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Fincastle Virginia Map

Explore Fincastle, 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 Fincastle, Virginia

How to Use This Fincastle, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.499299
Longitude	-79.877265
Population	755
Density	142.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24090
Area Code	540
County Seat	Fincastle
School District	Botetourt County Public Schools

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About Fincastle, Virginia

Fincastle is a locality in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 755. The population density is 142.5 people per km². Fincastle is located at 37.4993°N, 79.8773°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fincastle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24090.

Fincastle anchors itself upon a limestone plateau where the Town Branch cuts a persistent, narrow path through the earth, defining the very marrow of the landscape. It lies 11.5 miles north-northeast of Hollins, VA (from Hollins, VA: bearing 18°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-northeast of Daleville. The air here holds a distinct, cool clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the Appalachian Mountains that loom as a distant, jagged silhouette against the western sky. Five miles to the west, the dense, verdant expanse of Jefferson National Forest offers a contrast to the orderly, sun-drenched fields that stretch toward the quiet surface of Orchard Lake. During the late afternoon, the light settles heavily over the uneven terrain, casting long, violet shadows across the depressions of Poorhouse Hollow and giving the limestone architecture a pale, ghostly luminescence that seems to suspend the day in a permanent state of transition.

Fincastle preserves a gravity born of centuries, its streets laid out with a precise, colonial intention that favors enduring brick and stone over the fleeting materials of newer eras. The local economy relies on a quiet persistence of agriculture and regional services, maintaining a pace that values the deliberate movement of a season over the frantic pulse of industrial centers. Travelers often find their way toward the Curry Creek Trail, where the ground is thick with the sediment of long-settled history and the quiet industry of the present day remains tethered to the land. This enduring character of Fincastle manifests in the way the architecture stands firm against the elements, a physical record of generations who recognized that the true worth of the region lay not in rapid expansion, but in the stubborn, quiet integrity of the soil and the steady flow of the Town Branch.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 4.9 mi, 329° NW · 733k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.5 mi, 187° S · 110k acres
Carvins Cove Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 6.6 mi, 211° SW
Tinker Cliffs (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 238° SW
Eagle Rock Lime Kilns (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 022° N
Eleanor D Wilson Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 200° S
The Rock (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 200° S
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 10.8 mi, 013° N · 1.1M acres
Barbours Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.4 mi, 313° NW · 5,507 acres
Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished) (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 173° S
Havens Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 224° SW
Battle of Hanging Rock (Registered Battlefield) — 14.8 mi, 217° SW
Vinton War Memorial (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 183° S
Short Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 056° NE
Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 200° S
O. Winston Link Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 192° S
Jupiter Missile (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 193° S
Norfolk Southern 8661 (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 193° S
Roanoke Firefighter statue (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 193° S
Roanoke Pinball Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 192° S
Shawvers Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.1 mi, 295° NW · 5,773 acres
Roanoke Star (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 190° S
Roanoke Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.9 mi, 193° S
Natural Bridge State Park (State Park) — 19.3 mi, 063° NE
Natural Bridge of Virginia (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 064° NE
Poor Mountain (State Wilderness) — 20.4 mi, 213° SW
Beaverdam Falls (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 301° NW
Douthat State Park (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 009° N
Caboose (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 188° S
Booker T. Washington National Monument (National Monument) — 27.2 mi, 163° S · 244 acres

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