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Gate City Virginia Map

Explore Gate City, 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 Gate City, Virginia

How to Use This Gate City, Virginia Map

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

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	Gate City
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Scott County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.637877
Longitude	-82.580988
Population	2,043
Density	198.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24251
Area Code	276
County Seat	Gate City
School District	Scott County Public Schools

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About Gate City, Virginia

Gate City is a locality in Scott County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,043. The population density is 198.1 people per km². Gate City is located at 36.6379°N, 82.5810°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Gate City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24251.

Gate City occupies a verdant basin where the land rises in deliberate, limestone-streaked swells toward the horizon. It lies 22.0 miles west of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 278°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Kingsport. Little Moccasin Creek carves a persistent path through the local topography, its waters reflecting the shifting slate-gray light that defines the afternoons here. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain yields to the broader, fertile expanse of Moccasin Valley, while the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as a jagged, blue-tinted silhouette against the sky. The atmosphere carries a particular crispness, especially near the cascading, hidden descent of Monkey Falls, which serves as a quiet, rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the woods.

Gate City preserves a legacy anchored in the commerce of the interior, where the rhythm of the workweek remains tied to the steady output of local enterprise and the seasonal demands of the soil. Residents frequently gather at the Rp Kane Athletic Field, a space that serves as a communal anchor for the town’s social and recreational life. While the expansive waters of Cherokee Lake wait just six miles away, the daily existence of the populace is defined by the immediate, intimate geography of the valley floor. The heritage of the region manifests in the architectural solidity of the older storefronts, which endure as functional remnants of a long-standing economic history, grounding the modern pace of life in a persistent, tangible past.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rp Kane Athletic Field (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 055° NE
Gate City Community Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 224° SW
Coach Harry Fry (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 075° E
Anderson Block House Monument (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 119° SE
Kingsport Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.3 mi, 168° S
Battle of Kingsport (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 196° S
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 170° S
Bays Mountain Park Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 183° S
NCG Kingsport 11 (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 156° SE
Kingsport Aquatic Center (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 174° S
Observatory Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 190° S
Natural Tunnel State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 298° NW
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.1 mi, 301° NW
Warriors Path (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 148° SE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 12.1 mi, 341° N · 733k acres
Devil's Bathtub (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 342° N
Big Cherry Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 14.0 mi, 334° NW
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 326° NW
Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 mi, 107° E
Woodbooger Statue (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 353° N
Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 115° SE
Park Avenue Theatre (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 353° N
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.1 mi, 308° NW · 3,273 acres
Spearhead Trails (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 013° N
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.6 mi, 329° NW
Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 017° N
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 25.1 mi, 127° SE · 662k acres
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.3 mi, 128° SE · 11k acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 39.9 mi, 092° E · 155k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 64.4 mi, 211° SW · 521k acres

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