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The Plains Virginia Map

Explore The Plains, 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 The Plains, Virginia

How to Use This The Plains, Virginia Map

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

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	The Plains
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Fauquier County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.862058
Longitude	-77.773883
Population	245
Density	342.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	20198
Area Code	571, 703
County Seat	Warrenton
School District	Fauquier County Public Schools

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About The Plains, Virginia

The Plains is a locality in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 342.7 people per km². The Plains is located at 38.8621°N, 77.7739°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. The Plains is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 20198.

The Plains occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont, where the land stretches into broad, grassy meadows punctuated by the silhouettes of ancient oaks. It lies 7.0 miles north-northwest of New Baltimore, VA (from New Baltimore, VA: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-northwest of Gainesville. Little River meanders through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by the silver glint of water against the deep green of the pastures. To the far west, the Blue Ridge Mountains assert their presence as a faint, violet-hued serration against the horizon, anchoring the sky while the afternoon light softens the edges of the fences and stone walls. Beyond the reach of Northern Fauquier Community Park, the terrain dips into the quiet shade of Jackson Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, earthier scent, distinct from the warmth that radiates off the fields at midday.

History in The Plains remains tethered to the rhythm of horse country, where the economy has long been defined by the care of land and the cultivation of a pastoral life. While the influence of the wider world hums in the distance, the local character is kept by a deliberate pace that favors the deliberate labor of the equestrian arts and the preservation of open acreage. Even as the modern world encroaches, the focus remains on the soil and the legacy of the families who have long looked toward the distant trees of Conway-Robinson Memorial State Forest. Life here is measured not by the transit of people through the village, but by the quiet maintenance of the paddocks and the expectation of the evening, when the shadows stretch long across the grass and the stillness of the interior settles over the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Northern Fauquier Community Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 284° W
Great Meadows (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 216° SW
Bull Run Mountains State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 101° E
Pine Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 144° SE
Wildcat Mountain Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 224° SW
Fred And Anita Scott Amphitheater (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 112° E
Akela Village (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 111° E
BB Rifle Range (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 113° SE
Silo Pavilion (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 113° SE
Battle of Buckland Mills (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 140° SE
Lake Brittle Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 152° SE
Old Ashby's Gap Turnpike Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 039° NE
1st Massachusetts Cavalry (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 033° NE
Battle of Aldie (Registered Battlefield) — 10.8 mi, 033° NE
Brawner Farm (Registered Battlefield) — 11.8 mi, 107° E
Sky Meadows State Park (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 317° NW
Second Manassas Monument (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 103° E
Thompson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 289° W
Stone Ridge Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 067° NE
Snowden Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 309° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.2 mi, 311° NW · 110k acres
Appalachian Trail Corridor (National Park) — 16.2 mi, 280° W · 572 acres
Cannon Branch Redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 16.4 mi, 122° SE
Plaster Museum of Bluemont's Heritage (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 350° N
Antique Railroad Cars (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 115° SE
Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 115° SE
Ellanor C. Lawrence Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 090° E
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 20.3 mi, 267° W · 197k acres
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.9 mi, 253° W · 82k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 28.1 mi, 281° W · 1.1M acres

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