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Saltville Virginia Map

Explore Saltville, 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 Saltville, Virginia

How to Use This Saltville, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	36.881503
Longitude	-81.762064
Population	1,824
Density	87.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24370
Area Code	276
County Seat	Marion
School District	Smyth County Public Schools

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About Saltville, Virginia

Saltville is a locality in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,824. The population density is 87.9 people per km². Saltville is located at 36.8815°N, 81.7621°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Saltville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24370.

Saltville occupies a deep, verdant basin where the earth seems to hold its breath beneath the weight of quiet, ancient hills. It lies 30.7 miles northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 50°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northwest of Chilhowie. The North Fork Holston River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid light that settles over the valley floor each evening. Nearby, the dense canopy of the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area offers a thick, green perimeter to the lower ground, while Buckeye Hollow deepens the sense of enclosure, sheltering the valley from the wider, more jagged reach of the Appalachian Mountains that loom eighty-two miles to the east. The air here carries a heavy, terrestrial stillness, cool even in the height of summer, as if the ground itself remembers the long, slow cooling of the prehistoric deep.

Saltville remains defined by the mineral wealth that once drew industry to its soil, leaving behind a legacy of excavation that shaped the very rhythm of its survival. Where the Blue Grass Trail winds through the higher elevations, the landscape tells a story of extraction and labor, reflecting an economy that shifted from the heavy machinery of the past to a more measured, contemporary pace. The memory of the salt works lingers in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried gait of those who walk its streets, grounded by a long history of industrial toil. Life moves with a persistent, steady cadence, influenced by the proximity of Laurel Bed Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky, grounding the daily experience in the simple, uncompromising reality of the inland earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 287° W
Redrock Mtn State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 312° NW
Laurel Bed Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 335° NW
The Channels State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.9 mi, 257° W
Hungry Mother State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 087° E
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 352° N
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 158° S · 155k acres
Walker's Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 082° E
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 001° N
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 13.1 mi, 168° S · 733k acres
Seng Mountain National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 13.3 mi, 146° SE
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 104° E
Barter Theatre Stage II (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 225° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 275° W
Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 275° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 17.1 mi, 186° S · 110k acres
In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 275° W
Where Trails Cross (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 184° S
Lewis Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.6 mi, 147° SE · 6,075 acres
Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914 (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 274° W
Raccoon Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.7 mi, 122° SE · 4,225 acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 18.5 mi, 181° S · 662k acres
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 032° NE
Big Pinnacle (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 141° SE
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 22.8 mi, 040° NE
Welcome Center and Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 185° S
Bristol Caverns (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 221° SW
St. Paul Small Art Gallery (Gallery) — 30.4 mi, 273° W
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 30.6 mi, 230° SW
Old Doe Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 197° S

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