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Mendota Virginia Map

Explore Mendota, 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 Mendota, Virginia

How to Use This Mendota, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.710937
Longitude	-82.30153
Population	135
Density	53.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	24270, 24258
Area Code	276
County Seat	Abingdon
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Mendota, Virginia

Mendota is a locality in Washington County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 53.1 people per km². Mendota is located at 36.7109°N, 82.3015°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24270, 24258.

Mendota emerges from the landscape as a quiet collection of weathered structures anchored to the earth by the steady, unceasing movement of the North Fork Holston River. It lies 10.1 miles northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 322°T), and is situated 14.8 miles north of Hamilton. The terrain here is defined by the sharp, dramatic geology of Kendrick Hollow, where deep shadows pool in the late afternoon and the air carries the cool, damp scent of limestone and moss. Sunlight strikes the fields with a pale, thin clarity, illuminating the way the ground rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a place where the horizon feels heavy with the weight of geological time, and the land, untamed by the frantic pace of larger centers, holds onto its silence with a stubborn, elemental integrity.

Mendota exists as a quiet testament to the rhythms of an economy once tethered to the timber and rails that carved paths through these rugged woods. The local character is colored by a persistent, self-reliant independence, evidenced by the way the community maintains its connection to the surrounding wilderness, whether through the nearby paths of The Lonesome Pine Trail or the quiet respite offered by Montrose Park. While the modern world often bypasses these rural stretches, the daily life of Mendota remains measured by the seasons and the slow, seasonal shifts in the vegetation. Residents look toward the distant waters of Boone Lake as a rare, expansive mirror in an otherwise fractured landscape of ridges and ravines, finding a steady, enduring comfort in the persistence of the topography that has shaped their ancestors and their own lives alike.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Of Bristol (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 160° S
Veterans War Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 140° SE
The Foundation Event Facility (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 141° SE
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.4 mi, 141° SE
Theatre Bristol (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 140° SE
Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 165° S
Memorial Tower (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 137° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 11.9 mi, 330° NW · 733k acres
Clinch River State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 355° N
St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 358° N
Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 168° S
Anderson Block House Monument (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 239° SW
Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 051° NE
Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 138° SE
Hidden Valley Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.0 mi, 052° NE
Warriors Path (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 215° SW
NCG Kingsport 11 (Cinema) — 17.5 mi, 224° SW
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 156° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.6 mi, 156° SE · 662k acres
Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914 (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 043° NE
Barter Theatre Stage II (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 090° E
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 232° SW
Spearhead Trails (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 326° NW
Kingsport Aquatic Center (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 227° SW
Observatory Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.2 mi, 231° SW
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.2 mi, 270° W
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 25.1 mi, 104° E · 155k acres
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.4 mi, 150° SE · 11k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 28.1 mi, 102° E · 110k acres
Pond Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.8 mi, 159° S · 6,920 acres

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