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Colonial Heights Virginia Map

Explore Colonial Heights, 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 Colonial Heights, Virginia

How to Use This Colonial Heights, Virginia Map

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

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	Colonial Heights
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Roanoke (city)
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.261685
Longitude	-77.396804
Population	18,170
Density	933.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	24015, 24202, 22405, 23834
Area Code	540, 804
School District	Colonial Heights City Public Schools

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About Colonial Heights, Virginia

Colonial Heights is a locality in Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States. It has a population of 18,170. The population density is 933.0 people per km². Colonial Heights is located at 37.2617°N, 77.3968°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Colonial Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 24015, 24202, 22405.

Colonial Heights occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent flow of Murray Run shapes the terrain, carving a path through the red-clay earth toward the horizon. It lies 1.6 miles southwest of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 220°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east-northeast of Cave Spring. Harkrader Park serves as the central lung of the locality, offering a expanse of greenery that buffers the hum of daily transit, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the western limit of the world. The air here holds a particular weight in the late afternoon, when the light turns amber and catches the dust rising from the banks of the creek. Though the landscape is defined by these inland plains, the proximity of Cattail Hollow brings a subtle variety to the topography, providing a contrast to the level ground where the infrastructure of Colonial Heights takes root.

Economic life in Colonial Heights has long been tethered to the movement of goods and the steady pulse of commerce that follows the regional thoroughfares. The history of the area is etched into the soil, bearing the echoes of past conflicts that once swept through these woods, leaving behind a legacy that colors the local identity with a sense of gravity. Residents often find their way to the quiet edges of Spring Valley Lake to escape the momentum of the modern workday, or they traverse the paths toward Falling Rock Falls to witness the water’s descent over the stone ledges. Life here maintains a deliberate, measured pace, grounded by a long-standing familiarity with the land and a quiet acceptance of the seasons as they turn across the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 013° N
Recreation Area (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 192° S
CWT Holding (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 153° SE
American Battlefield Trust Holding (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 153° SE
Soldiers' Monument (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 061° NE
Beacon Theatre (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 064° NE
Box 5 Cabaret Theatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 064° NE
Lamb Center for Arts and Healing (Arts Centre) — 6.8 mi, 064° NE
Confederate winter quarters (Historic Ruins) — 7.1 mi, 218° SW
Sixth Maryland Infantry (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 217° SW
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.2 mi, 047° NE · 2,590 acres
River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 003° N
Pocahontas State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 315° NW
Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 11.2 mi, 183° S · 212 acres
Big Bike (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 017° N
James River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 081° E · 9,242 acres
Parsonage Ruins (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 037° NE
Dinwiddie County Confederate Soldiers Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 220° SW
Chimborazo Park (National Park) — 18.1 mi, 357° N · 43 acres
Studio Two Three (Arts Centre) — 18.1 mi, 351° N
Children's Museum of Richmond (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 303° NW
C&O Church Hill Tunnel Eastern Entrance (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 357° N
Edgar Allan Poe Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 355° N
Triple Crossing (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 354° N
First Freedom Center (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 354° N
Fitzhugh Lee's Grave (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 350° N
Eppa Hunton's Grave (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 349° N

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