Wheeler, Virginia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Wheeler is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. Wheeler is located along U.S. Route 58, {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} east-northeast of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. It is the southwesternmost populated place in Virginia. Wheeler is closer to nine different state capitols (Frankfort, Nashville, Charleston, Atlanta, Columbia, Columbus, Raleigh, Indianapolis, and Montgomery) than it is to the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, 414 miles away. It is also closer to both Memphis and Savannah than it is to either Alexandria or Norfolk.