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Blackstone Virginia Map

Explore Blackstone, 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 Blackstone, Virginia

How to Use This Blackstone, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.080428
Longitude	-77.997226
Population	3,352
Density	287.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23824
Area Code	804
County Seat	Nottoway
School District	Nottoway County Public Schools

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About Blackstone, Virginia

Blackstone is a locality in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,352. The population density is 287.9 people per km². Blackstone is located at 37.0804°N, 77.9972°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Blackstone is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23824.

Blackstone emerges from the quiet, red-clay Piedmont landscape where the slow, deliberate pulse of the earth defines the horizon. It lies 30.9 miles southwest of Brandermill, VA (from Brandermill, VA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southeast of Crewe. Cellar Creek carves a low, persistent path through the surrounding fields, its banks lined with the tangled, dark silhouettes of hardwoods that seem to hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land stretches out into a vast, muted tapestry of pine and timber, with the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains occasionally haunting the western sky on the clearest of days. Within the center of the grid, the light at dusk has a way of catching the brickwork of old storefronts, turning the muted dust of the day into a soft, amber glow that lingers against the pavement of Ball Park.

Blackstone carries the weight of a long agrarian tenure, having grown from the soil that once sustained the expansive tobacco trade. While the modern economy has shifted toward different rhythms, the legacy of the rail lines and the methodical trade of the past remains etched in the orientation of its streets. Residents move with a measured pace, acknowledging the distance from the busy northern corridors, finding instead a steady stability in the proximity of Nottoway Reservoir. Life here is punctuated by the seasonal changes in the nearby Prince Edward State Forest, where the air turns sharp and thin as the leaves drop. There is a particular, quiet dignity in the way Blackstone persists, anchored by the memory of its founders and the enduring, unpretentious character of a place that values the slow turning of its own gears.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 175° S
Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 264° W
Lake Nottoway Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 012° N
Crystal Lake (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 301° NW
Lake Nottoway Boat Access Area (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 013° N
WBWF Property (Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 124° SE
High Bridge Trail State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 303° NW
Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 15.6 mi, 297° NW
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 292° W
Amelia Frightfest (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 003° N
Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded) (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 173° S
Sandy River Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 19.0 mi, 307° NW
Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Memorial (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 320° NW
Battle of Dinwiddie Courthouse (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 090° E
Brunswick County Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 159° S
Token Machine (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 031° NE
Briery Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 25.5 mi, 287° W
South Hill Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 197° S
Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 197° S
Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 197° S
Briary Wildlife Management (Viewpoint) — 26.2 mi, 289° W
Children's Museum of Richmond (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 038° NE
Confederate winter quarters (Historic Ruins) — 29.6 mi, 076° E
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 31.7 mi, 088° E · 212 acres
Lee's Retreat (Registered Battlefield) — 34.4 mi, 309° NW
Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 137° SE
Lee's Retreat: New Store (Registered Battlefield) — 38.2 mi, 307° NW
Mary Mother of God (Public Artwork) — 38.8 mi, 027° NE
McCools of Bon Air (Gallery) — 39.5 mi, 037° NE
Dover Mill (Historic Ruins) — 39.8 mi, 018° N

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