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Thynedale Virginia Map

Explore Thynedale, 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 Thynedale, Virginia

How to Use This Thynedale, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityThynedale
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyMecklenburg County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.8182
Longitude-78.4774
Population152
Density79.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code23924
Area Code276
County SeatBoydton
School DistrictMecklenburg County Public Schools

About Thynedale, Virginia

Thynedale is a locality in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 152. The population density is 79.4 people per km². Thynedale is located at 36.8182°N, 78.4774°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23924.

Thynedale emerges from the landscape as a quiet confluence of red-clay earth and the persistent, low-slung course of Otter Creek. It lies 53.3 miles east-northeast of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 72°T), and is situated 1.7 miles northwest of Chase City.

The current of Otter Creek defines the local rhythm, its waters carving a subtle path through the dense, verdant woodland that characterizes the surrounding Piedmont. Beyond the immediate canopy, the vast, shimmering expanse of the John H. Kerr Reservoir lies only nine miles distant, acting as a cooling anchor for the humid summer air. On the clearest mornings, the faint, violet-hued suggestion of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the distant horizon, a reminder of the rugged terrain that exists far to the west of these fertile, undulating plains. Residents often gather at the Chase City Comm Park, a two-mile retreat where the stillness of the afternoon allows the light to catch the edges of the leaves, casting long, amber shadows across the grass.

Thynedale retains the quiet gravity of a place built on the cycles of agriculture, where the legacy of tobacco cultivation still informs the architecture of the older, weathered barns and the wide, grid-like streets of the center. The economy has transitioned from those traditional agrarian roots toward a modern stability, yet the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal shifts of the soil rather than the frantic tempo of the distant industrial corridors. There is a distinct quality to the twilight here, a soft, hazy gold that settles over the porch railings and the quiet facades of the local storefronts, marking the end of another day of steady work. Thynedale persists as a deliberate intersection of memory and utility, where the history of the land is measured not in grand monuments, but in the enduring way the community organizes its time around the natural boundaries of its creeks and fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thyne Institute Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 112° E
  • Chase City Comm Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 124° SE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 148° SE
  • Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 202° S
  • Occoneechee State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 191° S
  • Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 193° S
  • Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 290° W
  • Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 291° W
  • Charlotte State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.6 mi, 318° NW
  • Difficult Creek State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 255° W
  • Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 199° S
  • Difficult Creek (State Wilderness) — 14.3 mi, 254° W
  • Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 145° SE
  • Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 17.9 mi, 146° SE
  • John H. Kerr Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 179° S
  • Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 252° W
  • South Hill Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 108° E
  • Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 108° E
  • Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 108° E
  • Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 162° S
  • Noland Village at Providence (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 294° NW
  • Cub Creek Church (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 314° NW
  • Briery Creek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 001° N
  • Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 24.1 mi, 248° W
  • Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 250° W
  • Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 36.0 mi, 173° S
  • Lee's Retreat (Registered Battlefield) — 39.6 mi, 359° N
  • Wolfbane Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 40.7 mi, 329° NW
  • George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 71.3 mi, 330° NW · 1.1M acres

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About This Thynedale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Thynedale, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.8182, -78.4774. 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 Thynedale includes the ZIP code (23924), telephone area code (276), county seat of Mecklenburg County (Boydton), and school district assignment (Mecklenburg 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.