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St. Charles Virginia Map

Explore St. Charles, 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 St. Charles, Virginia

How to Use This St. Charles, Virginia Map

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

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	St. Charles
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Lee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.801756
Longitude	-83.05739
Population	73
Density	159.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24282
Area Code	276
County Seat	Jonesville
School District	Lee County Public Schools

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About St. Charles, Virginia

St. Charles is a locality in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 73. The population density is 159.2 people per km². St. Charles is located at 36.8018°N, 83.0574°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. St. Charles is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24282.

St. Charles occupies a rugged expanse of southwestern Virginia where the low-slung, mist-heavy terrain is defined by the steady, persistent movement of Big Branch as it carves through the earth. It lies 50.2 miles west-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 18.0 miles west-southwest of Big Stone Gap. The atmosphere here carries a heavy, damp stillness, particularly when the gray light of late afternoon settles over the nearby Deirth Hollow, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the broken ground. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, while the verdant canopy of the Jefferson National Forest provides a dense, wild perimeter just a few miles from the center of activity.

St. Charles grew from the deep-rooted industry of the coal fields, an economic history that remains etched into the very soil and the weary, enduring architecture of the local dwellings. While the extraction of mineral wealth once dictated the pace of life, the current rhythm is dictated by the slow shift of seasons and the quiet commerce of the valley. Those seeking a connection to the frontier spirit often find themselves drawn to the paths of the Daniel Boone Trail, which winds through the broader region, or to the quiet shores of Martins Fork Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting clouds. Even as the decades have reshaped the local economy, the people maintain a grounded, deliberate existence, tethered to the land and the quiet, persistent cycles of the nearby woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stone Face Rock (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 146° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 096° E · 733k acres
Stone Mountain Wildlife Management Area and State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 237° SW
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 088° E · 3,273 acres
Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 241° SW
Harlan ATV Park (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 311° NW
Plateau (Viewpoint) — 9.3 mi, 325° NW
Thunder Zipline (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 312° NW
Narrow (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 315° NW
The Ledge (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 312° NW
The Soup Bowl (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 297° NW
The Cedars (State Wilderness) — 10.6 mi, 210° SW
Martins Fork Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 248° W
Kentenia State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 333° NW
Keokee Lake Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 074° E
Highest Point in Kentucky (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 049° NE
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 027° NE
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 028° NE
Kingdom Come State Park (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 015° N
Doughboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 282° W
Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 114° SE
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 296° NW · 146k acres
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 074° E
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 065° NE
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.8 mi, 109° E
Scuttle Hole Gap (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 030° NE
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 069° E
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 32.7 mi, 123° SE
Kingsport Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 32.8 mi, 122° SE
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 32.9 mi, 043° NE

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