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Union Level Virginia Map

Explore Union Level, 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 Union Level, Virginia

How to Use This Union Level, Virginia Map

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

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.

CityUnion Level
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyMecklenburg County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.707114
Longitude-78.231843
Population161
Density16.8 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code23970
Area Code276
County SeatBoydton
School DistrictMecklenburg County Public Schools

About Union Level, Virginia

Union Level is a locality in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 161. The population density is 16.8 people per km². Union Level is located at 36.7071°N, 78.2318°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23970.

Union Level stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Virginia Piedmont, where the earth settles into broad, clay-rich fields and dense stands of timber. It lies 58.0 miles southwest of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west of South Hill. The terrain is marked by the slow, meandering path of Cox Creek, which cuts through the low-lying woods just a mile from the center of the village. In the early morning, a heavy, pale mist often clings to the soil, softening the edges of the horizon where the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains can sometimes be discerned on the clearest days. Only two miles away, the waters of Lake Gordon gather in a tranquil basin, providing a stillness that defines the local atmosphere. Visitors to the Lake Gordon Public Fishing Lake find the air thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a sensory grounding that persists regardless of the season.

Union Level carries the quiet weight of a region long shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the transition of the Southern economy. The land here was once a primary theater for the cultivation of tobacco, a legacy that survives in the orderly lines of the fields and the architectural remnants of older, weathered barns that dot the countryside. While the modern economy has shifted away from large-scale plantation labor, the spirit of the area remains tethered to the land and the modest, industrious pace of rural life. Daily existence in Union Level is measured by the changing light on the fallow fields and the seasonal migrations of local wildlife, offering a stark, unadorned beauty that demands patience to appreciate. It is a place where the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the steady, unhurried growth of the surrounding woods and the predictable, cooling descent of dusk over the quiet plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake Gordon Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 114° SE
  • Parker Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 073° E
  • South Hill Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 077° E
  • Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 078° E
  • Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 077° E
  • Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 196° S
  • Dick Cross State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 195° S
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 095° E
  • Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 207° SW
  • John H. Kerr Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 192° S
  • Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 203° SW
  • Occoneechee State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 237° SW
  • Thyne Institute Memorial (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 300° NW
  • Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded) (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 062° NE
  • Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 252° W
  • Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 258° W
  • Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 252° W
  • Brunswick County Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 080° E
  • Dr. L. Julian Haywood (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 170° S
  • Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 268° W
  • Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 28.9 mi, 295° NW
  • Wade Archaeological Site Native American (Historic Ruins) — 29.1 mi, 296° NW
  • Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 29.6 mi, 198° S
  • Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 32.0 mi, 273° W
  • Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 36.0 mi, 268° W
  • Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 148° SE
  • Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 39.0 mi, 122° SE
  • Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 52.1 mi, 059° NE · 212 acres
  • Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.4 mi, 131° SE · 43k acres

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About This Union Level Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union Level, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.707114, -78.231843. 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 Union Level includes the ZIP code (23970), 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.