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Damascus Virginia Map

Explore Damascus, 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 Damascus, Virginia

How to Use This Damascus, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.633727
Longitude	-81.78373
Population	788
Density	381.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24236
Area Code	276
County Seat	Abingdon
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Damascus, Virginia

Damascus is a locality in Washington County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 788. The population density is 381.7 people per km². Damascus is located at 36.6337°N, 81.7837°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Damascus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24236.

Damascus manifests as a quiet intersection of deep-rooted forest and the persistent, rhythmic clarity of Laurel Creek, which carves a cool path through the center of the landscape. It lies 22.6 miles east of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 11.9 miles east-southeast of Abingdon. The air here holds a permanent, damp vitality, rising from the dense canopy of Jefferson National Forest that presses against the edges of the streets. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain lifts into the rugged, shadowed folds of Davis Hollow, where the light at dusk turns a bruised, heavy indigo. Far to the distance, the silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon, standing as a silent, jagged boundary that defines the scale of the world. Those who wander two miles toward the Clark Mountain Trail find a landscape that feels less like a map and more like a deliberate, slow-motion geology of limestone and shale.

Damascus maintains a pace determined by the seasonal migration of travelers and the quiet, industrial ghosts of a former timber and tannery economy. Where once the clatter of machinery defined the local industry, the sound now belongs to the movement of water and the methodical transition of the seasons. The proximity to the expansive, still waters of South Holston Lake draws those seeking a different kind of quiet, while the nearby Gentry Creek Falls offers a vertical, crystalline punctuation to the woods. Life in Damascus operates with a steady, unadorned focus, favoring the practical demands of the land over the frantic hum of wider corridors. It is a place where the weight of the nineteenth century persists in the timber-frame architecture, yet the present moment is marked by the simple, enduring utility of the forest and the creek that anchors the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 213° SW · 733k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.2 mi, 213° SW · 110k acres
Where Trails Cross (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 174° S
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 108° E · 155k acres
Wheel of Freedom (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 251° W
At2020 (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 133° SE
Another Way (ShortCut) (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 134° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 181° S · 662k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 181° S
Birch Branch Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 218° SW
Seng Mountain National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 10.6 mi, 055° NE
Heritage Hall Theater (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 186° S
Lewis Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.0 mi, 078° E · 6,075 acres
Welcome Center and Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 186° S
Barter Theatre Stage II (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 297° NW
Satellite Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 188° S
Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 342° N
Grayson Highlands State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 089° E
Big Pinnacle (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 091° E
Little Wilson Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.1 mi, 085° E · 5,461 acres
Elk Knob State Park (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 154° SE
Old Doe Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 18.6 mi, 209° SW
Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 253° W
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 22.3 mi, 263° W
The Foundation Event Facility (Arts Centre) — 22.4 mi, 263° W
Mountain Magic Resort (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 190° S
Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914 (Public Artwork) — 24.7 mi, 318° NW
Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 26.4 mi, 258° W
Common Good Co (Gallery) — 29.2 mi, 169° S
The Nthº Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 29.2 mi, 169° S

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