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Osaka Virginia Map

Explore Osaka, 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 Osaka, Virginia

How to Use This Osaka, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.94704
Longitude	-82.810716
Population	132
Density	118.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24216
Area Code	276
County Seat	Wise
School District	Wise County Public Schools

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About Osaka, Virginia

Osaka is a locality in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 132. The population density is 118.2 people per km². Osaka is located at 36.9470°N, 82.8107°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24216.

Osaka reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic pulse of Mud Lick Creek as it carves a path through the quiet earth. It lies 42.1 miles northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 5.7 miles northwest of Big Stone Gap. The landscape around Osaka unfolds in a series of deep, verdant folds where the air settles heavy and still against the slope of the land. Two miles distant, the shadows deepen in Possum Trot Hollow, a natural basin that catches the late afternoon light and turns the surrounding woods into a muted study of charcoal and slate. The terrain here is defined by these intimate geological recesses, creating a sense of isolation that feels less like exclusion and more like a deliberate, private conversation between the soil and the sky.

The history of Osaka is inextricably linked to the labor of the earth, as the regional economy has long been shaped by the extraction of subterranean resources that once fueled the engines of progress. Traces of this industrial legacy remain in the weathered infrastructure that lingers among the trees, a quiet reminder of an era when the pulse of the region was tied to the freight of the rail. Residents often travel toward the nearby Island Park for a respite in the open air, or perhaps look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains that rim the horizon like an ancient, jagged promise. Seven miles away, the waters of Lake Keokee provide a rare, expansive stillness, mirroring the clouds and offering a point of reflection for a community that measures time not by the clock, but by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.3 mi, 153° SE
Island Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 150° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 154° SE · 733k acres
Black Mountain (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 244° SW
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 244° SW
Ossie Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 157° SE
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 161° S
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 164° S
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 282° W
Train (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 282° W
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 283° W
Pine Mountain Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 328° NW
Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 339° N
Keokee Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 199° S
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 279° W
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 279° W
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 295° NW
Bad Branch State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 004° N
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 338° N
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.3 mi, 208° SW · 3,273 acres
Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 9.5 mi, 149° SE
Creech Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 292° W
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 095° E
Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 101° E
Francis Gary Powers (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 356° N
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 032° NE
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 16.7 mi, 166° S
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.0 mi, 054° NE
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 054° NE
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 25.5 mi, 283° W · 146k acres

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