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Keokee Virginia Map

Explore Keokee, 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 Keokee, Virginia

How to Use This Keokee, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.858982
Longitude	-82.904052
Population	330
Density	27.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24265
Area Code	276
County Seat	Jonesville
School District	Lee County Public Schools

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About Keokee, Virginia

Keokee is a locality in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 330. The population density is 27.1 people per km². Keokee is located at 36.8590°N, 82.9041°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24265.

Keokee emerges from the rugged terrain of Whisman Hollow, defined by the persistent, cooling presence of the Meadow Branch as it carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 43.6 miles west-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Big Stone Gap. The landscape is dominated by dense, shadowed woodlands that lean into the encroaching boundaries of the Jefferson National Forest, where the soil holds the damp, mineral scent of ancient shale and decaying leaves. Light here often behaves with a heavy, deliberate quality, filtering through the thick canopy in slats of muted amber that seem to slow the passage of the afternoon. As the sun dips behind the western ridges, the temperature drops with a sudden, sharp clarity, leaving a thin, silver mist to cling to the low-lying hollows until well after dawn.

Coal once dictated the pulse of Keokee, leaving behind a legacy of abandoned tipples and iron-stained earth that still shapes the local geography and the collective memory of its residents. The economy has long since shifted from the feverish extraction of the earth to a quieter, more solitary existence, where the rhythm of the day is marked by the passage of heavy timber trucks and the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle in the pastures. Life in Keokee moves with an unforced gravity, tethered to the seasonal cycles of the surrounding woods and the maintenance of homesteads that have weathered generations of mountain winters. While the grander, more distant Appalachian Mountains define the far horizon, the reality of the day-to-day remains anchored in the immediate, intimate geography of the hollow and the quiet resilience of those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 103° E · 733k acres
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.5 mi, 179° S · 3,273 acres
Keokee Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 107° E
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 008° N
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 008° N
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 085° E
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 354° N
Train (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 354° N
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.4 mi, 065° NE
Ossie Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 085° E
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 354° N
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 340° N
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 340° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 327° NW
Stone Face Rock (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 231° SW
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 347° N
Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 10.2 mi, 102° E
Powell Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 171° S
Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 357° N
Kingdom Come State Park State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 339° N
Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 152° SE
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 13.7 mi, 138° SE
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 008° N
Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 075° E
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 071° E
The Cedars (State Wilderness) — 19.0 mi, 227° SW
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 22.9 mi, 300° NW · 146k acres
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 24.4 mi, 035° NE
Kingsport Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.8 mi, 138° SE
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 28.8 mi, 139° SE

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