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Honaker Virginia Map

Explore Honaker, 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 Honaker, Virginia

How to Use This Honaker, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityHonaker
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyRussell County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude37.016222
Longitude-81.974292
Population1,217
Density280.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code24260
Area Code276
County SeatLebanon
School DistrictRussell County Public Schools

About Honaker, Virginia

Honaker is a locality in Russell County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,217. The population density is 280.2 people per km². Honaker is located at 37.0162°N, 81.9743°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Honaker is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24260.

Honaker holds its place upon the rugged, limestone-rich terrain of Southwest Virginia, defined by the persistent, winding course of Lewis Creek as it carves through the local geography. It lies 31.3 miles north-northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Lebanon. The landscape around Honaker is characterized by a series of steep, broken ridges and deep, verdant hollows, most notably the nearby Wysor Valley, which channels the cooling evening air into the lower elevations. Sunlight often catches the mica in the soil, casting a metallic glint over the fields at dusk, while the horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. Five miles away, the Pinnacle State Natural Area Preserve offers a glimpse into the untamed character of these woods, a stark contrast to the quiet, grid-like streets that define the center of the settlement.

History in this region is measured in the persistence of rail lines and the slow, deliberate work of extraction that once anchored the local economy. The legacy of coal and timber remains visible in the architecture and the sturdy, pragmatic spirit of the people who reside here. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers quiet retreats, such as the rushing waters of Big Falls and the still, reflective surface of Laurel Bed Lake. Life in Honaker moves with the steady, predictable cadence of the seasons, where the primary concerns remain the maintenance of the land and the preservation of a quiet, singular autonomy that has persisted through generations of change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pinnacle State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 223° SW
  • Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 140° SE
  • Clinch River State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 243° SW
  • The Channels State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.4 mi, 182° S
  • Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 214° SW
  • Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 214° SW
  • In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 215° SW
  • Laurel Bed Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 113° SE
  • Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914 (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 216° SW
  • Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.2 mi, 080° E
  • Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 073° E
  • Grundy Community Center Cinema (Cinema) — 19.6 mi, 339° N
  • St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 248° W
  • Barter Theatre Stage II (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 180° S
  • Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 21.7 mi, 096° E · 733k acres
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 072° E
  • Hungry Mother State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 111° E
  • Lovers Leap Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.2 mi, 317° NW
  • Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 27.5 mi, 260° W
  • Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 27.7 mi, 166° S · 155k acres
  • Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.8 mi, 086° E · 5,613 acres
  • Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 289° W
  • Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 289° W
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 28.2 mi, 159° S · 110k acres
  • Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 28.2 mi, 169° S · 662k acres
  • Where Trails Cross (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 158° S
  • Spearhead Trails (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 260° W
  • Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 30.7 mi, 032° NE
  • Lewis Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.1 mi, 139° SE · 6,075 acres
  • Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 194° S

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About This Honaker Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Honaker, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.016222, -81.974292. 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 Honaker includes the ZIP code (24260), telephone area code (276), county seat of Russell County (Lebanon), and school district assignment (Russell 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.