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Dunbar Virginia Map

Explore Dunbar, 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 Dunbar, Virginia

How to Use This Dunbar, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.973986
Longitude	-82.747105
Population	79
Density	1326.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24216
Area Code	276
County Seat	Wise
School District	Wise County Public Schools

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About Dunbar, Virginia

Dunbar is a locality in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 1326.2 people per km². Dunbar is located at 36.9740°N, 82.7471°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24216.

Dunbar occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the Potcamp Fork carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth. It lies 40.4 miles northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Big Stone Gap. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, untempered by any distant maritime influence, settling instead into the cool, shadowed creases of Craiger Hollow. Only three miles away, the surface of Back Creek Lake reflects the sky in a muted, glassy stillness, providing a steady anchor for the local horizon. Four miles to the perimeter, the vast, verdant expanse of Jefferson National Forest exerts a gravitational pull on the local atmosphere, its dense canopy tempering the light that filters down into the valley. The Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, indigo suggestion against the far edge of the sky, serving as a silent boundary to the wider world beyond these immediate ridges.

Dunbar persists as a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the enduring legacy of the land’s original contours. The local economy remains tethered to the quiet industriousness of the interior, drawing its character from generations who have worked the soil and navigated the specific, rugged demands of the regional terrain. Life in Dunbar moves with an understated autonomy, defined by the practicalities of a region that values its isolation and the deep, uncomplicated connection between its residents and the surrounding forest tracts. When the evening sun retreats behind the heights, the shadows lengthen with an intentionality that seems to acknowledge the long history of those who have settled this particular stretch of the valley, leaving the quietude of the dark to settle over the hills like a familiar cloak.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 178° S · 733k acres
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.2 mi, 203° SW
Bad Branch State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 000° N
Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 327° NW
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 113° SE
Bad Branch Macrosite Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 350° N
Flag Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 119° SE
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 193° S
Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 120° SE
The Nature Conservancy Land Holding (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 015° N
North Fork Of Pound Rv Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 022° N
Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 8.9 mi, 159° S
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 313° NW
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 243° SW
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 243° SW
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 267° W
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 266° W
Train (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 266° W
Keokee Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 215° SW
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 278° W
Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 336° NW
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 267° W
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 267° W
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.8 mi, 216° SW · 3,273 acres
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 mi, 024° NE
Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 179° S
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.1 mi, 178° S
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 20.1 mi, 053° NE
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 053° NE
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 28.6 mi, 277° W · 146k acres

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