Enter your search query in the box below.

Moneta Virginia Map

Explore Moneta, 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 Moneta, Virginia

How to Use This Moneta, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.181254
Longitude	-79.617254
Population	450
Density	45.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24121
Area Code	276, 540
County Seat	Bedford
School District	Bedford County Public Schools

🌦 Goto Moneta Weather Page: Moneta, Virginia — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Moneta, Virginia

Moneta is a locality in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 450. The population density is 45.3 people per km². Moneta is located at 37.1813°N, 79.6173°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24121.

Moneta emerges from the confluence of dense, verdant woodlands and the quiet, persistent flow of Mill Creek, which carves a path through the red clay and limestone foundations of the Piedmont. It lies 18.9 miles east-southeast of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 109°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of Smith Mountain Lake. The terrain here is defined by a slow, muscular ascent toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, a range that anchors the horizon in shades of deep indigo and slate. To the south, the landscape dips into the cool, shaded recesses of Dark Hollow, where the morning mist lingers long after the sun has crested the timberline. Only three miles away, the expansive, glassy surface of Smith Mountain Lake serves as a natural reservoir, reflecting the sky and tempering the heat of the humid summer afternoons with a stillness that seems to slow the very pulse of the land.

Moneta retains the quiet, deliberate character of a region shaped by generations of agrarian stewardship and the steady, unpretentious commerce of the rural interior. Life here revolves around the rhythms of the seasons, with the local economy shifting from the legacy of small-scale agriculture toward a contemporary appreciation for the recreational space provided by the nearby waters. At Moneta Park, the land is preserved for the simple, communal enjoyment of the outdoors, offering a space where the pace of the day is dictated by the arc of the sun rather than the urgency of the clock. This is a place where the history of the soil is still felt in the deliberate, courteous manner of its residents, who recognize that the value of the landscape lies not in its transformation, but in the quiet continuity of its woods, its creek, and the long, undisturbed shadows that stretch across the fields at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moneta Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 004° N
Smith Mountain Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 165° S
Smith Mountain Lake Community Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 181° S
Westlake Cinema (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 233° SW
Booker T. Washington National Monument (National Monument) — 7.3 mi, 235° SW · 244 acres
Bourassa State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 146° SE
Smith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 142° SE
Piper L-4 Grasshopper (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 024° NE
Rhinoceros (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 014° N
Bethany Church (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 105° E
Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 050° NE
Roanoke River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.9 mi, 289° W
Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished) (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 304° NW
Vinton War Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 295° NW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 17.0 mi, 333° NW · 733k acres
Roanoke Star (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 286° W
JB Fishburn Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 284° W
Caboose (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 256° W
Vista Theatre (Cinema) — 18.7 mi, 105° E
O. Winston Link Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 290° W
Roanoke Pinball Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 289° W
Roanoke Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.9 mi, 284° W
Jupiter Missile (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 289° W
Norfolk Southern 8661 (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 289° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 21.1 mi, 316° NW · 110k acres
Gretna Little Theatre (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 138° SE
Thunder Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.0 mi, 014° N · 2,427 acres
Poor Mountain (State Wilderness) — 25.7 mi, 279° W
James River Face Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.6 mi, 016° N · 8,849 acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 029° NE · 1.1M acres

Latest News: Moneta

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News