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Thornburg Virginia Map

Explore Thornburg, 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 Thornburg, Virginia

How to Use This Thornburg, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.133466
Longitude	-77.521651
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	22551, 22565
Area Code	540
County Seat	Spotsylvania Courthouse

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About Thornburg, Virginia

Thornburg is a locality in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Thornburg is located at 38.1335°N, 77.5217°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 22551, 22565.

Thornburg holds its place upon the verdant, inland swells of the Piedmont, where the earth yields to a quiet, persistent moisture that feeds the dense woodlands. It lies 12.2 miles south-southwest of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 196°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southwest of Massaponax. The Matta River carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center, its current marking the slow, rhythmic passage of time against the roots of ancient hardwoods. On the horizon, the faint, bruised silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide a permanent, shadowy border to the west, anchoring the landscape under a sky that shifts from pale, dusty ochre to a deep, bruised violet at dusk. Two miles to the east, the stillness of Lake Pocahontas reflects the heavy, humid air of late summer afternoons, creating a mirror for the towering oaks that crowd its perimeter.

Thornburg retains the quiet weight of a regional crossroads, where the legacy of earlier eras lingers in the persistent, unhurried commerce of the modern transit corridor. The local economy finds its footing in the steady flow of travelers and the modest, industrious pulse of small-scale enterprise that defines the character of the surrounding acreage. Residents occasionally seek the quietude of Patriot Park, a four-mile journey that offers a refuge of managed green space, while those drawn to longer, more deliberate movement might travel nine miles to find the Gracik Trail. Life here operates with a singular, grounded focus, far removed from the frantic pace of larger metropolitan hubs, favoring the steady, predictable cycles of the seasons and the enduring, unspoken civility of the Old Dominion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dominion Raceway (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 072° E
Patriot Park (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 350° N
Stonewall Jackson Shrine (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 077° E
Central Virginia Battlefield Trust Holding (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 331° NW
Mattaponi Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 119° SE
Ramseur's Brigade (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 324° NW
Maryland Brigade Monument (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 317° NW
Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 049° NE
Lee's Hill (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 013° N
Iconic Art (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 003° N
Fredericksburg and Spot. National Military Park (National Park) — 11.5 mi, 015° N · 48 acres
Motts Run Reservoir and Park (Waterfowl Production Area) — 11.9 mi, 354° N
Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 310° NW
Klein Theatre (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 011° N
George Washington Masonic Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 016° N
National Bank Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 016° N
McLaw's Line (Registered Battlefield) — 12.5 mi, 335° NW
Catharines Furnace Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 327° NW
Slocum's Line (Registered Battlefield) — 13.4 mi, 332° NW
Stafford County Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 012° N
Bullock House Site (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 334° NW
Lake Anna State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 271° W
Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 088° E
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 083° E · 24k acres
Port Royal Museum of American History (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 082° E
Terror on the Farm (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 182° S
Booger Woods (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 183° S
Mallows Bay-Potomac National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 21.5 mi, 032° NE
Caledon State Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 054° NE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 49.8 mi, 304° NW · 197k acres

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