk turns the forest canopy into a bruised, copper-toned expanse. Hikers occasionally emerge from the woods to traverse the Rose River Trail, moving through a terrain that feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of modern hours.
Syria maintains a rhythm dictated by the land’s own stubborn cycles, far removed from the frantic pace of the coastal plains. The proximity to the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area ensures that the surrounding environment remains largely undisturbed, a sanctuary of hardwood and stream that has defined the local economy and character for generations. While the influence of the region’s long agrarian history persists in the quiet upkeep of fences and pastures, the daily life of Syria is a solitary, deliberate affair. The stillness is absolute, broken only by the movement of water over stone or the occasional traveler seeking the solitude of the deep interior, miles away from any large body of water like Goose Pond.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rapidan Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 251° W
- Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 1.4 mi, 010° N · 197k acres
- Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.3 mi, 320° NW · 82k acres
- Henry Wingate Studio (Gallery) — 3.5 mi, 134° SE
- Bear Church Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 236° SW
- Five Tents (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 272° W
- CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 289° W
- Iron Mike (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 289° W
- Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 336° NW
- Peak View Stage (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 338° N
- Madison County Historical Society (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 151° SE
- Madison County Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 154° SE
- Madison County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 154° SE
- Confederate Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 332° NW
- Luray Train Station Musuem (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 329° NW
- Darkwood Manor (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 329° NW
- Luray Caverns (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 325° NW
- Toy Town Junction (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 325° NW
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 325° NW
- Dukes of Hazard Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 312° NW
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 17.1 mi, 225° SW · 110k acres
- George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 17.9 mi, 339° N · 1.1M acres
- Wine & Design (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 093° E
- Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 360° N
- Seven Bends State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 338° N
- Deep Run Ponds (State Wilderness) — 27.8 mi, 238° SW
- Appalachian Trail Corridor (National Park) — 31.6 mi, 026° NE · 572 acres
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 32.6 mi, 302° NW · 865 acres
- Saint Mary'S Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.8 mi, 226° SW · 9,827 acres
- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 55.4 mi, 302° NW · 100k acres
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About This Syria Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Syria, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.487904, -78.326115. 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 Syria includes the ZIP code (22727, 22743), telephone area code (540), county seat of Madison County (Madison), and school district assignment.
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. |
