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East Stone Gap Virginia Map

Explore East Stone Gap, 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 East Stone Gap, Virginia

How to Use This East Stone Gap, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for East Stone Gap, 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 East Stone Gap.

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

Latitude	36.866764
Longitude	-82.742382
Population	537
Density	386.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24246
Area Code	276
County Seat	Wise
School District	Wise County Public Schools

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About East Stone Gap, Virginia

East Stone Gap is a locality in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 537. The population density is 386.1 people per km². East Stone Gap is located at 36.8668°N, 82.7424°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24246.

East Stone Gap occupies a quiet, verdant expanse where the South Fork Powell River traces a meandering path through the earth. It lies 35.9 miles west-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 301°T), and is situated 1.1 miles south-southeast of Big Stone Gap. The landscape of Powell Valley defines the horizon, offering a fertile floor that stretches between rising elevations, while the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, blue-tinted silhouette against the western sky. Only four miles away, the waters of Big Cherry Reservoir collect in the high ground, a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency movement of the river below. The air here holds a particular weight at dusk, a cooling dampness that settles over the fields and softens the sharp angles of the barns and fences until the entire valley seems to inhale, dimming into a deep, velvety gray.

East Stone Gap carries the quiet resonance of a place shaped by the extraction of resources and the slow, steady labor of those who settled the rugged interior. The local economy, historically bound to the coal seams that run deep beneath the limestone, has transitioned over generations, leaving behind a pace of life that values the tangible over the frantic. Residents often gather at Ossie Park, a modest local space that serves as a common ground for the neighborhood, marking the center of a community that prefers the porch swing to the public square. Life here unfolds with a deliberate rhythm, punctuated by the seasonal turn of the hardwood trees and the persistent, unhurried flow of the river, reflecting a history that remains quietly present in the architecture and the cautious, courteous nature of the people who call this valley home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ossie Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 290° W
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 001° N · 733k acres
Ak Fraley Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 273° W
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 271° W
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 263° W
Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.8 mi, 158° S
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.5 mi, 319° NW
Keokee Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 260° W
Devil's Bathtub (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 126° SE
Flag Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 060° NE
Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 060° NE
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 7.8 mi, 053° NE
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.3 mi, 249° W · 3,273 acres
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 291° W
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 291° W
Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 180° S
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.7 mi, 179° S
Bark Camp Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 089° E
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 305° NW
Train (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 305° NW
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 300° NW
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 300° NW
Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 343° N
Bad Branch State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 359° N
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 333° NW
Stone Face Rock (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 248° W
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 20.2 mi, 015° N
St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 084° E
Kingsport Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.2 mi, 155° SE
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 30.7 mi, 291° W · 146k acres

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