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Atkins Virginia Map

Explore Atkins, 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 Atkins, Virginia

How to Use This Atkins, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.866981
Longitude	-81.398577
Population	1,121
Density	69.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24311
Area Code	276
County Seat	Marion
School District	Smyth County Public Schools

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About Atkins, Virginia

Atkins is a locality in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,121. The population density is 69.8 people per km². Atkins is located at 36.8670°N, 81.3986°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24311.

Atkins occupies a quiet intersection of geography where the Middle Fork Holston River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, defining the character of the valley floor. It lies 46.3 miles east-northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-northeast of Marion. Shupe Hollow deepens the terrain, creating a natural basin that traps the cool, morning mists before the sun warms the limestone-rich soil. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, hazy boundary against the sky, while the nearby expanse of Jefferson National Forest offers a dense, verdant canopy that regulates the local climate. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially during the transition of seasons when the light turns amber and lingers long against the weathered barn wood and limestone fences.

Economic life in Atkins remains tied to the rhythms of the land and the transit routes that have long funneled travelers through this corridor. While the proximity to Hungry Mother Lake provides a recreational reprieve for those seeking the stillness of water, the local identity is forged in the steady labor of agriculture and the logistics of the modern roadway. History persists in the architecture of the modest dwellings and the layout of the fields, which reflect decades of cultivation and careful stewardship of the valley. Those seeking a longer trek often depart from here toward the Virginia Highland Trail, yet the true essence of the place is found in the slow, deliberate pace of the daily commute, where the urgency of the wider world softens against the backdrop of the river’s constant, low-frequency hum.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 169° S · 733k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 1.8 mi, 050° NE · 110k acres
Bear Creek National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 2.2 mi, 356° N
Rural Retreat Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 090° E
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 159° S · 155k acres
Hungry Mother State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 275° W
Molly's Knob Platform Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 278° W
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 251° W
Raccoon Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.7 mi, 190° S · 4,225 acres
Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.0 mi, 356° N · 3,225 acres
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 8.5 mi, 160° S · 865 acres
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.7 mi, 122° SE · 2,856 acres
Seng Mountain National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 11.7 mi, 216° SW
Grayson Highlands State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 200° S
Big Pinnacle (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 201° S
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 343° N
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 074° E
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 331° NW
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 24.2 mi, 305° NW
This Way (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 039° NE
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.8 mi, 299° NW
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 113° SE
At2020 (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 232° SW
Another Way (ShortCut) (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 232° SW
Where Trails Cross (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 233° SW
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 070° E
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 27.6 mi, 015° N
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 119° SE
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 29.8 mi, 118° SE
Welcome Center and Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 219° SW

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