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Shawsville Virginia Map

Explore Shawsville, 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 Shawsville, Virginia

How to Use This Shawsville, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.168466
Longitude	-80.255321
Population	1,241
Density	201.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24162
Area Code	276, 540
County Seat	Christiansburg
School District	Montgomery County Public Schools

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About Shawsville, Virginia

Shawsville is a locality in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,241. The population density is 201.3 people per km². Shawsville is located at 37.1685°N, 80.2553°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24162.

Shawsville occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth dips into the basin of Kirk Hollow. It lies 8.9 miles east-northeast of Christiansburg, VA (from Christiansburg, VA: bearing 72°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Blacksburg. The Spring Branch meanders through the landscape, its waters carving a subtle path through the soil that dictates the orientation of the roads and the placement of long-standing homesteads. On clear days, the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, blue-gray silhouette against the horizon, anchoring the wide expanse of the sky. The atmosphere here possesses a distinct clarity, particularly in the late afternoon when the slanted light catches the dust rising from gravel lanes and turns the fields into a muted palette of copper and gold. Visitors seeking the stillness of the wild can find refuge at the nearby Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve, where the preservation of the native flora reminds one of the deep, enduring character of this interior terrain.

Shawsville maintains an economy rooted in the legacy of the land, shifting slowly from the agrarian rhythms of the past toward the modern requirements of a changing regional climate. The history of the area is written in the spacing of its older structures and the persistence of family-held parcels that have seen generations pass through the hollow. While the pace of life remains deliberate, there is a quiet industry in the way the residents manage the transition between tradition and the demands of the current day. Unlike the distant regions near Big Pond, the life of the inhabitants here is defined by a reliance on the immediate geography, where the cycles of the seasons govern the work of the hands and the quietude of the evening. It is a place that does not clamor for attention, preferring instead the steady, unremarkable persistence of a life lived in accordance with the ground beneath it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 243° SW
Pedlar Hills Glades State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 333° NW
Falls Ridge (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 298° NW
Pedlar Hills Glades (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 017° N
Malcolm and Jimmie Black Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 131° SE
Camp Roanoke (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 050° NE
Ellett Valley Recreational Area (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 281° W
Dixie Caverns (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 037° NE
Ode to Jeff Gordon (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 291° W
Montgomery County Public Safety Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 252° W
Montgomery County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 253° W
African American Memory & Storyboard (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 253° W
Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 252° W
Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 295° NW
New River Art & Fiber Gallery (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 296° NW
XYZ Gallery (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 296° NW
Haymarket Theatre (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 295° NW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 10.0 mi, 339° N · 733k acres
Poor Mountain (State Wilderness) — 10.7 mi, 060° NE
Brush Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.9 mi, 346° N · 4,795 acres
Brush Mountain East Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.2 mi, 359° N · 3,745 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.4 mi, 336° NW · 110k acres
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 14.0 mi, 294° NW · 865 acres
Keffer Oak (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 332° NW
Eastern Continental Divide (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 351° N
Battle of Hanging Rock (Registered Battlefield) — 16.2 mi, 047° NE
Caboose (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 102° E
Roanoke Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.6 mi, 072° E
Sun Music Hall (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 191° S
Roanoke Pinball Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 068° E

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