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Draper Virginia Map

Explore Draper, Virginia, 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 Draper, Virginia

How to Use This Draper, Virginia Map

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

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	Draper
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Pulaski County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.000242
Longitude	-80.732508
Population	291
Density	52.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24324
Area Code	276
County Seat	Pulaski
School District	Pulaski County Public Schools

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About Draper, Virginia

Draper is a locality in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 52.0 people per km². Draper is located at 37.0002°N, 80.7325°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24324.

Draper emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of earth and shadow, defined by the deep, verdant bowl of Dark Hollow and the persistent, low-slung presence of the Appalachian Mountains visible on the horizon. It lies 12.8 miles southwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 3.4 miles south-southeast of Pulaski. The soil here holds a particular weight, damp and ancient, feeding the dense thickets that follow the path of Sloan Branch as it cuts through the bottomland. Sunlight in Draper often arrives filtered through a haze that softens the edges of the barns and silos, catching the pale dust kicked up by the wind as it rolls across the fields. The terrain is defined by its intimacy, where the ground rises and dips in deliberate, muscular folds, and the air carries the cool, heavy scent of damp earth and coming rain, a sensory reminder that the Appalachian Mountains exert a silent, gravitational pull on everything that grows here.

New River Trail State Park serves as the primary artery for the local movement of life, tracing the old rail lines that once dictated the pulse of industry and trade in this corner of the Commonwealth. While the economy of Draper has shifted from the labor of the iron mines and the early extraction of resources to a more measured, agrarian pace, the remnants of that industrial ambition remain in the rusted ironwork and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older buildings. The proximity of Claytor Lake provides a singular, expansive mirror to the sky, offering a stark contrast to the enclosed, wooded confines of the nearby hills. Life in Draper proceeds with a deliberate, singular gravity, where the days are measured not by the clock, but by the slow rotation of the seasons and the quiet persistence of the landscape that refuses to be hurried or changed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New River Trail State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 327° NW
Blue Ridge Boy Scout Camp (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 118° SE
Cool Springs Park (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 330° NW
Calfee Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 317° NW
Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley (Arts Centre) — 4.2 mi, 321° NW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 313° NW · 733k acres
Claytor Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 058° NE
North Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 094° E
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 269° W
Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.8 mi, 127° SE
The Big Survey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 248° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.4 mi, 321° NW · 110k acres
Kimberling Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 14.6 mi, 323° NW · 160 acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 16.9 mi, 217° SW · 155k acres
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 258° W
Modern Art (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 042° NE
Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 063° NE
Montgomery County Bicentennial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 063° NE
Montgomery County War Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 063° NE
Montgomery County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 063° NE
Kimberling Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.0 mi, 310° NW · 6,092 acres
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 213° SW
Haymarket Theatre (Cinema) — 23.5 mi, 047° NE
Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 048° NE
Sun Music Hall (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 105° E
XYZ Gallery (Gallery) — 23.6 mi, 048° NE
New River Art & Fiber Gallery (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 048° NE
One Clear View (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 104° E
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 25.7 mi, 205° SW
Mountain Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.6 mi, 025° NE · 17k acres

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