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Lowgap North Carolina Map

Explore Lowgap, 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 Lowgap, North Carolina

How to Use This Lowgap, North Carolina Map

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

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	Lowgap
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Surry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.525686
Longitude	-80.867296
Population	267
Density	90.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27024
Area Code	336
County Seat	Dobson
School District	Surry County Schools

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About Lowgap, North Carolina

Lowgap is a locality in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 267. The population density is 90.7 people per km². Lowgap is located at 36.5257°N, 80.8673°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27024.

Lowgap emerges from the earth as a series of quiet, verdant folds where the Fisher River traces a cold, persistent line through the soil. It lies 14.6 miles west of Mount Airy, NC (from Mount Airy, NC: bearing 277°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-southeast of Galax. The land here rises in measured increments, a landscape defined by the heavy, humid stillness of the inland air and the way light fractures against the dense canopy of the Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve. Only four miles distant, the waters of Raven Knob Park Lake hold the reflection of the sky with a mirror-like clarity, while the distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains marks the western periphery of the horizon. The atmosphere carries a thin, sharp scent of damp earth and pine, a persistent reminder of the ancient, slow-moving geology that defines this corner of the state.

Lowgap maintains a rhythm dictated by the land, where the shadow of a long agricultural legacy informs the pace of daily existence. The economy has long leaned into the cultivation of the soil and the methodical labor of small-scale industry, echoing a history built upon the steady, repetitive tasks of harvest and production. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of The Glades provides a topographical break in the terrain, a low-lying basin that suggests the quiet, sunken history of the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned precision, favoring the reliability of the seasons and the sturdy, grounded character of a locale that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic acceleration of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 069° E
Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve - Fishers Peak (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 046° NE
Crouse's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 176° S
Mitchell River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 246° SW
Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 016° N
Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 163° S
Blue Ridge Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 296° NW
Stewarts Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 031° NE
Hawks State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 043° NE
Judge Matthews State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.2 mi, 328° NW
Thunder Road Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 100° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 044° NE
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 339° N
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 341° N
New River Trail State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 342° N
John Harmon Gallery (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 223° SW
Stone Mountain State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 218° SW
US 21 overlook (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 211° SW
Middle Falls (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 224° SW
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 339° N
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 096° E
Alleghany Community Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 266° W
Andy Griffith Playhouse (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 098° E
Earle (Cinema) — 14.5 mi, 097° E
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 16.8 mi, 337° NW · 155k acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 17.3 mi, 345° N · 733k acres
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.6 mi, 314° NW · 2,856 acres
Surry County Historical Farm Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 131° SE
Wilkes Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 28.8 mi, 212° SW
Tractor Brown's Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 158° S

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