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Nickelsville Virginia Map

Explore Nickelsville, 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 Nickelsville, Virginia

How to Use This Nickelsville, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.752879
Longitude	-82.414593
Population	378
Density	304.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24271
Area Code	276
County Seat	Gate City
School District	Scott County Public Schools

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About Nickelsville, Virginia

Nickelsville is a locality in Scott County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 378. The population density is 304.7 people per km². Nickelsville is located at 36.7529°N, 82.4146°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Nickelsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24271.

Nickelsville emerges from the limestone-heavy earth as a collection of structures held in the amber light of a fading afternoon. It lies 16.5 miles northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 311°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north-northwest of Hamilton. Copper Creek carves a thin, reflective silver line through the verdant landscape just a mile away, its steady movement providing a low-frequency hum to the quietude of the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate pastures, the terrain deepens into the shadows of Cave Spring Hollow, where the air grows cool and heavy with the scent of damp moss and shale. The horizon remains vast and uncluttered, lacking the jagged interference of the Appalachian Mountains, which remain a distant, hazy memory far to the east. Travelers passing through might notice how the sunlight catches the dust motes dancing over the fallow ground, turning the mundane grit of the road into fleeting, golden sparks.

Nickelsville carries the weight of a long agrarian tenure, its economy tethered to the slow, deliberate cycles of the soil and the fluctuating demands of regional timber and trade. The proximity of Jefferson National Forest seven miles to the north serves as a constant, looming presence, a dense canopy that dictates the local climate and provides a rugged boundary to human expansion. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Blue Water Pond when the summer heat presses down, finding relief in the stillness of the water. Life here moves with the stubborn persistence of a clockwork mechanism, indifferent to the frenetic pace of distant urban centers. It is a place defined by the patience required to work the land and the distinct, sharp clarity of the evening sky as it settles over the timberline.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 6.9 mi, 344° N · 733k acres
Bark Camp Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 323° NW
Clinch River State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 029° NE
Anderson Block House Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 209° SW
Coach Harry Fry (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 228° SW
St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 029° NE
Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 348° N
Spearhead Trails (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 342° N
Devil's Bathtub (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 288° W
Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 15.1 mi, 303° NW
Cleveland Barrens State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 045° NE
Kingsport Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 209° SW
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 210° SW
Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 314° NW
Flag Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.5 mi, 314° NW
Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 146° SE
NCG Kingsport 11 (Cinema) — 16.6 mi, 201° S
The Foundation Event Facility (Arts Centre) — 16.8 mi, 130° SE
Veterans War Memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 130° SE
Theatre Bristol (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 130° SE
Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 260° W
Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 071° E
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.1 mi, 261° W
Kingsport Aquatic Center (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 207° SW
Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 151° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 23.2 mi, 144° SE · 662k acres
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.4 mi, 281° W · 3,273 acres
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.4 mi, 143° SE · 11k acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.0 mi, 106° E · 155k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 34.9 mi, 104° E · 110k acres

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