Explore Stuart, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stuart, 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 Stuart.
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 | Stuart |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Patrick County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.64097 |
| Longitude | -80.265609 |
| Population | 1,431 |
| Density | 181.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 24171 |
| Area Code | 276, 540 |
| County Seat | Stuart |
| School District | Patrick County Public Schools |
Stuart rests where the rolling terrain of the Virginia landscape gathers its strength, defined by the persistent, quiet passage of Campbell Branch. It lies 22.1 miles west of Martinsville, VA (from Martinsville, VA: bearing 261°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west of Patrick Springs. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, carrying the scent of damp moss and pine needles that thrive in the deep woods surrounding the locality. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, hazy blue frame to the horizon, the immediate ground is a mosaic of steep inclines and shaded ravines, including the secluded shadows of Shingle Block Hollow. DeHart Park offers a vast expanse of woodland where the canopy thins to reveal the raw, unhurried texture of the earth, providing a sanctuary for those who walk the trails and listen to the wind moving through the high branches.
Stuart carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the land, where the local economy has long shifted from the rhythmic pulse of agriculture to the steady work of small industry and forestry. Life moves in alignment with the changing seasons, marked by the occasional traveler stopping to admire the cascading water at Smith River Falls or the stillness of Talbott Reservoir. The character of Stuart is etched in the stoic architecture of its older buildings and the way the morning light catches the mist rising off the damp valley floor. It is a place where history is not merely a record, but a daily presence, felt in the way the residents navigate their routines with a deliberate, grounded grace that honors the quietude of the surrounding hills.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stuart, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.64097, -80.265609. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Stuart includes the ZIP code (24171), telephone area code (276, 540), county seat of Patrick County (Stuart), and school district assignment (Patrick County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |