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Bluefield Virginia Map

Explore Bluefield, 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 Bluefield, Virginia

How to Use This Bluefield, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityBluefield
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyTazewell County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude37.235225
Longitude-81.274659
Population5,096
Density207.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code24605
Area Code276
County SeatTazewell
School DistrictTazewell County Public Schools

About Bluefield, Virginia

Bluefield is a locality in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,096. The population density is 207.2 people per km². Bluefield is located at 37.2352°N, 81.2747°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bluefield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24605.

Bluefield emerges from the rugged terrain as a place where the earth rises to meet the sky in layers of limestone and shale. It lies 39.1 miles west-northwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 12.1 miles southwest of Princeton. Beaverpond Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the shifting gray and amber light that settles over the valley floor each evening. Just a mile away, the quiet depths of Neal Hollow provide a natural basin that traps the cool, damp air of the morning, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon forty-six miles to the east. The terrain here is defined by these steep, irregular folds of land, offering a stark, grounded beauty that feels entirely separate from the low-lying plains found hundreds of miles away in any direction.

Bluefield carries the weight of a long industrial narrative, having grown from the iron and coal veins that once pulsed beneath the soil to define the regional economy. Beyond the remnants of these older trades, the proximity to the expansive Jefferson National Forest and the local grounds of Unknown Park serves as a reminder of the quiet, natural world that persists regardless of the town's shifting fortunes. Residents often travel the short distance to Falls Mills Lake for a moment of stillness, finding a rhythm in the way the local life moves away from the urgency of larger centers. Whether navigating the steep streets or passing by the community spaces that anchor the daily routine, one recognizes a profound sense of permanence in the way the architecture clings to the hillside, indifferent to the passing of decades.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 289° W
  • Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 009° N
  • Bluefield City Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 039° NE
  • Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 4.3 mi, 165° S · 733k acres
  • Pinnacle Rock State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 347° N
  • Pinnacle Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 351° N
  • Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.5 mi, 176° S · 8,471 acres
  • Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 311° NW
  • Kimberling Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.5 mi, 114° SE · 6,092 acres
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.0 mi, 180° S · 110k acres
  • This Way (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 128° SE
  • Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 045° NE
  • Perdue Family Crest (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 015° N
  • Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 241° SW
  • Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.5 mi, 198° S · 3,225 acres
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 244° SW
  • Bear Creek National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 20.1 mi, 198° S
  • Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 149° SE
  • Space Shuttle Memorial (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 297° NW
  • Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 131° SE
  • Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.1 mi, 036° NE · 3,035 acres
  • Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 29.1 mi, 247° SW
  • Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley (Arts Centre) — 30.2 mi, 115° SE
  • Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 30.3 mi, 184° S · 155k acres
  • The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.5 mi, 245° SW
  • Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 328° NW
  • Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 38.2 mi, 006° N
  • Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 38.2 mi, 006° N
  • Ship Rock (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 011° N

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About This Bluefield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bluefield, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.235225, -81.274659. 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 Bluefield includes the ZIP code (24605), telephone area code (276), county seat of Tazewell County (Tazewell), and school district assignment (Tazewell 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.