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Penhook Virginia Map

Explore Penhook, 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 Penhook, Virginia

How to Use This Penhook, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.992451
Longitude	-79.637553
Population	782
Density	27.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24137
Area Code	276, 540
County Seat	Rocky Mount
School District	Franklin County Public Schools

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About Penhook, Virginia

Penhook is a locality in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 782. The population density is 27.0 people per km². Penhook is located at 36.9925°N, 79.6376°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24137.

Penhook sits at the intersection of quiet, red-clay crossroads where the land begins to settle into the deep, rhythmic hum of the Piedmont. It lies 24.2 miles northeast of Martinsville, VA (from Martinsville, VA: bearing 34°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south of Smith Mountain Lake. Strawfield Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy silt and tangled undergrowth, its waters often reflecting the muted charcoal hues of a gathering storm or the sharp, pale clarity of an autumn morning. Beyond the immediate banks, the topography rises into a series of uneven ridges that eventually climb toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the western horizon. A mile away, the expansive, glassy surface of Smith Mountain Lake holds the sky, while the Smith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Area preserves the dense, tangled thickets of oak and pine that define the local wildness.

Penhook carries the weight of a long agrarian tenure, where the memory of tobacco fields has slowly receded to make way for the slower, more deliberate pace of modern rural life. The economy here is tethered to the land and the water, drawing those who find solace in the seasonal transition of the woods and the quiet industry of the interior. Broad Ridge Hollow, situated a few miles away, acts as a natural catchment for the cool, damp air that settles over the fields at dusk, bringing a sharp, metallic chill that lingers until the sun clears the tree line. Daily life in Penhook remains defined by these physical boundaries, where the intersection of water and timber dictates the slow, steady persistence of a place that values the weight of its own silence over the clamor of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Smith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 084° E
James Turner Smith Farm (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 312° NW
Smith Mountain Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 016° N
Smith Mountain Lake Community Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 011° N
Bourassa State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 050° NE
Booker T. Washington National Monument (National Monument) — 9.4 mi, 327° NW · 244 acres
Westlake Cinema (Cinema) — 9.8 mi, 332° NW
Lake Burton Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 146° SE
Turkeycock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 191° S
Jeremiah’s Corner (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 100° E
Gretna Theatre (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 100° E
Bethany Church (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 054° NE
Roark Mill (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 074° E
Caboose (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 297° NW
John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 068° E
Blue Ridge Farm Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 258° W
Roanoke River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 324° NW
Patrick Henry Monument (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 199° S
Piper L-4 Grasshopper (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 013° N
Roanoke Star (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 318° NW
Rhinoceros (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 009° N
Roanoke Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.6 mi, 316° NW
Roanoke Pinball Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 319° NW
O. Winston Link Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 320° NW
Norfolk Southern 8661 (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 319° NW
Jupiter Missile (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 319° NW
Fairy Stone State Park (State Park) — 26.8 mi, 238° SW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 28.9 mi, 347° N · 733k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 31.2 mi, 334° NW · 110k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 41.5 mi, 022° N · 1.1M acres

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