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Max Meadows Virginia Map

Explore Max Meadows, 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 Max Meadows, Virginia

How to Use This Max Meadows, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityMax Meadows
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyWythe County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.978941
Longitude-80.961796
Population553
Density46.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes24360, 24382
Area Code276
County SeatWytheville
School DistrictWythe County Public Schools

About Max Meadows, Virginia

Max Meadows is a locality in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 553. The population density is 46.5 people per km². Max Meadows is located at 36.9789°N, 80.9618°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24360, 24382.

Max Meadows reveals itself through the steady, patient movement of Reed Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the basin floor. It lies 23.4 miles west-southwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 242°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-northeast of Wytheville. The terrain surrounding Max Meadows is a patchwork of fertile pastures and dense thickets, where the morning mist clings to the low-lying fields of Red Hollow like a damp, woolen shroud. Beyond the immediate foreground, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains defines the horizon, their jagged crests softening into a hazy indigo as the sun retreats. To the west, the landscape deepens into the rugged timberland of Jefferson National Forest, providing a vast, arboreal backdrop that shifts from a vibrant, sun-drenched emerald in summer to a brittle, rusted copper when the autumn frost takes hold.

Agriculture has long dictated the tempo of life in Max Meadows, anchoring the local economy to the stubborn productivity of the limestone-rich soil. While the rhythm of the modern world encroaches, the proximity of Jefferson National Forest—only three miles from the center—ensures that the quietude of the backcountry remains an essential neighbor to those who work the land. Residents often look toward the nearby Gatewood Reservoir, a deep, still expanse that reflects the changing temper of the sky and serves as a quiet reprieve from the seasonal demands of the harvest. History here is not merely a record of the past but a visible layer in the architecture of the barns and the layout of the roads, suggesting a place that values the weight of tradition over the fleeting allure of rapid change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 047° NE
  • Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 357° N · 733k acres
  • The Big Survey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 188° S
  • Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 246° SW
  • Fisherman Delight (Viewpoint) — 6.3 mi, 047° NE
  • Crystal Springs Recreation Area (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 221° SW
  • New River Trail State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 134° SE
  • Shot Tower Historic State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 146° SE
  • Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 176° S · 155k acres
  • Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley (Arts Centre) — 11.1 mi, 065° NE
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.5 mi, 013° N · 110k acres
  • Kimberling Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 336° NW · 6,092 acres
  • Kimberling Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 13.5 mi, 015° N · 160 acres
  • This Way (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 322° NW
  • Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.6 mi, 301° NW · 8,471 acres
  • New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 179° S
  • Bear Creek National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 21.9 mi, 260° W
  • Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 22.0 mi, 175° S
  • Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 176° S
  • Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.4 mi, 278° W · 3,225 acres
  • Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.7 mi, 106° E
  • Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 25.5 mi, 318° NW
  • Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 27.7 mi, 342° N
  • Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 168° S
  • Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 31.5 mi, 290° W
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 071° E
  • Montgomery County Bicentennial (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 071° E
  • Montgomery County War Memorial (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 071° E
  • The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 252° W
  • Haymarket Theatre (Cinema) — 34.6 mi, 060° NE

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About This Max Meadows Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Max Meadows, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.978941, -80.961796. 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 Max Meadows includes the ZIP code (24360, 24382), telephone area code (276), county seat of Wythe County (Wytheville), and school district assignment (Wythe 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.