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Waterford Virginia Map

Explore Waterford, 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 Waterford, Virginia

How to Use This Waterford, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.18677
Longitude	-77.60999
Population	181
Density	193.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	20197
Area Code	571, 703
County Seat	Leesburg
School District	Loudoun County Public Schools

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About Waterford, Virginia

Waterford is a locality in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 193.1 people per km². Waterford is located at 39.1868°N, 77.6100°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20197.

Waterford anchors itself within a landscape of quiet, agrarian persistence, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate movement of the South Fork Catoctin Creek as it carves through the local clay. It lies 5.5 miles north-northwest of Leesburg, VA (from Leesburg, VA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Lansdowne. The land here rises and falls in long, muscular swells of earth, covered in a patchwork of ancient hardwoods and open fields that hold the silver-gray light of late afternoon with a heavy, contemplative stillness. While the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains occasionally haunts the western horizon, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the intimate scale of fertile soil and winding lanes. Three miles away, the quiet surface of Kalnasy Pond reflects the changing seasons, and the nearby Washington and Old Dominion Trail provides a thin, paved artery for those who move through the woods on foot or bicycle, tracing the path of a vanished rail line.

Waterford maintains a physical character forged from two centuries of Quaker influence and the steady, unyielding requirements of mill-based industry. The architecture, composed of sturdy stone and weathered brick, stands as a functional record of the grain-milling economy that once dictated the pace of life in this corner of the Loudoun Valley. Rather than chasing the frantic expansion of the modern corridor, Waterford preserves its integrity through a rigid, preservationist spirit, where the rhythm of the day is marked by the shifting shadows on limestone facades rather than the hum of commerce. The economy has shifted from the water-powered grinding of wheat to a careful stewardship of heritage, ensuring that the labor of early settlers remains visible in the alignment of fences and the stubborn survival of original outbuildings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Washington and Old Dominion Trail (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 190° S
Morven Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 151° SE
Winmill Carriage Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 146° SE
Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 148° SE
Fort Johnston (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.2 mi, 161° S
Rust Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 166° S
Islands Of The Potomac Wma (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 103° E
Gold Star Families Memorial (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 341° N
Confederate Soldier Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.4 mi, 115° SE
Tally Ho Theater (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 154° SE
Craft Leesburg (Arts Centre) — 5.5 mi, 154° SE
Civil War Statue (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 153° SE
Loudoun County Court House (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 153° SE
Mighty Midget Kitchen (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 154° SE
Leesburg Quarry (Historical) (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 154° SE
Edwards Landing Lights (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 136° SE
ISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildland (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 035° NE
Point of Rocks Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 030° NE
Cobb 12 Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.0 mi, 146° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.5 mi, 310° NW · 110k acres
Lansdowne Live Music Entertainment (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 140° SE
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 342° N
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 342° N
Potoma Wayside (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 329° NW
Shannondale Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 279° W
MD-VA-WV Tripoint (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 328° NW
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 25.8 mi, 125° SE · 2,795 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 36.5 mi, 236° SW · 197k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 40.3 mi, 245° SW · 1.1M acres

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