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Hilltown Virginia Map

Explore Hilltown, 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 Hilltown, Virginia

How to Use This Hilltown, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.730403
Longitude	-80.982582
Population	216
Density	150.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24330
Area Code	276
County Seat	Independence
School District	Grayson County Public Schools

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About Hilltown, Virginia

Hilltown is a locality in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 216. The population density is 150.5 people per km². Hilltown is located at 36.7304°N, 80.9826°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24330.

Hilltown sits as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the steady, persistent roll of the Virginia landscape. It lies 35.7 miles southwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 219°T), and is situated 5.8 miles northwest of Galax. The horizon remains broad and open, far from the jagged peaks of the Appalachian Mountains, which haunt the distant western haze like a half-remembered dream. Within a mile of the center, the low, steady murmur of Eagle Bottom Creek provides a constant, rhythmic pulse to the local geography, its banks thick with the tangled greenery of the New River Trail State Park. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, honeyed quality, catching the dust of the fields and turning the air into a golden suspension that seems to hold the very moment still.

Hilltown sustains itself on the slow, deliberate work of the land, a tradition that has dictated the local economy long after the fervor of earlier centuries faded into the quietude of modern life. Residents often spend their weekends wandering the Yellow Branch Trail or seeking the cool, shaded mist that rises from The Falls, a modest but striking geological feature six miles to the north. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the terrain deepens toward the basin of Kingdom Hollow, where the soil holds a dark, mineral richness that has supported generations of families. Life in Hilltown moves with the gravity of the seasons, echoing a history that values the endurance of the harvest and the simple, unadorned integrity of a day’s labor near the tranquil waters of Kennedys Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New River Trail State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 062° NE
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 349° N · 155k acres
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 124° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 2.1 mi, 348° N · 733k acres
Chestnut Creek Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 103° E
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.7 mi, 146° SE
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 150° SE
Felts Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 146° SE
Judge Matthews State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 168° S
Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 111° E
The Big Survey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 344° N
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.6 mi, 286° W · 2,856 acres
Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 146° SE
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 345° N
Alleghany Community Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 208° SW
Crouse's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 18.6 mi, 159° S
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 008° N
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 19.0 mi, 275° W · 865 acres
Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 157° SE
Stone Mountain State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 194° S
Thunder Road Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 136° SE
John Harmon Gallery (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 182° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.8 mi, 295° NW · 110k acres
Widows Falls (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 192° S
Middle Falls (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 188° S
Raccoon Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.5 mi, 274° W · 4,225 acres
Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley (Arts Centre) — 24.6 mi, 027° NE
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 127° SE
Earle (Cinema) — 26.2 mi, 127° SE
Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.9 mi, 067° NE

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