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Glen Wilton Virginia Map

Explore Glen Wilton, 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 Glen Wilton, Virginia

How to Use This Glen Wilton, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.752906
Longitude	-79.818938
Population	129
Density	116.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	24085, 24438
Area Code	540
County Seat	Fincastle
School District	Botetourt County Public Schools

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About Glen Wilton, Virginia

Glen Wilton is a locality in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 116.1 people per km². Glen Wilton is located at 37.7529°N, 79.8189°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24085, 24438.

Glen Wilton occupies a narrow, quiet corridor where the earth rises in stubborn, limestone-ribbed ridges that define the rugged character of the landscape. It lies 29.2 miles north-northeast of Hollins, VA (from Hollins, VA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-southeast of Covington. The James River carves a deliberate path through this terrain, its waters reflecting a sky that often holds the heavy, blue-gray weight of the distant Appalachian Mountains. Visitors who wander toward the periphery of the George Washington National Forest find the air thinning into a cool, sharp clarity, especially as they approach the rugged inclines that climb away from the riverbed. This is a region where the shadows stretch long and thin across the soil, revealing a topography shaped by deep, ancient geological shifts that leave the valley floor feeling isolated and intensely private.

Glen Wilton maintains a quiet economy built upon the enduring echoes of iron mining and the steady, slow labor of the land. Evidence of a more industrial age lingers in the rusted remnants of old furnaces, standing as somber monuments to a time when the extraction of ore drove the local pulse. Residents often look toward the nearby Soldiers Retreat Valley to understand the deeper layers of the regional identity, where the heritage of early settlers remains etched into the way the roads wind and the fences hold their ground. While the nearby Brushy Hollow Trail invites the occasional traveler to traverse the timbered slopes, the daily life of the population remains tied to the rhythms of the forest and the persistent, unhurried flow of the James River, which continues its journey past the doorstep of every home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 013° N · 1.1M acres
Callie Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 352° N
Town Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 028° NE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 4.8 mi, 232° SW · 733k acres
Douthat State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 006° N
Moore's Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 098° E
Eagle Rock Lime Kilns (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 174° S
Rich Hole Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.4 mi, 051° NE · 6,532 acres
Rough Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.5 mi, 024° NE · 9,327 acres
Tuscarora Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.3 mi, 357° N
Lake Robinson State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 070° E
Short Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 131° SE
Lake Moomaw Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 328° NW
Natural Bridge State Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 120° SE
Caverns at Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 118° SE
Natural Bridge of Virginia (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 120° SE
Dinosaur Kingdom II (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 116° SE
Bath County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 005° N
Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 085° E
Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 084° E
The Cabell Gallery (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 084° E
Rockbridge Historical Society (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 084° E
Washington And Lee University (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 083° E
Gillis Theatre (Theatre) — 20.8 mi, 083° E
Virginia Military Institute (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 083° E
Francis Henney Smith (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 083° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 23.2 mi, 201° S · 110k acres
Beaverdam Falls (Nature Reserve) — 23.4 mi, 255° W
Knight Sports Arena (Stadium) — 25.6 mi, 092° E
Eleanor D Wilson Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 194° S

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