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Jewell Ridge Virginia Map

Explore Jewell Ridge, 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 Jewell Ridge, Virginia

How to Use This Jewell Ridge, Virginia Map

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

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	Jewell Ridge
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Tazewell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.184836
Longitude	-81.788447
Population	149
Density	139.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24622
Area Code	276
County Seat	Tazewell
School District	Tazewell County Public Schools

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About Jewell Ridge, Virginia

Jewell Ridge is a locality in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 149. The population density is 139.0 people per km². Jewell Ridge is located at 37.1848°N, 81.7884°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24622.

Jewell Ridge occupies a rugged expanse of high plateau where the terrain is defined by the steady, persistent carve of Big Creek through the earth. It lies 46.3 miles north-northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 28°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Richlands. The air here holds a crisp, iron-scented weight, cooling quickly as shadows deepen in Fed Hollow just a mile away. While the Appalachian Mountains loom as a distant, hazy silhouette on the horizon, the immediate landscape is characterized by steep, jagged slopes and narrow ravines that demand a deliberate pace from any traveler. Light at dusk often pools in the low crevices, turning the thickets of local vegetation a bruised, deep purple before the stars assert themselves over the darkened timber.

Jewell Ridge remains a place where the memory of coal extraction lingers in the architecture and the quiet, industrious spirit of the inhabitants. Long ago, the economy relied entirely on the deep veins of fuel buried beneath the shale, and though the intensity of that industry has shifted, the physical imprint of the mines remains etched into the topography. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, influenced by the proximity of sites like the Unknown Ball Park, which serves as a rare open clearing in a land dominated by dense, encroaching growth. Whether one is passing toward the deeper woods of Panther State Forest or looking toward the stillness of Lake Berwind, the character of Jewell Ridge is found in its resilience, a quiet endurance that persists long after the clamor of the heavy machinery has faded into the wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 038° NE
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 169° S
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 181° S
Bartley Mine Disaster (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 014° N
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 111° E
Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 167° S
Laurel Bed Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 181° S
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 15.6 mi, 022° N
Space Shuttle Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 026° NE
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 102° E
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 17.9 mi, 141° SE · 733k acres
Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 115° SE · 5,613 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 23.0 mi, 112° E · 110k acres
Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.1 mi, 122° SE · 3,225 acres
Clinch River State Park (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 229° SW
Hungry Mother State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 149° SE
Walker's Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.8 mi, 144° SE
Garden Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.1 mi, 112° E · 3,331 acres
Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 219° SW
Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914 (Public Artwork) — 25.4 mi, 219° SW
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 148° SE
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.7 mi, 169° S · 155k acres
Barter Theatre Stage II (Theatre) — 34.3 mi, 197° S
St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 34.7 mi, 236° SW
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 014° N
Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 326° NW
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 36.9 mi, 266° W
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 266° W
Where Trails Cross (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 180° S
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 39.5 mi, 180° S · 662k acres

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