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Vale North Carolina Map

Explore Vale, 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 Vale, North Carolina

How to Use This Vale, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.09707
Longitude	-81.945115
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	28657, 28168
Area Code	828, 704, 980
County Seat	Newland

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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 codes: 28657, 28168.

Vale emerges from the red clay and quiet, sun-drenched timber of the Piedmont, anchored by the persistent, winding course of Little Whiteoak Creek. It lies 17.2 miles west-southwest of Boone, NC (from Boone, NC: bearing 241°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-northeast of Spruce Pine. The land here slopes away into the soft depression of Miller Hollow, a basin where the air holds the cool, damp weight of the coming evening even in the height of summer. Beyond the immediate horizon, the Blue Ridge Mountains etch a pale, jagged silhouette against the western sky, a reminder of the rugged elevation that defines the wider landscape. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of local hardwoods with a thin, golden clarity, illuminating the dust motes that dance above the forest floor of the Avery County Open Space - Heritage Park. This is a place of inland stillness, where the earth feels ancient and the silence is broken only by the rhythmic rustle of leaves or the distant, steady flow of the creek.

Agriculture and the legacy of regional trade have long dictated the pace of life in Vale, where the soil once nurtured tobacco and the quiet industry of the textile mills shaped the livelihoods of generations. The local economy persists with a pragmatic, modest resolve, rooted in the traditions of the land and the endurance of the small-scale farmer. History here is kept in the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the weathered wood of older barns, rather than in grand monuments or loud proclamations. Residents often look toward the nearby Daniel Boone Scout Trail for a connection to the deeper woods, or toward the placid, reflective surface of Mill Pond for a moment of respite from the day’s labor. Life in Vale moves with the deliberate, courteous cadence of a culture that values the weight of a handshake and the steady passage of the seasons, maintaining a character that is as grounded as the red soil itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Avery County Open Space - Heritage Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 064° NE
Law Enforcement Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 123° SE
Avery County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 123° SE
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 326° NW
Sugar Mountain State Natural Area (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 114° SE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 304° NW · 511k acres
Cranberry Iron Mine (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 328° NW
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 306° NW · 662k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 311° NW
Yellow Mountain State Natural Area (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 246° SW
Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.8 mi, 128° SE · 5,702 acres
Little Bald Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 118° SE
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 043° NE
Stack Rock (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 094° E
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.4 mi, 089° E · 7,017 acres
Linn Cove Viaduct (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 092° E
Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.1 mi, 137° SE · 7,051 acres
Anvil Arts Studio (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 185° S
Roan Mountain State Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 299° NW
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.7 mi, 169° S · 12k acres
Linville Falls (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 174° S
Greater Foscoe Mining Company (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 067° NE
Buck Ridge Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 358° N
Dianne Borde-Sutherland-Cane Creek Pottery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 240° SW
Mortimer memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 127° SE
The Market on Oak (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 209° SW
Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station (Historic Ruins) — 14.8 mi, 081° E
Ensemble Stage (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 081° E
NC Mineral and Gem Festival (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 205° SW
Hickory Ridge Living History Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 063° NE

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