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Deep Gap North Carolina Map

Explore Deep Gap, North Carolina, 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 Deep Gap, North Carolina

How to Use This Deep Gap, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Deep Gap, North Carolina. 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 North Carolina 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 Deep 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	Deep Gap
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Watauga County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.237073
Longitude	-81.512326
Population	2,400
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28618
Area Code	828
County Seat	Boone

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About Deep Gap, North Carolina

Deep Gap is a locality in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Deep Gap is located at 36.2371°N, 81.5123°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28618.

Deep Gap holds the character of a high-altitude passage where the air thins and sharpens against the skin. It lies 9.1 miles east of Boone, NC (from Boone, NC: bearing 81°T), and is situated 18.3 miles west-northwest of Cricket. Gap Creek carves a rhythmic, silver-threaded path through the terrain, its bed defining the low-lying hollows where cold mists frequently gather before the sun climbs. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon in shades of bruised violet and charcoal, while the nearby Conservation Trust for North Carolina Preserve keeps the surrounding woodlands in a state of quiet, untamed suspension. Only a few miles away, the vertical rush of Cascade Falls transforms the quiet gravity of the earth into a persistent, percussive song, and the stillness of Lake Ashe provides a reflective counterpoint to the restless movement of the local streams.

Deep Gap serves as a rugged corridor of history, where the economy has long been tethered to the stubborn yield of the soil and the slow, deliberate work of the timber harvest. The presence of Long Cove nearby suggests the ancient, folding nature of the geology that has dictated the paths of travelers for generations, turning this locality into a quiet junction for those navigating the interior of the state. Life in Deep Gap maintains a steady, unadorned pulse, favoring the endurance of the Appalachian ballad tradition and the plainspoken courtesy of the mountain folk who have carved their livelihoods from these slopes. Even as the modern world edges closer, the rhythm of the day remains dictated by the shifting light across the ridges and the seasonal transition of the hardwoods, leaving the land to feel as though it is waiting for something permanent to arrive.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Osborne Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 182° S
Conservation Trust for North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 079° E
Watauga County Open Space (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 290° W
Blue Ridge Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 069° E
Turtle Island Preserve (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 209° SW
Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 258° W
Historic Dam Site (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 255° W
Turnpike Cruisers (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 239° SW
Mystery Hill (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 235° SW
Hickory Ridge Living History Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 257° W
New River State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 032° NE
Buffalo Cove Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 169° S
Founders Bell (Public Artwork) — 9.3 mi, 259° W
I.G. Greer Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 260° W
Earth Day 2011 (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 260° W
Hands Gallery (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 262° W
Elk Knob State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 304° NW
The Nthº Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 263° W
Common Good Co (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 263° W
Five Ridge Theatre (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 052° NE
Three Top Mountain Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 339° N
Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station (Historic Ruins) — 12.1 mi, 232° SW
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 213° SW · 511k acres
Laura Foster Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 164° S
Greater Foscoe Mining Company (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 249° W
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.1 mi, 227° SW · 7,017 acres
Linn Cove Viaduct (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 239° SW
Wilkes Heritage Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 107° E
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 21.5 mi, 329° NW · 662k acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 26.9 mi, 007° N · 155k acres

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