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Fancy Gap Virginia Map

Explore Fancy Gap, 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 Fancy Gap, Virginia

How to Use This Fancy Gap, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fancy Gap, 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 Fancy 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	Fancy Gap
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Carroll County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.665964
Longitude	-80.692292
Population	214
Density	20.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24328
Area Code	276
County Seat	Hillsville
School District	Carroll County Public Schools

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About Fancy Gap, Virginia

Fancy Gap is a locality in Carroll County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 214. The population density is 20.4 people per km². Fancy Gap is located at 36.6660°N, 80.6923°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24328.

Fancy Gap marks a high-altitude threshold where the earth rises to meet the sky in a series of steep, verdant ridges. It lies 32.8 miles south-southwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 191°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-southeast of Hillsville. Pauls Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the landscape, its waters cold and clear as they slip past the roots of hardwoods and through the deep shadows of the ravines. The air here holds a distinct, thin clarity, often heavy with the damp, mineral scent of rising mist that clings to the slopes long after dawn. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains defines the horizon some fifty-nine miles away, the immediate terrain remains a rugged, undulating expanse of dense woodland and scattered pasture. Light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that seem to hold the silence of the high ground in an iron grip.

Agriculture and the quiet passage of travelers through the mountain pass have long dictated the rhythm of life in Fancy Gap, grounding its economy in the stubborn patience of those who work the soil. The presence of the Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area just five miles away preserves a wilder character, keeping the encroachment of modernity at a distance from the quiet, winding roads. Local lore remembers the generations of families who carved their existence from these slopes, their legacy persisting in the weathered barns and the persistent, unhurried pace of the afternoons. Though the reach of the region extends toward the distant recreation of Claytor Lake or the solitude of the Run Trail, the focus remains firmly on the immediate, tangible labor of the land. It is a place where the seasons dictate the weight of the day, and the persistent hum of the wind through the timber serves as the primary clock for those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 227° SW
Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 282° W
Crooked Creek (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 263° W
Hawks State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 227° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 320° NW
Mountain Meadow Preserve (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 343° N
Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 221° SW
Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 234° SW
Thunder Road Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 185° S
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 158° S
Earle (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 158° S
New River Trail State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 287° W
Andy Griffith Playhouse (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 158° S
Blackmon Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 158° S
Wally's Service Station (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 157° SE
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 12.9 mi, 269° W
Jeff Matthews Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 268° W
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 303° NW · 155k acres
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 284° W
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 306° NW · 733k acres
Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 213° SW
Crouse's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 16.0 mi, 216° SW
Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.2 mi, 031° NE
John Harmon Gallery (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 224° SW
Stone Mountain State Park (State Park) — 25.0 mi, 222° SW
Rider Falls (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 136° SE
RM Collins Memorial (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 133° SE
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 330° NW
Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.3 mi, 286° W · 2,856 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 36.0 mi, 342° N · 110k acres

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