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Chilhowie Virginia Map

Explore Chilhowie, 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 Chilhowie, Virginia

How to Use This Chilhowie, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.798448
Longitude	-81.682341
Population	1,654
Density	252.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24319
Area Code	276
County Seat	Marion
School District	Smyth County Public Schools

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About Chilhowie, Virginia

Chilhowie is a locality in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,654. The population density is 252.0 people per km². Chilhowie is located at 36.7984°N, 81.6823°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Chilhowie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24319.

Chilhowie occupies a broad expanse of high-altitude bottomland where the Middle Fork Holston River traces a deliberate, meandering path through the earth. It lies 31.3 miles east-northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-southwest of Marion. The air here holds a distinct crispness, often carrying the scent of damp soil and ancient limestone as it moves across the fields toward the sheltered shadows of Shular Hollow. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, blue-tinted frame to the horizon, the immediate landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of the riverbanks and the verdant, open pastures that define the local geography. At dusk, the light stretches thin and pale across the grasses, turning the color of dried wheat and casting long, silent shadows that seem to anchor the terrain to the bedrock.

Chilhowie remains tethered to the slow, methodical labor of its agricultural roots, where the economy has long drawn sustenance from the fertile soil and the processing of regional harvests. The heritage of the place persists in the quiet industry of its people, who maintain a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic demands of the modern corridor. A traveler might find a reprieve from the road at Glade Spring Rec. Park nearby, or perhaps look toward the more rugged elevations of the Iron Mountain Trail for a sense of the wilderness that persists beyond the fence lines. Life in Chilhowie unfolds with a deliberate gravity, grounded by the steady flow of the river and a collective memory that values the weight of a day’s work and the quiet transition of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 178° S · 155k acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 6.1 mi, 150° SE · 733k acres
Seng Mountain National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 6.1 mi, 150° SE
Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 347° N
Hungry Mother State Park (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 050° NE
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 075° E
Clyburn Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 057° NE
Lewis Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.4 mi, 151° SE · 6,075 acres
Raccoon Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 113° SE · 4,225 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.8 mi, 207° SW · 110k acres
At2020 (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 204° SW
Another Way (ShortCut) (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 204° SW
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 180° S · 662k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 180° S
Where Trails Cross (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 206° SW
Wheel of Freedom (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 208° SW
Grayson Highlands State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 140° SE
Bear Creek National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 14.8 mi, 058° NE
Big Pinnacle (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 141° SE
Barter Theatre Stage II (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 249° W
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.8 mi, 340° N
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 19.0 mi, 347° N
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 015° N
Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914 (Public Artwork) — 23.1 mi, 288° W
Welcome Center and Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 197° S
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 25.4 mi, 024° NE
Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 235° SW
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 31.1 mi, 243° SW
Old Doe Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 208° SW
St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 35.5 mi, 282° W

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