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Vesuvius Virginia Map

Explore Vesuvius, 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 Vesuvius, Virginia

How to Use This Vesuvius, Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.906245
Longitude	-79.197253
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24483
Area Code	540
County Seat	Lexington

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About Vesuvius, Virginia

Vesuvius is a locality in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Vesuvius is located at 37.9062°N, 79.1973°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24483.

Vesuvius occupies a quiet crease in the landscape where the land rises into steep, timbered slopes that define the character of the western corridor. It lies 12.4 miles southwest of Stuarts Draft, VA (from Stuarts Draft, VA: bearing 226°T), and is situated 18.1 miles south-southwest of Staunton. The South River carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its current shaping the low ground near the entrance to Rock Hollow. Beyond the immediate canopy, the George Washington National Forest looms as a dense, protective presence, its shadows stretching across the valley floor as the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The air here carries a heavy, damp scent of pine and wet stone, especially in the early mornings when a thin, gray mist clings to the creek beds and refuses to lift until the noon heat settles over the brush.

Vesuvius retains a spare, rugged history rooted in the extraction of iron and the slow, deliberate work of the mountain timber trade. While the industrial fervor of the past has long since faded, the local economy remains tied to the land, marked by small-scale agriculture and the quiet persistence of those who navigate the switchbacks of the Cold Spring Bald Mountain Trail. Life in Vesuvius moves at the cadence of the seasons, dictated by the turning of leaves or the swelling of the river after a hard rain. It is a place of long, unbroken silences, where the primary rhythm is established by the wind moving through the hardwoods and the occasional heavy vehicle laboring up the grade, leaving the valley to its own contemplative stillness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 157° SE · 1.1M acres
Saint Mary'S Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.2 mi, 095° E · 9,827 acres
Mount Joy Pond State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 048° NE
Mount Joy Ponds State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 048° NE
Blue Ridge Recreation Area (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 249° W
Big Levels National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 051° NE · 12k acres
Fork Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 087° E
Yankee Horse Ridge (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 172° S
Camp Thunderbird (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 036° NE
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 7.2 mi, 099° E · 865 acres
Crabtree Falls (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 121° SE
Priest Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.7 mi, 119° SE · 5,994 acres
Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 10.1 mi, 175° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 11.1 mi, 096° E · 110k acres
Ridgely's Fun Park (Theme Park) — 14.1 mi, 087° E
Knight Sports Arena (Stadium) — 14.1 mi, 216° SW
Peristyle (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 216° SW
Bob Seibert Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 285° W
Westlake Sundial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 285° W
Colonel Claudius Crozet (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 238° SW
Virginia Military Institute Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 238° SW
Gillis Theatre (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 239° SW
Rockbridge Historical Society (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 238° SW
The Cabell Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 238° SW
Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 238° SW
Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 237° SW
Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 095° E
Sanaa Design (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 021° N
Unknown Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 037° NE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 20.4 mi, 064° NE · 197k acres

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