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University Center Virginia Map

Explore University Center, 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 University Center, Virginia

How to Use This University Center, Virginia Map

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

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	University Center
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Loudoun County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.057052
Longitude	-77.444155
Population	3,969
Density	1669.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	20147
Area Code	571, 703
County Seat	Leesburg
School District	Loudoun County Public Schools

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About University Center, Virginia

University Center is a locality in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,969. The population density is 1669.3 people per km². University Center is located at 39.0571°N, 77.4442°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20147.

University Center marks a convergence of modern infrastructure and the quiet, persistent movement of water across the Piedmont landscape. It lies 2.4 miles west-northwest of Potomac Falls, VA (from Potomac Falls, VA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northwest of Reston. Broad Run carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its course defining the low-lying wet meadows of Bles Park where the afternoon light catches the tall grasses in shades of muted ochre and copper. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the ground rises into the steady, unremarkable elevations that characterize this inland territory. Far off to the west, the faint, bruised silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains occasionally break the horizon, serving as a silent boundary for a landscape defined more by the steady flow of the creek and the stillness of Broad Run Lake than by grander, more dramatic geography.

University Center functions as a nexus of academic enterprise and professional development, where the glass-fronted architecture of the present day replaces the older, agrarian rhythms of a previous era. The economy here is rooted in the exchange of data and the expansion of institutional knowledge, a stark departure from the slow cycles of the soil that once dictated the pace of life in this corner of the Commonwealth. While the memory of the past lingers in the quietude of the morning, the atmosphere is dominated by the purposeful movement of individuals navigating the corridors of research and learning. This locality maintains a pragmatic character, grounded in the systematic growth of its research facilities, while the proximity of the Conway-Robinson Memorial State Forest offers a lingering reminder of the wilder, wooded character that remains just beyond the reach of suburban expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bles Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 070° E
Broad Run Farms Open Space (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 057° NE
Potomac Green Community Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 214° SW
ISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildlands (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 046° NE
Butterfly (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 312° NW
Mckee Beshers Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 035° NE
StageCoach Theatre Company (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 242° SW
Tenfoot Island (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 078° E
Lansdowne Live Music Entertainment (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 302° NW
Fitz A. Campbell Grave (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 297° NW
Luck Stone Quarry Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 280° W
Cobb 12 Cinemas (Cinema) — 5.0 mi, 298° NW
Seneca Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 080° E
The River of Blood (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 087° E
Edwards Landing Lights (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 314° NW
Battle of Rock Hill Memorial Fire Hydrant (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 165° S
Seneca Creek State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 066° NE
Ox Road Ford Remnants (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 170° S
AMC Worldgate 9 (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 161° S
Mighty Midget Kitchen (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 301° NW
Craft Leesburg (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 302° NW
Loudoun Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 301° NW
Reston Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 138° SE
Winmill Carriage Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 311° NW
Fort Johnston (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.0 mi, 304° NW
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 13.5 mi, 116° SE · 2,795 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 21.4 mi, 306° NW · 110k acres
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 327° NW
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 40.6 mi, 249° W · 197k acres

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