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Brookneal Virginia Map

Explore Brookneal, 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 Brookneal, Virginia

How to Use This Brookneal, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.050142
Longitude	-78.94418
Population	1,090
Density	120.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24528
Area Code	276
County Seat	Rustburg
School District	Campbell County Public Schools

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About Brookneal, Virginia

Brookneal is a locality in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,090. The population density is 120.4 people per km². Brookneal is located at 37.0501°N, 78.9442°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Brookneal is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24528.

Brookneal occupies a stretch of the Virginia Piedmont where the Tanyard Branch winds through a landscape of quiet, earthen slopes and dense woodland. It lies 25.4 miles southeast of Timberlake, VA (from Timberlake, VA: bearing 137°T), and is situated 19.3 miles east-southeast of Altavista. The air here holds a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows, particularly toward evening when the light turns a thin, pale gold against the timber. To the far west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the horizon, acting as a distant boundary to the expansive, landlocked terrain. Just a mile away, the stillness of Brookneal Reservoir offers a mirror to the sky, its surface undisturbed by the swift currents that define the region’s waterways. Residents often walk the perimeter of the Future Park Site, a space that remains open to the sky and serves as a natural threshold between the built environment and the surrounding fields.

Brookneal bears the marks of a long, agricultural lineage, having grown from the heavy, fertile soil that once fueled the regional tobacco economy. The rhythms of daily life here follow the slow pulse of the seasons, honoring a time when the prosperity of the land dictated the fortunes of every family. While the modern world asserts itself through the steady hum of commerce and the transit of goods, the architecture of the older streets maintains a stubborn, dignified character that resists rapid change. There is a distinct sobriety to the place, a sense that history is not merely a record of the past but a weight carried in the very texture of the brick and the spacing of the homes. Life proceeds with a deliberate pace, rooted in the hard-won traditions of the Piedmont, where the land continues to shape the character of those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Future Park Site (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 042° NE
Brookneal Recreation Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 359° N
Patrick Henry Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 115° SE
Garden Spot Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 117° SE
Pannill's Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 272° W
Cub Creek Church (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 097° E
Noland Village at Providence (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 138° SE
WBWF Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 108° E
Lake Connor Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 138° SE
Charlotte State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.7 mi, 106° E
Staunton River Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 125° SE
Mansion Truss Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 286° W
Wolfbane Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 014° N
Vista Theatre (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 282° W
Halifax Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 178° S
John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 281° W
High Bridge Trail State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 045° NE
29 Drive in (Cinema) — 20.9 mi, 323° NW
The Appomattox Gallery (Gallery) — 21.9 mi, 017° N
Appomattox Courthouse Theatre (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 017° N
Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 161° S
Confederate Cemetery (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 019° N
Appomattox Court House Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 23.8 mi, 019° N
The Chaplains Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 328° NW
Jerry Falwell Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 329° NW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 39.7 mi, 328° NW · 1.1M acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 42.9 mi, 326° NW · 733k acres
James River Face Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.8 mi, 324° NW · 8,849 acres
Thunder Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.5 mi, 321° NW · 2,427 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 68.1 mi, 004° N · 197k acres

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