Vale North Carolina Map
Vale, Avery County
Vale, North Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Vale, Avery County.
Interactive Map of Vale, North Carolina
| City | Vale |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Avery |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.09707 |
| Longitude | -81.945115 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Vale, North Carolina
Vale is a locality in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. Vale is located at 36.0971°N, 81.9451°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28168.0.
Vale rests in a hollow, a bowl carved by ancient waters and now cradled by the slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 23.1 miles south-south-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 161°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-west of Banner Elk. The air here carries the sharp scent of pine and damp earth, even on bright summer days, a constant reminder of the dense forests that press in from all sides. The landscape is a study in green and grey, the undulating terrain broken by the stark, weathered faces of exposed rock and the silver threads of small streams that tumble down towards the valley floor. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still, quiet air. This quiet character of Vale belies a history rooted in the hard scrabble of mountain living. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the land, first with subsistence farming and later with the timber industry that shaped the very contours of the surrounding hills. You can still see the remnants of old logging roads, faint scars on the mountainside, and hear the distant hum of chainsaws that speaks to an enduring connection to the forests. The local character is one of resilience and a certain stoicism, a quiet pride in the self-sufficiency that has long been a hallmark of life in Vale.
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About This Vale Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Vale, North Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Vale and Avery County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Vale is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Vale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
