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Drakes Branch Virginia Map

Explore Drakes Branch, 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 Drakes Branch, Virginia

How to Use This Drakes Branch, Virginia Map

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

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	Drakes Branch
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Charlotte County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.992925
Longitude	-78.60111
Population	533
Density	49.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23937
Area Code	276
County Seat	Charlotte Court House
School District	Charlotte County Public Schools

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About Drakes Branch, Virginia

Drakes Branch is a locality in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 533. The population density is 49.7 people per km². Drakes Branch is located at 36.9929°N, 78.6011°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Drakes Branch is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23937.

Drakes Branch emerges from the Virginia Piedmont as a quiet convergence of red clay earth and the persistent, winding path of Twittys Creek. It lies 41.6 miles southeast of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 134°T), and is situated 14.4 miles south-southeast of Madisonville. The landscape here favors the subtle geometry of deep woodland and cleared pasture, where the air holds the heavy, expectant stillness of inland afternoons. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide a softened horizon line, framing a terrain that feels ancient and deliberate in its slow transition from forest to field. Only a mile away, the quiet expanse of Charlotte State Forest offers a dense refuge of oak and pine, while the waters of Roanoke Creek Site 35-A Lake gather in a nearby basin, reflecting the shifting violet hues of the sky as the sun descends behind the trees.

Drakes Branch carries the weight of a long agrarian tenure, having grown from a landscape defined by the rhythmic labor of tobacco harvests and the iron arteries of early rail transport. The local economy, once tethered strictly to the cured leaf and the seasonal cycle of the fields, now echoes with the hum of a modern pace that respects its heritage without being anchored to it. The streets of Drakes Branch retain a certain dignified simplicity, where the architecture of older storefronts speaks to a time of industrious commerce and community gathering. Life here flows with the unforced cadence of the seasons, characterized by the sight of porch lights flickering on at dusk and the sound of wind moving through the canopy of the surrounding woods, maintaining a distinct character that feels entirely unconcerned with the frantic velocity of the world beyond its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Charlotte State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 285° W
WBWF Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 262° W
Staunton River Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 223° SW
Cub Creek Church (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 287° W
Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 219° SW
Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 217° SW
Lake Connor Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 247° SW
Noland Village at Providence (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 252° W
Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 032° NE
Briery Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 032° NE
Thyne Institute Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 150° SE
Garden Spot Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.5 mi, 279° W
Patrick Henry Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 280° W
Difficult Creek State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 202° S
Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 17.2 mi, 055° NE
Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 194° S
Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.4 mi, 213° SW
Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 175° S
Joan of Arc (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 028° NE
Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 171° S
Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 175° S
Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 216° SW
Wolfbane Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 328° NW
The Appomattox Gallery (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 334° NW
Appomattox Courthouse Theatre (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 333° NW
Lee's Retreat (Registered Battlefield) — 28.2 mi, 013° N
Confederate Cemetery (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 337° NW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 57.4 mi, 330° NW · 1.1M acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 58.3 mi, 313° NW · 733k acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 73.3 mi, 349° N · 197k acres

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