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Foster Falls Virginia Map

Explore Foster Falls, 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 Foster Falls, Virginia

How to Use This Foster Falls, Virginia Map

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

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	Foster Falls
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Wythe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.890421
Longitude	-80.835192
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24360
Area Code	276
County Seat	Wytheville

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About Foster Falls, Virginia

Foster Falls is a locality in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Foster Falls is located at 36.8904°N, 80.8352°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24360.

Foster Falls anchors itself within a landscape defined by the persistent, ancient pulse of the New River, which carves a deep, serpentine path through the surrounding woodland. It lies 22.0 miles southwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 11.3 miles south-southwest of Pulaski. The terrain here rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of earth, eventually yielding to the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Appalachian Mountains that rim the horizon. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of hardwoods, illuminating the moss-slicked limestone that defines the riverbanks and the quiet, shaded depths of Buckeye Hollow. The air carries a cool, damp weight, particularly during the humid mornings when the mist clings to the water’s surface, blurring the boundary between the riverbed and the sky.

New River Trail State Park provides the primary artery for those traversing this rugged terrain, following the bed of a former railroad that once served the industrial ambitions of the region. Where iron and steam once dominated the economy, the pace of life in Foster Falls now aligns with the slow, deliberate movement of the river and the recreational rhythms of the park. The remnants of historic smelting operations stand as silent, weathered sentinels of a time when the extraction of ore dictated the local trade, leaving behind a quietude that has reclaimed the valley. Seven miles away, the expansive waters of Claytor Lake offer a different, stiller reflection of the sky, yet it is the persistent flow of the current through Foster Falls that continues to organize the character of the land, grounding the locality in a history of labor and the enduring quiet of the inland woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New River Trail State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 001° N
Shot Tower Historic State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 234° SW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 6.8 mi, 344° N · 733k acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 218° SW · 155k acres
The Big Survey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 287° W
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 323° NW
Blue Ridge Boy Scout Camp (Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 061° NE
Fisherman Delight (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 347° N
Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley (Arts Centre) — 11.3 mi, 016° N
Crystal Springs Recreation Area (Local Park) — 11.7 mi, 273° W
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 288° W
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 209° SW
Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 178° S
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.5 mi, 198° S
Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.7 mi, 093° E
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 198° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.8 mi, 347° N · 110k acres
Kimberling Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 19.4 mi, 350° N · 160 acres
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.6 mi, 250° W · 2,856 acres
Kimberling Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.9 mi, 326° NW · 6,092 acres
Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 182° S
This Way (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 318° NW
Thunder Road Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 165° S
Crouse's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 28.5 mi, 183° S
Sun Music Hall (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 087° E
Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 055° NE
Montgomery County Bicentennial (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 055° NE
Montgomery County War Memorial (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 055° NE
One Clear View (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 086° E
Modern Art (Public Artwork) — 29.2 mi, 040° NE

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