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Rural Retreat Virginia Map

Explore Rural Retreat, 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 Rural Retreat, Virginia

How to Use This Rural Retreat, Virginia Map

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

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	Rural Retreat
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Wythe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.905132
Longitude	-81.27725
Population	1,546
Density	262.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24368
Area Code	276
County Seat	Wytheville
School District	Wythe County Public Schools

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About Rural Retreat, Virginia

Rural Retreat is a locality in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,546. The population density is 262.3 people per km². Rural Retreat is located at 36.9051°N, 81.2772°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rural Retreat is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24368.

Rural Retreat occupies a landscape of quiet, expansive fields where the horizon holds the faint, serrated blue outline of the Appalachian Mountains sixty miles to the west. It lies 42.0 miles west-southwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 11.2 miles west-southwest of Wytheville. Mill Creek winds its path just a mile from the center, carving a slow, deliberate channel through the soil that feeds the low-lying pastures and sustains the local greenery. A short distance away, the stillness of Rural Retreat Lake offers a mirror to the sky, while the nearby expanse of Rural Retreat Lake Park provides a sanctuary for those seeking the shade of hardwood stands. Kinder Valley stretches out like a shallow bowl, catching the morning light that turns the dew-heavy grass into a field of silver before the day warms into the deep, humid greens of the interior highlands.

Agriculture has long defined the rhythm of Rural Retreat, with generations of families tending to the stubborn, productive earth that anchors the local economy. The legacy of the Virginia Highland Trail, passing nine miles away, serves as a reminder of the ancient routes that once brought travelers through these inland gaps, long before the modern pace settled into the steady pulse of seasonal harvests and local trade. Life here retains a deliberate weight, where the social fabric is marked by the shared labor of the fields and the quiet endurance of a geography that demands patience. Even as the modern world pushes at the edges, Rural Retreat keeps its focus on the cyclical nature of the land, maintaining a character forged by the soil, the slow movement of the water, and the steady, unpretentious work of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rural Retreat Lake Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 178° S
Rural Retreat Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 178° S
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 332° NW · 733k acres
Bear Creek National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 4.4 mi, 287° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.7 mi, 245° SW · 110k acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 176° S · 155k acres
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 169° S · 2,856 acres
The Big Survey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 100° E
Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.0 mi, 318° NW · 3,225 acres
Big Walker Lookout (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 016° N
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.7 mi, 357° N · 8,471 acres
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 10.9 mi, 194° S · 865 acres
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 077° E
Hungry Mother State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 260° W
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 250° W
This Way (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 028° NE
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 071° E
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 323° NW
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 126° SE
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 312° NW
Big Pinnacle (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 214° SW
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 24.0 mi, 001° N
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 131° SE
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 25.7 mi, 131° SE
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.9 mi, 293° NW
Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley (Arts Centre) — 29.1 mi, 070° E
Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 32.7 mi, 016° N
Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 134° SE
At2020 (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 235° SW
Another Way (ShortCut) (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 235° SW

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