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Prince Edward Virginia Map

Explore Prince Edward, 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 Prince Edward, Virginia

How to Use This Prince Edward, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.198289
Longitude	-78.429719
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	23901
Area Code	276
County Seat	Farmville

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About Prince Edward, Virginia

Prince Edward is a locality in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Prince Edward is located at 37.1983°N, 78.4297°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23901.

Prince Edward displays a landscape of quiet endurance, defined by the red clay of the Piedmont and the pervasive silence of dense, managed woodlands. It lies 41.4 miles east-southeast of Madison Heights, VA (from Madison Heights, VA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southwest of Farmville. The terrain unfolds in a series of subtle, earth-bound swells that drain toward the slow, dark currents of Briery Creek, which cuts a narrow path through the undergrowth only a mile away. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains anchors the horizon, a jagged reminder of the tectonic weight that shaped this inland expanse. Sunlight here has a heavy, golden quality, thickening as it filters through the canopy of Gallion State Forest, where the air smells of pine needles and damp, cooling earth. Within the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area, the land remains largely untamed, offering a refuge for wildlife that moves through the brush with a deliberate, singular purpose.

Prince Edward bears the weight of a complex history, its soil once turned by the labor of vast tobacco plantations that dictated the rhythm of local commerce for generations. Today, the economy leans into the steady pulse of education and the careful stewardship of timber, replacing the old extractive industries with a quieter, more academic focus. Sterling Lake lies nearby, its still surface reflecting the changing seasons and providing a necessary stillness for those who live on the edges of these woods. The cultural character of the region is defined by a slow, measured transition, where the echoes of colonial foundations meet the modern requirements of a changing state. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the land itself, where the turning of the seasons remains the most significant marker of time, and the day-to-day existence is tethered to the enduring, unyielding nature of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 224° SW
Briery Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 297° NW
Briary Wildlife Management (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 277° W
Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 099° E
High Bridge Trail State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 073° E
Sandy River Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 6.1 mi, 077° E
Joan of Arc (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 015° N
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 102° E
ABT Holding (Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 017° N
Featherfin Farm Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 328° NW
Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 058° NE
Lee's Retreat (Registered Battlefield) — 13.7 mi, 347° N
Lee's Retreat: New Store (Registered Battlefield) — 16.2 mi, 335° NW
Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.6 mi, 325° NW
Cub Creek Church (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 238° SW
Confederate Cemetery (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 301° NW
The Appomattox Gallery (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 296° NW
Appomattox Courthouse Theatre (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 296° NW
Wolfbane Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 290° W
Amelia Frightfest (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 070° E
Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 216° SW
Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 26.5 mi, 215° SW
Noland Village at Providence (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 230° SW
Patrick Henry Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 246° SW
South Hill Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 153° SE
Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 153° SE
Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.4 mi, 213° SW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 53.6 mi, 326° NW · 1.1M acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 58.0 mi, 297° NW · 733k acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 62.9 mi, 342° N · 197k acres

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