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Baywood Virginia Map

Explore Baywood, 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 Baywood, Virginia

How to Use This Baywood, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.621889
Longitude	-81.008466
Population	414
Density	50.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24333
Area Code	276
County Seat	Independence
School District	Grayson County Public Schools

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About Baywood, Virginia

Baywood is a locality in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 414. The population density is 50.0 people per km². Baywood is located at 36.6219°N, 81.0085°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24333.

Baywood emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of moisture and earth, defined by the persistent, winding path of the Kings Branch that carves a narrow corridor through the local soil. It lies 43.3 miles southwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 6.0 miles southwest of Galax. The terrain here relies on the steady rhythm of inland life, where the air holds the weight of deep woods and the stillness of the interior plains. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains frame the horizon, offering a jagged, violet boundary that defines the limit of the view. Three miles away, the dense growth of Judge Matthews State Forest provides a thick canopy of timber, while the nearby basin known as The Glades creates a low-lying depression that catches the evening mist. When the light fades, the atmosphere in Baywood cools rapidly, turning the fields into a palette of slate and muted ochre that feels both ancient and immediate.

Historical patterns in Baywood reflect a long reliance on the land, with an economy traditionally rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding acreage and the careful management of timber resources. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the inland climate, far from the influence of any maritime air, drawing instead upon the freshwater reserves of Hampton Lake, which sits just eight miles from the center. The legacy of the region is written in the modest architecture and the persistence of local trades that have shaped the character of Baywood over generations. Residents navigate a landscape where the primary landmarks are the quiet crossings of the Kings Branch and the expansive, protected acreage of the nearby state forest. It is a place where the daily movement of people remains tethered to the physical reality of the terrain, prioritizing the stability of the soil and the endurance of the inland woods over the rapid pace of modern expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Judge Matthews State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 067° NE
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 059° NE
Blue Ridge Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 148° SE
New River Trail State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 053° NE
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.4 mi, 059° NE
Big Spring Bog State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 129° SE
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 023° NE
Chestnut Creek Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.5 mi, 040° NE
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 001° N · 155k acres
Mitchell River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 154° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 8.9 mi, 355° N · 733k acres
Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 111° E
Alleghany Community Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 220° SW
Crouse's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 141° SE
Stone Mountain State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 196° S
Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 139° SE
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.4 mi, 317° NW · 2,856 acres
John Harmon Gallery (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 178° S
Widows Falls (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 192° S
Middle Falls (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 186° S
Thunder Road Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 116° SE
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 297° NW · 865 acres
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 354° N
Little Wilson Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 275° W · 5,461 acres
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 110° E
Earle (Cinema) — 23.8 mi, 111° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 25.8 mi, 312° NW · 110k acres
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 009° N
Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 31.8 mi, 056° NE
Wilkes Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 32.0 mi, 193° S

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