Explore Hiltons, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hiltons, 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 Hiltons.
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 | Hiltons |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Scott County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.654545 |
| Longitude | -82.467094 |
| Population | 334 |
| Density | 107.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 24258 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| County Seat | Gate City |
| School District | Scott County Public Schools |
Hiltons reveals itself through the steady, low-slung currents of Hiltons Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 16.0 miles west-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 9.0 miles northeast of Kingsport. This landscape unfolds as a series of verdant basins and rises, characterized by the damp, fertile soil of Little Valley that sits barely a mile from the center of activity. The air here holds a particular clarity, often cooling rapidly as dusk settles over the fields, turning the sky a muted, dusty violet that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Five miles away, the mist from Monkey Falls creates a persistent, shimmering veil in the humid air, while the quiet surface of Blue Water Pond reflects the changing seasons six miles to the north.
Hiltons maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal requirements of agriculture and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. Local life centers on the fundamental rhythms of the land, supported by a history that values the endurance of small-scale industry and neighborly connection. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, blue-tinted silhouette against the western sky, the immediate focus remains on the fields and the modest infrastructure of the region. Residents often gather for recreation at the Rp Kane Athletic Field, where the grass is kept short and the space serves as a common ground for the daily life of those who call this place home. The economy remains tethered to the character of the soil and the legacy of families who have worked these plots for generations, keeping the spirit of the locality as grounded and resilient as the bedrock itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hiltons, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.654545, -82.467094. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Hiltons includes the ZIP code (24258), telephone area code (276), county seat of Scott County (Gate City), and school district assignment (Scott County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |