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Pound Virginia Map

Explore Pound, 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 Pound, Virginia

How to Use This Pound, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.123715
Longitude	-82.601267
Population	877
Density	130.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24279
Area Code	276
County Seat	Wise
School District	Wise County Public Schools

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About Pound, Virginia

Pound is a locality in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 877. The population density is 130.0 people per km². Pound is located at 37.1237°N, 82.6013°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pound is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24279.

Pound emerges from the earth as a rugged intersection of steep inclines and narrow, shadowed passages where the Pound River carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 43.0 miles north-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Stephens. The landscape is defined by the sharp, dramatic verticality of Killen Hollow and the dense, verdant canopy of the Jefferson National Forest, which looms just a mile from the center of Pound. Sunlight here behaves with a peculiar, fleeting intensity, catching the mica in the soil before slipping behind the ridges to leave the valley in a cool, bruised violet long before the official sunset. Two miles away, the North Fork of Pound Lake holds the sky in its dark, still surface, acting as a quiet reservoir for the runoff that feeds the basin.

Coal has long dictated the temperament of the region, leaving behind a legacy of industry that persists in the weathered, sturdy architecture of the storefronts and the rhythmic, heavy movement of trucks along the winding roads. While the echoes of the extraction economy remain, the character of the place is increasingly shaped by those who seek the solitude of the Pine Mountain Trail, a route that winds through the high ground 6 miles away and offers a vantage point over the immense, folded expanse of the Appalachian Mountains on the distant horizon. The local pace is deliberate, marked by the sound of water moving over stone and the slow shift of seasons against the timber-rich slopes. Life here adheres to a private, internal clock, where the weight of the terrain forces a certain humility upon its inhabitants, grounding them in the stubborn, unyielding reality of the Appalachian earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 002° N · 733k acres
North Fork Of Pound Rv Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.2 mi, 283° W
North Fork of Pound Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 266° W
Leonard Woods Lynched (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW
Pound Gap (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW
Wise County (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 321° NW
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 303° NW
Twin Cliffs Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 299° NW
Jenkins City Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 325° NW
Little Laurel Park Home to Fish Pond Lake (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 301° NW
The Nature Conservancy Land Holding (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 255° W
Pine Mountain Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 259° W
Bad Branch State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 263° W
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 077° E
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.1 mi, 077° E
Jettie Baker Center (Cinema) — 8.2 mi, 077° E
Bad Branch Wild River (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 260° W
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 040° NE
Statue of Thomas Jefferson (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 168° S
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 187° S
Spearhead Trails (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 155° SE
Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 149° SE
Breaks Interstate Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 052° NE
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 214° SW
Shelby Valley Wildcats (Stadium) — 18.2 mi, 011° N
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 209° SW
Portal 31 (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 238° SW
Train (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 238° SW
Portal 30 (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 238° SW
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.9 mi, 217° SW · 3,273 acres

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