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Dryden Virginia Map

Explore Dryden, 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 Dryden, Virginia

How to Use This Dryden, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.777591
Longitude	-82.941553
Population	986
Density	53.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	24243, 24277
Area Code	276
County Seat	Jonesville
School District	Lee County Public Schools

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About Dryden, Virginia

Dryden is a locality in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 986. The population density is 53.9 people per km². Dryden is located at 36.7776°N, 82.9416°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24243, 24277.

Dryden marks its presence where the Clear Spring Branch carves a persistent, silver thread through the limestone-heavy earth. It lies 43.6 miles west-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 12.9 miles west-southwest of Big Stone Gap. The landscape surrounding Dryden unfolds in a series of deep, verdant folds, characterized by the dense, shadowed canopy of the Jefferson National Forest that begins a mere mile from the center. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain rises into the rugged, uneven topography of the interior, where the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a quiet, jagged boundary against the evening sky. Sunlight here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, catching the moisture that rises from the lowlands of Boggs Hollow and turning the late afternoon haze into a pale, translucent gold that softens the edges of the jagged rock faces.

Economic life in Dryden remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of the land, reflecting a history defined by the extraction of subterranean wealth and the careful cultivation of these narrow, fertile pockets. While the echoes of past industrial labor linger in the weathered siding of older structures, the present day is defined by a quiet persistence, as residents move between the nearby stretches of the Daniel Boone Trail and the modest, utilitarian rhythms of local commerce. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by sudden shifts, but by the gradual turning of the seasons in the woods or the occasional traveler pausing to observe the reflection of the clouds in the distant Martins Fork Lake. Life in Dryden proceeds with an unforced gravity, grounded by the steady flow of the branch and the enduring, silent watch of the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 319° NW · 733k acres
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.7 mi, 016° N · 3,273 acres
Stone Face Rock (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 267° W
Powell Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 141° SE
Keokee Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 042° NE
Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 120° SE
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 016° N
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 016° N
Stone Mountain Wildlife Management Area and State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 259° W
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 056° NE
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 12.2 mi, 112° E
Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 261° W
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 12.4 mi, 045° NE
Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 12.5 mi, 074° E
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 357° N
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 358° N
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 006° N
Train (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 006° N
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 006° N
The Cedars (State Wilderness) — 13.9 mi, 238° SW
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 352° N
Harlan ATV Park (Local Park) — 15.1 mi, 299° NW
Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.0 mi, 060° NE
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 012° N
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 058° NE
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 22.1 mi, 292° W · 146k acres
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 26.5 mi, 127° SE
Kingsport Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 26.5 mi, 126° SE
NCG Kingsport 11 (Cinema) — 29.0 mi, 126° SE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 66.1 mi, 192° S · 521k acres

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