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Rabun Gap Georgia Map

Explore Rabun Gap, Georgia, 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 Rabun Gap, Georgia

How to Use This Rabun Gap, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rabun Gap, Georgia. 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 Georgia 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 Rabun Gap.

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	Rabun Gap
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Rabun County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.946494
Longitude	-83.429956
Population	680
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	30568
Area Code	770, 678
County Seat	Clayton

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About Rabun Gap, Georgia

Rabun Gap is a locality in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Rabun Gap is located at 34.9465°N, 83.4300°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 30568.

Rabun Gap emerges as a singular crease in the earth, where the cool, damp air of the high country settles into the deep folds of the land. It lies 50.1 miles north-northeast of Gainesville, GA (from Gainesville, GA: bearing 26°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-northwest of Clayton. Rickman Creek carves a persistent path through the valley floor, its rhythmic passage providing a constant, low-frequency hum that defines the acoustic character of the morning. Here, the landscape is defined by the dense, verdant expanse of the Chattahoochee National Forest, which presses against the perimeter of every property, offering a wilder, untamed counterpoint to the orderly rows of clearing and pasture. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon in shades of bruised violet and slate gray, while the nearby surface of Silvan Lake holds the reflection of the clouds with a stillness that suggests a profound, ancient patience.

History in Rabun Gap remains tethered to the soil, a legacy of agricultural labor and the hard-won independence of those who first cleared these thickets. The local economy has long balanced the quiet demands of forestry and land stewardship with the traditions of a school-centered life, where the pursuit of learning feels as vital to the survival of the place as the seasonal harvest. Travelers seeking the solitude of the woods often find themselves drawn toward the Stewart Trail or the sudden, thundering descent of Timpson Falls, where the water fractures into spray against the dark stone. Life moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, shaped by the proximity of the rugged terrain and the cyclical demands of the seasons, leaving those who inhabit Rabun Gap with a quiet understanding of their place within a much older, broader geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 000° N · 752k acres
Black Rock Mountain State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 147° SE
Lookoff Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 126° SE
The Foxfire Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 142° SE
Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 3.3 mi, 002° N · 533k acres
Southern Nantahala Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.4 mi, 304° NW · 24k acres
Warwoman Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 127° SE
Rabun County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 162° S
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 5.1 mi, 357° N
Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 203° SW
Overflow Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.9 mi, 060° NE · 3,379 acres
Needmore Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 016° N
Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina And Georgia Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.2 mi, 144° SE · 17k acres
Wasilik Poplar (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 335° NW
Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 232° SW
Forest Service Rd 27 (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 204° SW
Tray Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 239° SW · 10k acres
Tallulah Gorge State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 172° S
Chattooga Town (Historic Ruins) — 14.8 mi, 100° E
Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 086° E
Cobbs Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 137° SE
General Pickens Monument (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 102° E
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 21.7 mi, 004° N
Travelers Rest (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 155° SE
Currahee Military Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 168° S
Performance Hall (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 029° NE
Fine Art Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 029° NE
American Eclipse (Public Artwork) — 28.9 mi, 029° NE
Freedom Pavilion (Gallery) — 31.7 mi, 022° N
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 33.8 mi, 354° N · 521k acres

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