Big Stone Gap East Virginia Map
Explore Big Stone Gap East, 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 Big Stone Gap East, Virginia
How to Use This Big Stone Gap East, Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Big Stone Gap East, 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 Big Stone Gap East.
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 | Big Stone Gap East |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Wise County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.8785 |
| Longitude | -82.7444 |
| Population | 687 |
| Density | 553.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 24219 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| County Seat | Wise |
| School District | Wise County Public Schools |
About Big Stone Gap East, Virginia
Big Stone Gap East is a locality in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 687. The population density is 553.8 people per km². Big Stone Gap East is located at 36.8785°N, 82.7444°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24219.Big Stone Gap East sits where the earth folds into the deep, verdant contours of the Powell Valley. It lies 36.4 miles west-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 0.3 miles south-southeast of Big Stone Gap. The Butcher Fork cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the terrain, its waters moving with a steady, cooling clarity that defines the local hydrology. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the landscape rises into the verdant, unbroken canopy of the Jefferson National Forest, where the air holds a permanent, damp sweetness even in the heat of midday. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it catches on the slate and limestone, turning the shadows into a bruised, atmospheric violet as the day draws to a close.
Big Stone Gap East carries the weight of a long industrial gravity, defined by a history of extraction that once dictated the pulse of every hearth and home. While the extractive economy has shifted, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the terrain, marked by a quiet, persistent resilience that favors the porch over the plaza. The influence of the Appalachian Mountains looms on the distant horizon, a constant, dark jagged edge that reminds the inhabitants of their isolation from the wider, flatter world. Residents move with a deliberate pace, acknowledging the heritage of the soil while navigating the quiet transition toward a future that values the stillness of the woods and the proximity of the wilderness.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 019° N · 733k acres
- Ossie Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 235° SW
- Ak Fraley Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 237° SW
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 246° SW
- Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 241° SW
- Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.8 mi, 310° NW
- Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 3.6 mi, 161° S
- Keokee Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 253° W
- Devil's Bathtub (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 131° SE
- Flag Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 066° NE
- Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 066° NE
- Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 059° NE
- Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.6 mi, 244° SW · 3,273 acres
- Black Mountain (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 287° W
- Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 287° W
- Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 179° S
- Portal 30 (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 302° NW
- Train (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 302° NW
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.5 mi, 178° S
- Bark Camp Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 093° E
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 297° NW
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 343° N
- Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 297° NW
- Bad Branch State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 359° N
- Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 332° NW
- Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 345° N
- Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 015° N
- St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 086° E
- Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.5 mi, 040° NE
- Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 30.3 mi, 290° W · 146k acres
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About This Big Stone Gap East Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Stone Gap East, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.8785, -82.7444. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Big Stone Gap East includes the ZIP code (24219), telephone area code (276), county seat of Wise County (Wise), and school district assignment (Wise County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
