Monterey Virginia Map
Explore Monterey, 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 Monterey, Virginia
How to Use This Monterey, Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Monterey, 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 Monterey.
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 | Monterey |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Highland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.412343 |
| Longitude | -79.580604 |
| Population | 165 |
| Density | 202.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 24465 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Monterey |
| School District | Highland County Public Schools |
About Monterey, Virginia
Monterey is a locality in Highland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 165. The population density is 202.2 people per km². Monterey is located at 38.4123°N, 79.5806°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Monterey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24465.Monterey occupies a high, quiet plateau where the air holds a persistent, thin chill and the morning light catches the crystalline frost on the tall, dormant grasses. It lies 33.0 miles west-northwest of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 303°T), and is situated 32.8 miles west of Bridgewater. West Strait Creek carves a narrow, winding ribbon through the landscape, its clear waters moving with a steady, deliberate purpose over smooth stones and mossy banks. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain rises into expansive, undulating ridges that define the horizon, while the more distant Shenandoah Mountains loom as a blurred, violet suggestion against the sky. The atmosphere here is defined by a deep, resonant stillness, broken only by the occasional rustle of wind through the hardwoods or the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle grazing in the valley floor.
Monterey serves as the administrative core of a region defined by its rugged, agrarian persistence, where the economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the seasonal harvest of maple syrup. The heritage of the land is preserved in the nearby Highland Wildlife Management Area, which offers a vast expanse of protected wilderness for those who seek the solitude of the deep woods. Residents maintain a connection to the geography through the Mountain Path, a trail that invites a slower pace of life for the occasional traveler looking to traverse the ridges toward Seldom Seen Hollow. Life in Monterey unfolds with a dignified, unadorned simplicity, far removed from the pressures of larger centers, as the community sustains itself on the traditions of timber, livestock, and the enduring, quiet beauty of the highlands.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Charles P. Jones Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 304° NW
- Sounding Knob Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 142° SE
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 329° NW
- Highland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 178° S
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 358° N
- George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 4.8 mi, 297° NW · 1.1M acres
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 082° E
- Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 6.3 mi, 277° W · 922k acres
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 084° E
- Ramseys Draft Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.7 mi, 115° SE · 6,577 acres
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862) (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 122° SE
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 123° SE
- Old Sexton Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 113° SE
- Camp Bartow Historic Site (Historic Castle / Fort) — 13.6 mi, 310° NW
- Green Bank Galley (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 272° W
- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 006° N · 100k acres
- Laurel Fork South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.2 mi, 341° N · 5,840 acres
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 315° NW
- MTN. Mystic Studio and Gallery (Gallery) — 26.1 mi, 120° SE
- Bath County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 204° SW
- Fort Marrow (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 303° NW
- Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 43.2 mi, 105° E · 197k acres
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About This Monterey Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Monterey, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.412343, -79.580604. 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 Monterey includes the ZIP code (24465), telephone area code (540), county seat of Highland County (Monterey), and school district assignment (Highland 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
