Blue Ridge Virginia Map
Blue Ridge, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Blue Ridge, Botetourt County.
Interactive Map of Blue Ridge, Virginia
| City | Blue Ridge |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Botetourt |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.378469 |
| Longitude | -79.806983 |
| Population | 2,800 |
| Density | 197.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Blue Ridge, Virginia
Blue Ridge is a locality in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 197.4 people per km². Blue Ridge is located at 37.3785°N, 79.8070°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24064.
Blue Ridge unfurls across a landscape defined by the generous embrace of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where verdant slopes rise in a symphony of greens, punctuated by the darker, more stoic hues of evergreen pines. It lies 10.5 miles north-east of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-north-east of Hollins. The air here, especially after a soft rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a whisper of damp soil and pine needles that seems to cleanse the lungs and settle the mind. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees, stretch towards horizons softened by a perpetual haze, a gentle reminder of the vastness that lies beyond the immediate, intimate folds of the terrain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the intermittent cloud cover, spills in broad, golden swathes, illuminating patches of pastureland and the occasional weathered barn, lending a timeless, painterly quality to the scene. The history of this stretch of Botetourt County is as layered as the geological strata beneath its soil, a narrative shaped by both the hardy pioneers who first sought to tame its wild beauty and the industries that have ebbed and flowed with the changing tides of commerce. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, from the timber felled to build the homes and hearths that dot the hillsides, to the crops cultivated in the fertile valleys. While the echoes of a more industrial past may linger in the quietude of certain hollows, the present-day economy of Blue Ridge finds its strength in the enduring allure of its natural surroundings. Visitors and residents alike are drawn to the region's parks and trails, where the simple act of breathing the mountain air and witnessing the slow, majestic passage of clouds across the sky becomes a profound experience, a connection to something ancient and enduring.
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About This Blue Ridge Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Blue Ridge, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Blue Ridge and Botetourt County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Blue Ridge is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Blue Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
